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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 78, 4 August 1863, Page 2

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i $. ?" '&*^H ra -^%*^^^ ys|i- . '^mAm^nd^SiMM^'W ■.■■'•''•■■•» tmh^»^"^m^^ July -.20 ■ fell disast)2l*;~lbe3 of many;lj»^» IfSlin^tt'erable casualties, form the st a S| 'th^flo^sat4heTAirTow-and'the-6hx>toverf» ; havi, deities?* had \Uie /ulhjst latHs " Ipariicmi^^ir^M 1, P^nfcpiwespondentg^p also the lossjof several lives ty landslips/jK] ■ 4bei*fll!i^^ force of rushing . watersT- , My, last to *^K : jnVntioDed [that S^Mpryneux waa fa»t B 'K siding ; -thatspme^ "work vipoh their claims, and that shortlv^K. ■km rive^ 1 'mMuW^otMQmote wouldK down, last .night hW unfortuuatel^ioriaj^E l^indr^ss.djspelled; suclyllusive hopes.TJm -Sattiidayllasi a,teavy ij.ttosfJn*-poutot' rain Ha fm-fcn?the::Do&s^^ itetnriasion^aU iughtjand } t^oi^haut thei^p] lowing day, when, tJie* river commbficed risi» , rodUc^^ ge^Bi eonstern*?rtiQi*Ldifl^^ of *th*e ,gale<*mdsthe -^^?§i*^>' he e f^^K said^to Aave^struck, terror. uito the stoutE^j v hearfe.. T lTheymost .tremendous Jffor«§. tfHtt -made^yMe;!^^ miping^toipl?, &c^but ;s^oJSpid ; \yas" the Kg ;sbrjSjEirce tbe^ r,oll,pf .water^lyat yfiiy'thingj^b "to he .aVah^f>^ed^ ans in leis kjum* huudtedspf i pounds^ worUi of property \ tjgSft swept -aw^ bu vmL waU;of rAwater^seething^boiling, aud eddj^p withy irresistible anjidesjttuc*;iye ! force. « S». about J cW<pßpon(Mß»i " the water J flowelTove£ the_^^^ ffi Ferry,* amij^ut^B^trick's; paddock un^E -water., , jThe f lpi^eestof 'the , ¥errj*,had toSKi go the punt^cahie,. ? tQ;S-.W^"ftcfeiden|s ; andjßSp people. alo%' the road I below . the* Grown hBB* hadto! leave ttiehr hpuies^^fearing tl^atflp whole of • the- embankineaTc would be w'aJHtji i awa^, carrying along, >v ith it Mr.JSarr's stffi§a A cutting' wajSTOiide iri the foad^wfiioh caiJflßu jallthe lpw'iand-.belbSy tlie^road to v be flooflHd I. in. f actj^frpm. Jhe 1 _cuttingjMfij I under watetr. ; At.npon>on Monday, ther*BHfci ' was at. its 'j^igh'e^tli^b^iu^^e third hignß^ flopd since : the 'settlement'- -offi'ifie eoISB 1 Thfere jiA^st'fhaVe^^Sr^^uch damage aM^K't on l^e -'digging, "as pumps, &c., iflpl come down innumerable ; als6~vast~quaiiti|Hbu ,of r driftwdpd, snjigs^i&c/' Following' onWpr'e' ' we'have a brief and hurriedly^ wn|&n accJjßjTsi j of the A flood '-from tHe^peif-of the*specialS»e i | respdndentV'ofiVtheß-fiaife* Times. He'sajflmi; " On Fridajv andSaturdity-lasHt-blew afflpe feet hurricane; an¥ much damage was SSte itonianypf th"e'-tanvas t burildingsr^On SaH|!i day, about inoQn,ithe river, wliicji had *&nri ; viously fhlliSn" so ' tlmt- a number ofsthe di^HV i ■were enabled to commence work again, b^B^ 1 steadily, tprise^ and-cotxtinued-doiug sojSßb." J about four'6 i 'clock yesterday afternoon, T«m it reached a fmucK.greA*M hfeigbrfhan ataßitt of the i previous) floods. The current nflMen down f uriouslyV'and'/numbers of peopleajfe J) took themselves to the bunks of- the Moly u^B'p i to^witness ' tbie'-esciting scene. -As usu§g|ty large quantity of timber .came.lioating ilJHil)' and parties indUstnpu'siy I 'inciii|ed maJwors good day's .work "By fishing the logs outofjßnal stream as they came drifting along. flßfeul; i. bridge, across. the^Molyneux at^the IvaM^Hprs junction, was two feet 'under water atsßcel [ o'clock last' eveningj 'Tlni isia'private spSfej^ 1 lation^ and 'the%ndge-was erectedlat a ccSSre L 1200; itis^avaSlablgfiur^ pack horses. 'During Thursday night a iraHnsh liorise.the property "Of MEssrs Welsh and K^K>\hi! of Hartiey-street,4umbied bVer the cliff vßnba is alioutf 100*! feet' high, at the Jtear of»pe*] store, to piecesjon therH^di' belPw. The poor 'animal was an old favd»urt, on the Dunstan, arid rejoiced in the soiSR ALS, quet^of • Lord Lovel.' " Equally* disatrous news reaches us SWP ea the Manuherikiat *BetAve6n Siinttay at 2'fl|^ a and at 6 o'clock -the same evening, the i^y *w had risen about fourteen" 7 leet. Une y<wt?ou man lost his life by ' falling into the surfflffP l *^ stream, while trying toifi^j(lp«% small jMM<>! of timber..