Country News

Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 3, 15 April 1893, Page 9

Country News

LAKE TE AML. The calm weather season has set in here, and will, with an occasional blow, see us through the autumn and winter months. It is a delightful time for tourists to visit the district, as 'game is plentiful, and campingout a most exhilarating experience. Mr Cummings, surveyor, is making go»d headway with the surveying of the township, and will probably finish in about a month. Our small community is understood to be determined on celebrating the—to them—important event by a horse-race or regatta,, or possibly something less pretentious—say a wheelbarrow race. In favour of the latter being selected it may be mentioned that a well-known resident was seen the other morning wheeling a daughter of Eve along in one of those homely vehicles. He-prob-ably wants to have himself in good fettle for the coming event. I am glad to notice th; t the Government intend to erect two shelter huts between Milford and the head of the 1 ake. 'lt is a pity that they cannot see their way to add to the house at the head of the 1 ake, and endeavour to secure someone to live in it during the summer months. They would find their profits from tourists, who would appreciate the accommodation and attention they would then receive. The regular coach has ceased running, but tourists can always secure a buggy at Luinsdon or Mossburn from Mr Crosbie. As the lake is now very low, Cnpt. Brodrick has resolved to devote some time in a search'for the remains of the late MrQuintin McKinnon. April 10th, 1893.

W AIM ATU KIT. A lecture on General Gordon was given in the public hall here on the 4th inst., and wm much oajojtd bj a numerous audience.

Messrs Strang and Barron'also contributed some good songs, whieh helped to enliven the evening. Two s'acks of oats on Mr A. McDonald’s farm, Upper TVahnatnlcn, were burned down last, week—loss, about .-£7O. It is rumoured that we are to' mark the close of the iugatherng of grain by a public dance, instead of. the Usual harvest home. I notice that the station is full of grain. It is certainly time that we had a goods shed here.