CORRESPONDENCE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 326, 4 June 1875, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves in any way respou Bible for the opinions and sentiments ex pressed by correspondents. All communications must be accompanied by correct.name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, tut as a guarantee of good faith. (To the of the Editor Motot Ida Chbokicle.) Sib, —Having heard so many conflicting reports about the Naseby Sludge Channel, I thought it prudent to pay a visit to it, and ascertainirom .personal observation to what" extent the Sludge Channel was completed. /I-was gratified trf find the channe.l m a much more forward state, than is -generally believed outside of Naseby tand by many in Naseby). I find the channel cut to within about two miles of JSaseby, which is as faras^the-present contract extends./' The side and'bottoiri stones are on the ground to complete ( the race as'far as cut. It_ will take about' fourinonths to put in the 'stones, and take out the remaining portion of- the bottom. I could not J? el .P observing the great-amount of stun piled up on the banks of the ; race which is sure to crush m the sides'as the wet weather setsin/ The contractors will they stand up till it is regretted that water waa hot available to construct the race with, instead of piling the stuff on the top, which,; is certain to give.much trouble, and very likely have to /be removed further back, orwasheddown ithe.channel.- -v : :,.•:•. ',..-,-

; : -Lcould:nothelp thinking, -afterlooking r at theiundreds of acres of kndwnpayable ground that the Channel would open up, that Mount Ida had a bright future before her. It only requires the Channel to be completed to cause a bustle and excitement httle contemplated at present. There is'not: the slightest doubt but that the Government wUI vote a further sum to complete theremaming two miles, but pressure'would probably require tribe brought it b £ ar -. • Ifcw a lasting diserace to the Government if.they left the.,work uncompleted. If that is their intention, the sooner they. t; make ife known the: better, *l--^:2 W P nTate enterprise what the great public works scheme has failed. tQ accomplish. I think the Provincial Government would act wisely-if they vqted ,a.isufficient sum to complete the ChannelT-which can be dohe-'at'a verymoderate cost, if they allow the contractors to cut the race with Va'ter, and not one half the-time-would be required. What the Government" ought tb f do'is to hurry on the present .'contract,; so as the Channel would be available to' "complete the remaining portion with as little delay as possible. I se e np reaspn, why some of the large companies on j Mount" Ida could ?°$ the completion of the Channel it the Government would = give them a and'(say) ' ,! so much ground for a mining claim, whicTi. would ensure the; completion of the works with expeditori.—l aih, &c, -^^nr. r ; ' ,J ..,' J : - s ".-;;;^ .- ■'" f^°<^fjSS.