THE ARROW.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 98, 7 October 1863, Page 2

THE ARROW.

(From the CorrespDndent of the Wakaty October Ist,)! Since the shower of wind and ra ported in my last, the weather h beautifully fiae, and the river ha vln| down in almost asfasta proportions little time has been lost in rapairi devastations of the flood. The mk the Flat, with a thorough British have set to again, and are to-day a in cutting a new flood-race, and pri again to turn the river. On Tuesday evening, the 29th ii meeting was held at the Golden Age to consider what steps should bejls prevent the recurrrence of such j serious calamity as has baen occafSl the sudden flush of the water ot'TAeJ On Monday night, Mr Haughto called to ihe Chair, and the followini lutions were, after an animated ac tracted discussion, adopted :— l. (he primary object of all interested Flat is to erect a main dam to pro the subscribers to the agreement having their claims flooded." 2. the main dam be erected where t! .stood, built in whatever manner i considered m >3t substantial." 3. "| Committee be appointed to consii best construction of the main 4. "That the Committee consist! f Uowing : — Messrs Morris, Coltir,G Fox, Colclough, Burgeu, Young, Gi Melody, Connor and Watson." I large number of miners and otha present, so that the room was croi excess, and numbers unable to obis mission, were crushing in Ihe I): round Ihe calico sides of the to Notwithstanding the attempt on tt of some two or three rowdies to gc disturbance, the whole proceeding off most quietly, and after a voleofi to the Chairman, as the case certaii served, the meeting separated abc o'clock, p.m. The intelligence from up the An by no means so unsatisfactory as have been expected, Most 'of the appear to have taken proper preca and so avoided the inevitable di which a flush brings down upon i tected ground. In Smith's claim others within a few miles of the ship, the plan has been adopted o structinjj the dams with crates, m the fashion of fascines in fortifii and this has proved most successd earth or sand used being so together by these appliances that i over-flooded no damage has a Where materials for constructing are not attainable, the attention miners might h* called to the fai poles driven in the ground at interv great solidity to any work of embd and may be disposed in a way as to the mort fragile material into at massSluicing is still being pursued wit energy and with further increased! Complaints are now beinsj nude quantity of dirt -washed into tli* which 'is gradually blocking ' channel in certain parts, and seems to prove an increasing permanent « tion to the course of the streaffl pending on this matter are now ben Warden for his decision, and asMrH is now present on the field, grcs' dence is felt that all these matters fairly and legally settled. The Arrow 'Sluicing Compel opened out new ground about * further down the river, and after* various adaptations of ihe sluic seem to have decided that the best ' bottoms of sluice-boxes is the i ruffle with green baize lining. Th rienced manager of the company cj that SMice the employment ot U little or no gold has been lost, 8 returns begin to show some*^ factory, and it is to be liopeafy 1 prove more than merely remunew the energy and capital expended. The Golden Age Hotel, with i hand, was sold yesterday for .£260, Post Office Hotel was bought fo understood, foi £40. Mr ElliofcoW on both events. Oelo" The body of the man who wasffltf in the tunnel, some three miles fi° township, nearly three months * yesterday found; the superinC

j earth having been **^%}^'j£?. nf mining operations. J.S. Hiekson, jm>4« ■: ifS"pfooJeded lo the spot this day o : Kan inquest. The remains are said lo X be in a very decomposed state. Stionwas accordingly appointed to nait ■.upon his Woiship on the subject.