THE SHOTOVER.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 117, 11 June 1864, Page 3

THE SHOTOVER.

(from our own correspondent.) Maori Point, 10th June. Since my last letter I have taken a tour of this district, and was much pleased to find so many miners working in places that had been abandoned as " duffer ground " by the original holders. On Shellback Messrs Tyree and party are vigorously at work cutting through a rocky point for the purpose of turning the river. On Stapleton's, Messrs Cameron's party and the next party have just completed the erection of two large over-shot wheels, which will be worked by means of a race that they have brought out from the Deep Creek, at very great'expense. It is expected that when the wheels are in work that they will be able to keep the beach dry, and thereby save about £SO per day in wages. At Butcher's Point Messrs Hayes and party have completed their tail race, and are getting very good gold at little expense. Much higher up, Stony Creek is becoming a place of note. Many miners have set in there for the winter—some with very fair prospects. Carnegie and Tucker have struck some heavy gold. Power and party also found gold in the terraces —some of the pieces weighed five dwts. At Pleasant Creek the sluicing claim party are again in fine working order, and if the ground will prove as rich as it did before cutting the new race, they will have no cause to regret having expended so much time and labor upon it. At Skipper's, things are looking very quiet, but some of the tunnels are paying from wages to a " pile." Lloyd and party got about 100 ozs out of one paddock, and there have been a few good paddocks got out of the river, above the junction of Skipper's. Sullivan's old ground at Maori Point is still turning out well, and the United party hav® been making .£lO per week. The Perfect Cure Company have not been at work for the last few days on account of the river being too high. The other claims on J. B. B.'s beach are registered until the Perfect Cure Company is worked out> because they find that the gold is running under the crates into the flood race. Your " own " was very nearly coming to an untimely end on Sunday last, at about eight o'clock in the evening, while crossing the river. The boat having a lot of water in her, he stood upon one of the seats; and when about halfway over, she gave a lurch, which caused him to lose his balance and fall into the river, and was swept down about a hundred and fifty yards before he was brought to by the crates, where he got out, looking like a drowned rat.