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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 66, 6 May 1870, Page 2

"Writistg from"' Macraes on Monday last, a correspondent informs us that the Dake of Edinburgh Quartz Mining Company have about 300 tons of stone to grass, and twenty hands are at present employed in getting more stone on the surface as speedily as possible. The stone looks well, judging from its appearance, and the opinions of those, qualified, and competent to judge arc very much in its favor. The new machinery was.put in motion a week ago for the first time, and the trial was highly satisfactory. It was expected that crushing would commence on Tuesday last. If this stone yields, on being crushed, one Ounce to the ton, it is said that it will be very remunerative to the shareholders.

The following is a list of letters received at the JNaseby Post-office during the months of December and January last, and still remaining unclaimed :—-Wm. Burns, Martha Eaton, Hill, Charles Kelly, Alex. Lowery, N. A. Laughnan, Win. M'Kay, J- Minniek, J, o'Halloiv.n (2), Joseph Preston, William Shears,' William Wilson.

The following will be the rates of postage chargeable on letters posted in 2few Zealand addressed to Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, to be forwarded by the Suez l'oute: — Via Southampton: Bd.; loz., Is. 4d.; l£oz., 25.; and so on. Via Marseilles : £oz., Is. Id.; loz., 2s. 2d. ; lioz., 3s. 3d. j and so on.

Lsr recognition of the valuable public services of Mr. T. K. Weldon, and also as a token of tlieir esteem for his private character during the term that he held the office of Commit sioner of Police for Southland, the people of that Province have presented that gentleman with a very handsome testimonial.

The f New Zealand Herald' is responsible for .the following paragraph : —"When Mr. Bennett, chief engineer of the s.s. aiid a shareholder in the Papakura claim, Punga Flat, left last trip for Sydney, he took with

him a sample of quartz taken at random from the stone to grass at the above claim, an 1 in ■which gold was not visible to the sight. This stone he handed over to the assayer at the Sydney sMint for assay, and receive! m return a letter, of wliich the follo*v : ng is the copy. It is also interesting to know that the gold obtained from this claim was twenty-two carat quality :—' Koyal Mint, Sydney, 'March Ist, 187J.—Sir, —The sample of quartz submitted with your letter dire J the Ist instant lias leen duly assayed as requested, and contains gold , 2UJOZ3. 12dwts. to the ton. —I am, &c., C. Eloais.' "

The Government, recognising the importance of Mr. John Alloo's services as Chinese interpreter, and the heavy expenses incurred by him in travelling over the various portions of the Groldfields, have, we are informed, given him an increase of salary to the extent of £SO per annum—nuking his salary now £-3 JOj and accepted his suggestion that his . eadquarters should be tit (Jly Je instead of Nnseby. Mr. Alloo's services are of rjal value, bssi;le3 being heavy an 1 oucrous, and ws are glad to see the Crovermnent thus acknowledging them. —' Wakatip Mail.' The trial crushing of the stone /rom claim No. 10 east, Aurora (Messrs. nan's), yielded about an ounce to the ton. The stuff was a mixture of muiiock and quartz. The trial crushing of Colclough and party, which has been long looked forward to with great interest, on account of the rich appear- * anee of the stone in the claim, took place at the Aurora battery after Messrs. Heed an I Loughnan's stone was put through. ' The yield, although hardly coming up to the expectations of some, is an excellent one, and must be considered highly satisfactory. Thirtyfive tons of slone were p it thro iga-the m il, with a yield of over four ounces to the toa. Tiiis stone was taken promiscuously from the reef, and the shareholders have, therefore, every reason to be satisfied with this result.— ' Cromwell Argus.' Si.VGUiiA.it statements sometimes appear in * the Victorian country journals. The following, from the c M'lvor Times,' is one of them: —"A few days since, a very valuable discovery was made in a remarkable manner at lled&istle. T-.vo miners who had been residing in an old hut for years, during the early part of the summer we<.'e much annoyed with bugs, but the bet weather of February made the disgusting insects so numerous and so lively that the men * (Charley Dunkley and Jack Keid) were fairly driven out of the hut. Charley said he would have no more of it. and b?gan to sink a hole for a corner-post of a new residence. A few inches below the surface he found a gold-bear-ing reef. A trial crushing of seven was taken out and crushed at Collins's machine, an 1 it turned out 170z5."

We learn from a contemporary that the » copyright or the ' Shorfcland Times/ '-Auckland Morning Advertiser,' and ' Tiiauies Leader' newspapers, lately the properiy of Mr. Shaw, was knocked-down at. 14s. The book debts of the ' Times,' consisting of £ISOO, represented as good, and £3U-J were bought bj Mr. Grunn ft £7-5; the debts of the 'Morn : ng Advertiser,' £250, were so'd for £23; an , thoae of the'Leader,'£24, for £2 J*. M?. Shaw, is about to leave Auckland for California.

