ST. BAIHANS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 294, 16 October 1874, Page 3

ST. BAIHANS.

(From a correspondent.) . -'.."■. .0 Octobers.. J Taking into account the season of the the severity of- the v»eauher during 'iL»greater part of last week has been (fur wet and cold) simply uneqnalle-'l in this particular spot for years past. The water ft*oea, however, are ail uelivering full supplies. <>f the older established races, the united hii. and E. Company is, for tiic present, well tilled, while the Scandinavian maintains its Well-earned reputation of dcii«uiuig cWv«Ji to twelve heads per day, in all surts u£. weather. A dangerous rival to the latter-would be the newly-finished uta 0 o Company 1 * if the company' intended selling most of the water, instead of nsing it themselves. As it is, they, are just now lotting a fewheads at Surface Hill at reduced rates. "ThV enterprising shareholders-are at-present-en-gaged in scouring out .the accumulated in its course of forty miles' during and since its construction. I may alsd addthat, contrary to expectation, this splendid race can be extended to, and will command, the Ht. Buthans xi&siu. - *.hc Duck Water Kace Company Lave aoao. achieved a success in bringing the construction of their race to a close,- and are now.using the water in their several claims. TheMuddy .Creek .Channel Company are getting on bravely with their ardons task;:indeed7i think I would be justified in saying that, 'of all the heavy ventures, yet attempted here, it i 3 the heaviest—that is, when you take into account thai there are only live or.six jahareholders to perform it. fcvery one wishe* them to succeed, and succeed 1 hope they wilL 1 may, on some .future oeeaciun, inform you as to its length/width, and depths. With ail these parties, out of a suioii."population like ours, engaged in such-ieavy undertakings ion<j of. which took ouc-and-a-... half years, and the other two-and-a-halfvrj to iitutih, and ia only just now oonipie.tod), you will easily comprehend the why our escorts have been &mall, an .1-juiiy-'.-tj expected to continue small for :it'least aix months to come, or until these several parties begin to realize upon their outlay. At a public in K-thig hV/.l ia the school-rooruonErida--.if;.:ii.\ .:: i. t\ : .rtie purpose of nominating a* a Pro r resa Committee, rhere were foai-teuji homhJlifcu; and Tuesdaynight next, the 6tliinstaat. was fixed upon-Ittt> the election of seven of tn» fourteen gentKmeiiaiOiahiated. I true* tu«. new «committee, when elected, will iook aii\ » and' see if they can yet the. £lou for r ei <airo of. iu.uddy Creek, and-which--£IOO wair-ou-your authority, air. _ikiitor—•'includ.ed ia.-.. ui sum ioronaiii branch road ior ims irac*— St. Bathaus to, btaciuume lliiL"— (Se« * Chronicle', oi June iioth. !{>"<■*.} The old Committee, by eoffic oversight; nevcrapputxi for tius Uioney. Vcu uui;iit l» i..i.i. u the. incoming Couiuutteo & favor li you give them a hint vviieVe to apply oi lw W-uuiu. ci<n.J.cy lor.i'ubiic works.—Ed."ll.l.C.J' llie crossing at' ilvuitiy Cr_ k is In :i" dangerous condition.- Waggon* lu»\e L-ticnt.tuck.ther* .for a whole daj iat; 3/, J .md, if i\ut iwpaurwi at once, aeddcuts of a evUy-.i'hat'.'.W iki\ u* expected to occur. - '•'■'' ' v..r'o*