MOUNT IDA.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 99, 9 October 1863, Page 5

MOUNT IDA.

(From the Special .Correspondent of the Daily- ■ -Telegraph.) ." . ;f; . . ; _>■ .- \> i .-', lst;OctOLper, 1563. The coach leaves here for D'uneditvrbf •morrow morningjso Tsendyou a few lines just to say that lip to the present time, nothing has been heard of Sergeant Garvey. Even the most sanguine are now beginning tto think that something has befallen him. A report was current in town to-day, that soir.e diggers hart found his horse, with the saddle and bridle, and were bringing it in. Upon making enquiries, I find that some diggers who were out prospecting beyond the new rush, came asross the body of a horse in the snow Its .throat was cut, and it had no saddle or bridle on, so is unlikely to be Garvey's, as he would scarcely think of carrying his saddle and bridle with him, even if he killed his horse. I hear from the Kyehurn that a runholderoutinthatdirectionkilled one of his horses the other day, in consequence of its having broken its leg. The horse found is likely to be that so killed. Should Sergeant Garvey have made any Station, it would Ire Donsey's, Julius's, or Koston and M' Masters, although if such is the case, I wonder they have not sent some one in to the diggings lo let us know. C mstable M' Donald is getting on very nicely, and to day lie is able to walk about The new rush, of which I gave you an account in my last letter, is turning out very well; firdt-rate prospects have been übtainerl} but .scarcely any parties have yet set properly to work. About two miles beyond this again, another rush is reported even beiler than the first. The piospects are stated to be 1 dwt. to the ! dish, but I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this statement. The escort closes to-morrow and will take down considerably over 2000 ozs. for the fortnight. No doubt we shall have more, but the miners have lately been very much unsettled in consequence of the numerous rushes that have broken out in this neighborhood. The Mount Ida Sick and Destitute Relief Fund is now an established fact. A the adjourned meeting held 3'esterday, the 1 following gentlemen were appointed officers of the fund fo. the first year : — President, F. Hard&tslte, Esq., R.M. ; [ Treasurer, C. Broad, Esq.; Secretary, T. I Draper, Ksq. Committee — Messrs Parker, Maily, O'Donnell, George, Bowman, Allan, Hrenner, Jones, Rich, Matthews, Kiliiour, and Thompson. At the close of the meeting, a subscription was at once commenced, and Lll 13s collected in the room* Cobb's coach now runs regularly between here and Dunedin three times a week, which is a great boon. The mail at present only goes once a weelc, but I suppose we shall ultimately get one by every coach. Business is dull here jusl now, bat this is only lo be expected; as most of the miners have left the main gully for the various rushes. When packing is regularly established, trade will, doubtless, revive.