The Goldfields.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 54, 1 August 1890, Page 2

The Goldfields.

Mahakipawa.

(From Qur Own Correspondent.)

Rain set in- again on Thursday evening, and it has been raining ever since, with no appearance of clearing up. The Te Ore .Ore, the Long Time, the Just in Time, and the claims from there up , are pumped put and got two or three day’s work in. . The Long Time got 15oz. the Just in 1 Time 12oz, -and Qur Boys’ 86z,. But l am afraid the' creek will flood again, and spoil next week’s work. The Homeward Bound, the Venture Adam Ross’ party, and other sluicing claims have a lot of ground stripped, but can’t get a chance to set their sluice boxes till the creek goes down. The Wairarapa pumped out but found the ground tod wet to work; While the Lucky Hit, Nelson arid party, the Hibernian, and King Solomon, are riot yet primpCd out,,

The Alice Fell have taken their pump out, and are making preparations to shift the. plant and sink a fresh shaft. It is expected they will be in working order again in three or four weeks, so a comparatively .short time should put them on the metal, as there is very little doubt that they are now going to. sink on the gutter. Messrs George and Dawson sent ; a parcel of quartz from the left-hand branch (where they have been pros, pecting a reef for some time) to Wellington to be assayed, and have got back the gratifying report that it crushes at the rate of lOoz to the ton.

There was a committee meeting of the Miners’ Union at Oliver’s'Hotel on Tuesday evening. I don’t mean the “ Buster, ” but in the Miners’ Advocate, I noticed a letter re sluicing at Mahakipawa, signed “Litigation. ; Terrace.” It contains fairies, but I suppose they have been so used to contradict each other for pure oussedness before the court in their numerous law suits’that they have forgotten the answer to that portion of their catechism : ’•* What is your duty towards your neighbour ?” I will only point out that it is not trUe that I work in a fresh claim every fortnight; and in stating that all the, claims below with bfrfe signed the petition, is rather a stretch of imagination, and that the evidence of the court bore out my statement that there was no cause of complaint. The Vivian Company played here on Friday and Saturday, and will play again to-night. When a really artistic company like this thinks it - good enough to . come herei it shows the growingdmpbrjtancd of the place, which everybody can see except , the Government, and I think they can be made to see if we had a zealous mining advocate to point it out to them.

In the football match, Mahakipawa v. Picton for Saturday the following players will represent Mahakipawa Forwards: J. Brimmer, R. Barker, C. Coleman, W. Coleman, J. Furness, W. Hanrahan,. s J., Laurie, Merenzie, Thompson; ! halfbacks: C. ; G6x;,i J, Fulton; three-quarter: J. B. Stevenson, I McLean, T. Cliff; full-back: A. Hancock.

Mr G. Pope met with an accident on Monday in ' the Golden 1 Hope, a stone falling on his head from the bucket while he was in the shaft, but it is not so ‘ seriouff as was at first thought.