THE ARROW.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 13, 7 December 1863, Page 3

THE ARROW.

(From the cori-espondent of the, Wakatip Mail) Koveirber 27. The miners here have beGorne somewhat unsettled of late in their movements, owing to the very vague and coritraSictory report? in circulation as to the discovery of a new gold field in or near this district. The left feand branch of the Shotover, Skipper's Gully, and Moke Creek have all been mentioned in •turn as the scene of the alleged discovery ; but up to ; the present date, very few individuals, if any, aie in possession of reliable information .a-s to„-its exact whereabouts ; the ' rumours, have, however, caused excitement sufficient to induce several parties to leavetJiie neighborhood on prospecting expeditions, the majority oi them being well equipped, itnd carrying two months' supply of provisions. The public generally seem sanguine as to tlie speedy opening upof new ground n6uthe summer has f airly ,set in', find even should the present reported discovery prove but a raytliq, it will have one good result iv causing localities as yet untried .to be fairly prospected . From Lake Wana'ka, "good accounts are . still received, there being About 200 men at work who are reported as generally doing well. The nearest' point of^che diggings is about 1.) miles from the Twelve-mile Gully,, and may be easily reached "by .following tlie leading range towards-the "fieaS of the Arrow River. . , Claims on the Arrow River nre rapidly increasing in : value ; another share in the Alabama claim has been sold for £120, and the purchaser has been offered a liberal advance 'on his bargain. A claim near Beale's store worked by four men, has yielded 2'.130z5. from four small paddocks, and on a sixteenth sleeping share in a neighboring claim the owner has realised clear, as a dividend for the last month. ,/Thc fijst.gl|dji tt -üßJtfte*'"_ti|^jou-; the Big Beacff waFbottoraod on Thufoay, and yielded 4lbs weight of gold for half a day's work At the New Chum and Eight-mile Gullies applications have been made for extended claims on ground partially worked at the commencement of the winter. A few miners at work on tho Gentle Annie are reported as making more than the average wages ; some splendid specimens of gold obtained in that neighborhood are now on view at Hctherington's store. A decision has been given by .T. S. Hickson, Esq , i uthe case of Rout v. Kerr, brought before the Arrow Court on the 2lst October last, for recovery of £2!) for damage done to goods by capsizing of tlie boat Royal Bride, un Lake Wakatip, and for value of certain articles lost while in defendant's possession. The plaintiff obtained a verdict for £13 5s Gd and 10s costs, value of goods lost, but failed to produce sufficient evidence to prove that the accident actually arose from any carelessness on the part of defendant.