HAMILTON.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 215, 11 April 1873, Page 6

HAMILTON.

- - (From a correspondent). .V s We have had very stormy weather here during the Jast„week.- The miners have, been b.usy cjitliii"- in head races and deepening- c up tailjrace<Y It will take the Cornish >men a fortnight; more to cut their race into the Cat burn-Creek. . Allien this is, completed it;,Av ; illi gi ; ve ;i ..a .I'ull s.upplv'of wafer, ihe Perseverance Company is still. going ahead. with -its tail racej at Shepherd's- Hut. When this, is *com- | pleted, no doubt it will more than pay | the enterprising : proprietors labor. f s, . , , ' j The shooting season commenced.-on the Ist instant,, and, three Mount Ida friends iiame o ; ver, with the,intention of going duck shooting with /some fHamiltonians, but as the ducks.:;were, yery shy and difficult to get at,-.they (the sportsmen) went out on ( the ranges after, r.tbbits; in stead,,• and' home '-late in i then evening ; but well pleased'-with their day's sport, carrying a bag oifo'rty-five rabbit si t A .dancing school' has been established here., Mr.,.A'. Barber is the teacher,- and Mr. T. Bailey-plays'on the violin. All the young pupils take a great interest in the exercise,. and are learning fastT . \ •-I have iipthing; more furnish you Avith just now,; bu.t hope, .to send more interesting news in my next letter.