Tjie Auckland correspondent of the ' Daily Times' writes:—lt is state:! that Mr. ONeil, * who represents your (Ocago) Groldfields in theAssembly will not be able to attend. next session, as the Superintendent ohjects to his leaving the duties of his office as Engineer-in-chief of th : s (Auckland) Province. ' Whether Mr. eil intends to resign is, not known. Os Wednesday, April 27, a billiard match ; c ime olf at the Australian Hotel, Macraes, between Mr. Driem, the proprietor of that ho.ise, and Mr. Williams," of the reefs. The match % wis 500 up, for £lO a-side, Mr. Williams getting 4s) points. At the conclusion of what waf a well-eonteste 1 game the score stood—Wfi- * liams, 502 ; Deem, i3l.— Com:n:i;iwaicd. At a meeting of the Mount Ida Q.iulrille Club held at Horswell's Übyal Hotel, on Wednesday evening last, it was*arranged that the first assembly of the season should take place on Thursday next, 12th insfc. The Committee appointed to complete the necessary arrangements is to meet in Colletts Anc'eut Briton Hotel this (Friday) evening, at eight o'clock i p.m.

"We understand that the appeal case, Creighton v. Campbell s*nd Party, will be heard before Judge Crray on Wednesday, the 11th May instant, instead of Wednesday, 13th July, as originally intended. The tailings question does not seem likely to die suddenly, or to lose anything of its in- »* terest. The question is, no doubt, of immense importance, as well to the osher sections of the community as to the miners. The newly appointed Miners' Committee' have determined to keep the subject alive, and have instituted proceedings against the Exteuded Water Race and Sluicing Company (registered), to compel the removal of the tussock bank erected by them at the bottom of Roach's Gully. The case will be heard before Mr. Warden Bobin- -, son and assessors, on Thursday, 12th May hist. In a matter of so much importance we *doubfr whether an adverse verdict will satisfy either party, and bdieve therefore that the case will * have yet to come before his Honor Judge Gray.

0$ Wednesday last a considerable number of Celestials took their departure from this district, accompanied by a dray containing all their worldly -wealth. We hare been informed that their destination is Hill's Creek, but hare not heard of anything special to cause an exodus to that particular locality. We are glad to be enabled to congratulate A the public upon the greatly improved state of the road between the Court-house and the Camp. The improvement has, -we have been informed, been eifected by gaol labor; and tie application of such labor for purposes such as that to -which Ave have alluded reflects the greatest credit upon the officer in charge, and speaks -well for his good judgment.

At a meeting of the Miners' Committee on Monday last, after some preliminary proceedings, an animated discussion ensued relative to 4 the great " public grievance" -which has bq

long paralysed the energies of the miners, and for which they were appointed to provide a remedy. A resolution, proposed and seconded, was passed unanimously.—" That the Extended Mining and Sluicing Company (registered) be summoned to remove the obstruction-at the outlet of Roach's Ouiiy ; and that a subscription list be opened for the purpose of defraying the expenses." Messrs; Maloney ant Sheedy were appointed collectors, and Mr. T. Jackson, treasurer. The amount already col- , lectel shows how wide spread the"grievance" is felt. ° There were neither Warden nor Resident Magistrate's Courts held this week, in consequence of Mr. Warden Robh.son being absent holding a Court at the Maerc whenua. It ;s proposed to celt b.'ate, in abecomingmanner, the second anniversary of the Loyal Nasebv Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U.1.0.0 F., on Tuesday, May 24, the Queen's Birthday. Anotheii foot race between - Money and Hudson, for £25 aside, took place at the South Dimedin Recreation Ground on Saturday .List —distance, 100 yards. Hudson again won by a foot, the time being 11 seconds. It is said that the match attracted a considerable amount of attention, and a number of persons were present.

Th a weather, as a whole, continues warm during the day, but at night severe frosts prevail. The hills are covered with snow, and s water for the purposes of sluicing is abundant. Should the weather continue moderately open, Mount Ida will, we anticipate, make an unusually giod appearance in the next escort. The following is tlrtj amount of gold forwarded to 1) unedin from this district by the last escovt-^-816ozs. The snow and weather at Olarks would appear to have been very severe during the early part of last week. J'rom information which lias reached us we gather that four men and a boy, in the" service of Messrs. Sanders of the Kyeburn Station, were busy oil Tuesday of last week, in mustering and bringing down sheep from the ranges. Caught in severe snow storms they appear to have lost their way, and to have become very much exhausted from the

"want of food. One, indeed, of the party was unable, from debility caused by exposure, to . proceed, and had io be carried by his' mates. Imagining, and as it turned.out, they were in the neighborhood of Clarks Diggings, they succeeded, by a succession of coo-eys, in maki:g themselves heard, and in getting their wai.ts supplied, otherwise it might have been our painful duty to have to chronicle a very serioiis loss of life. A meeting of the Mount Ida District School Committee wag held in the schoolroom on Monday evening hist. Present—Messrs. Botting (chair), Dickson, Gillespie, and Eos?.

The n inntes of, the previous meeting having been confirmed, the schoolmaster's reports for Ist April and Ist May, and quarterly report, were read and adopted. The number of scholars in attendance on lht April was $6, and

on Ist May 51. The Chairman reported that the loan asked from the Bank of New South Wales had been granted, and instructed the Secretary to open an account at said bank. Mi*. Botting handed over a donation of one guinea in aid of the funds from Mr. C. de Laiitoar. The sub-committee submilted their report on the entertainment lately given in aid of the funds.of the School Committee." A unanimous vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman, and the la-lies and gentlemanj and members of the Naseby brass band, who contributed towards the harmony an I suscess of the entertainment. \