-. He was carried |a|yay o^B^i ,lt sight in a few seconds and was not alwfe"! - 1 wards seen. -, The f atheriof . th»3 f unf ortiw ; * ec deceased -was standing besideVliiim atjjif r ty time pf the catastrophe, audit was witiffg?P e : a greatest difficulty! tbat i some bye-swrM^ ne ; prevented hhnvfrom -precipkatiiig liira? ' a ; into the.streanv / The'riauie of/ he decSH°°f was John yßdherts;^^.' Thei&is'much disSr. 0 * T and priyation ■on ! ,most|ofvfiiegoidfields^P*!^^ X learn that ; riiariy of , the diggers are-sufffiv^ s *. | great !;ha**4sh^s£ye^ fborne && H a ? lin 'the full hope and. ex^epatipn.^'ithat sjfg 3 *. ] j will bring all tiiirigsnglit again". ' > > gl IV: An unfortunate creaturje .was discover^'i* 8 * Sunday ,l*lsjL r vi ,the,,rang^^neai;^ ts am Pwt^ ! ''^very sjeyerely^rdst^ttfeii; y iandl to aw ' pearance:dyirig,":jHe s^as^t once'convejfjl 1 t[l the fownship r where:certaingood. Sama^*?5 ,ai atfendedrhinx" ;and .\he shortly recoven^5 lQ " that his -life -was-ipronounced to be oi^ff ,°* danger: AA7V )A " " f\ mP^ There-has been ariexr rußh aVCamp®^' al *j , and numbers are said ito ibe doing reraa^P? 1 *^ 1 well, indeed excellent accounts also o^En ; fr6m : th'e'-Nevis.«^'->'one digger took i^H , poundsivveigljft otaiflggs^tsQonl Siturds^*" - and -others. with less success lioVe, nev-jj^E> e^i less, been, doing remarkably well. »' X ?' ..' -From therFrazer^liive*; -.the news is eßffi?? 11 •heering. ; ; - . ; - Ori "'Saturday last i426 minces were hrSf ry ' iintp BunedinJby the JEakg Escort. YonW e "ji' Si have heard .enoflghl'df flood ahdL disas*^ : r a place CTtpme for so )small;> return. IVe! d ay, afternoon ri the< usual escort rjaclv^»^^ se ". with the foilowin^Veturns l^lldl 0 - * A V,i-t ',) J...T 712 Ife^ j^.^Queenstown.,,..,.^ ... 2,862 ffl^ Arrow River ... 1,15.7 lE*' - ;: r -ruapeka :...., [ 2 » 43s 'Sorith . , .Waitahuna, ,--. r .- f -„,... 518 MS 1 -• -.T f- : '-• ii r. /i. I.4'Y 5. gPwnaan ..N0k0mai,,.... .. ..,. ?267Ml Qm a v / LlTptal j. „.V. ... 9,sl4^enti« Not. bad.tkis^ considering- the sef^Punjgj th6 J , weather, on aH't^eiaiggirig Mocalil^Sbject the interruptions ciiuse'a'W tlfe Iftoods.t^^t rec ■ Tradey jw m^^^ j s v^^.th c , ''ivitl^^." < .Epyrdrrno gw~ds'aT'rg'oing;^Md : '• to the~'diggings*;* and excessive gruinl^^^Q^ -'commercial cu*cles"is pfeS^geribral. Heiitia I „ A -''AA^A '''^ Friday, Ju! p 1 I desp^tbHed youmV last by the 0 ||phased po^'jbiit'a8 f it "will not reachin time !rf6£yoUjr,]?n^ you Avill add Mien bei a pqsWi^t'lett^fo s 'the^ jone so f orwar|||p.hethe • ' N«ws'ofa v »mos£^he^ringiclia]KcterjS»^ ■' corrife iiifVotri 'the Hogburn. A*ne w gf|i|crtain beerii - d i^pyered/iat^a Considerable |||lCveen fro!n.thjf^»;st workings, ft and in wBMk-»pgl.i •hundreds^re-doing-remarkabiy 'well^^ie Vo spitelof .' 'f tSst and.sßjiow, the want of |l|j^&ood ; pjthe^ f disagreeables^ j fl 's% jdiscof !^p 0 o n kj .caused; -4uit& a Xvliich williK|ql c 1,3 a, large iiisl^laud^iien the whole oft?|^ fl , 0 m lity -will bei thoroughly^wor&ed BB^pie ball spectedi.*i Ajgppd;d§aiof gold is in t*^»'jfefut 4 df n t^e di^uers-ja^itu^ purcdiasers, Settled present hare riot established /tliemse^^ag ;thii fleid^ 0^ ak ™±> :_}*- m^e^ (ArTJM*. Mol^neuljhas agam >übSide4^^Uy hi t sufflcienl;ly-'"tb enable the holders of . t *ga!?laxke >ybVk; il?etn v 1 '^%'^,*%h^ 7 '^.nb«Bp^rti T*eiy low 'estimation, and a claim ,; m6ritßs"baekTwduia haVelsold; for t * u^^^B62 i; j dred fetch-as nI -^§Ktty in lingsi/. Theipßpple.of the, Arrow l* a, .^S»ring h t wliat>recpV!Bred f rppx{ th[e jdisastrous '-j^Ser be] fthe;gi:eflt;flq^;xUtttt^ailX^:h^ 7trievabl^ruined-.Tr^--r-~-T-:---^- ;^- po^pin— late tlip,honorable^mee's * -c J-i-is i slarnrig^hiEieP witli%reat f succe^^p.V: Me still^^as'fresK ai*bfy:ore f and malces an^jpulty in he ***^^fir<e. in J^AA'AA2uA't7A~ rT^~~''” . l|Secaii« •;;; The; Titania* jgoes>h^the berth a *^^ ! his ! wi weeki c • She has"lia<r%eW ;; 6bil|rs pl-^^^McDoh and has undergone a thorough. oVC f|^pril, : 1 the time; as the* owuers tell me, of --^»