KYEBURN.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 132, 8 September 1871, Page 3

KYEBURN.

(From #ur own Correspondent.)

In your issue of the 25th. August appeared a letter signed by some individual styling himself "Truth." He might have adopted any other nam de plume with more propriety, as his statements are diametrically opposed to the truth. This person asserts that he was present at a meeting held in the Kyeburn Church, and that no one proposed that Mr. Morgan should "shout" for the crowd. I distinctly assert that sufh a proposition was made, and that it was scarcely possible for anyone to be in the building and not have heard it. I can further furnish " Truth " with the name of the individual who made the proposition; the seconders were too numerous to mention. I should have taken no notice of the matter had it not been made out that I had reported a deliberate falsehood. I certainly inserted the matter as a joke, and, as I thought, a very harmless one; but it was also a fact. I can further inform the individual appropriating the name of " Truth," had I reported all the jokes that were bandied about during this meeting, that my letter wou Id not have found a place in your columns. With regard to " Truth's " further remarks, I can only say that they are a piece of unqualified impertinence. As regards keeping away from public meetings, I shall of course consult my own convenience. " Truth " winds up by stating that the neighborhood look upon the Kyeburnites as a community of " drunken rowdies." I am not aware that I have promulgated the idea, but " Truth " seems to find the cap fit, and, judging from the style of his epistle, I should be sorry to dispu! e his title to the name. In connection with the above I enclose a letter received from the Church Committee a few days ago, and doubt not but you will find the hand-writing similar to that of the person miscalling himself " truth :" " Kyeburn Diggings. "Mr. " Sir, —I observed in your last you stated the Church Committee had to pay the kerosene and glass. That is not all the items; the rest are as follows, viz.: Window-blinds, broom, tether-rope, desk, and sewing of win-dow-blinds. " Tours, etc., " (Signed) Church Committee. " P.S.—There is no use of letting the people know the half of the items—you should state them all. Excuse the half-sheet of paper, as we have not got the collection yet." This valuable document reached me through the post, as no doubt the writer was ashamed to present it himself. J may safely inform the Church Committee, in reply, that their conduct is anything but creditable to themselves or the community who appointed them to a position of trust. I have given publicity to the contents of the dirty ha'f-sheet of paper which they were kind enough to send me, and I beg to inform them that I shall in future take no iurther notice of their proceedings, as they are anything but edifying either to myself or the public. On Monday, the 28th of last month, we were visited by a very severe snowstorm. It continued to snow steadily for forty-eight hours, and the dazzling whiteness of the surrounding country is now actually painful to look at. Although there is generally a plentiful supply of water in this neighborhood, the late snow-storm will render many of the lateral gullies workable which are usually dry. Mining matters are not very brisk just at present, but with the summer setting in with a plentiful supply of water on the ranges, it may be hoped that a good season for the miner will be the result.