MINING INTELLIGENCE.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 75, 21 November 1864, Page 2

MINING INTELLIGENCE.

, NOKOMAI. " TSovember 18th: 1864. ' - , .There is but little f change to report- ixt mining • matters here, but the "accession of ' population is - -„ . very' great, and we have now two'townsHips, the Lower; and Upper; or 'the Old and New. The •latter is situated at a' distance, of 'fire miles or thereaway up the creek, and the farthest* extremity to which drays" can proceed; all loading must be paoked from her£ — and' although several new buildings are 1 being erected in the old township, I think the new will take the - lead-ior-the -present,. . . . .whilst the diggings are nearly ..all carried on up the creek. .Tiie late official report of Sergeant Morton has been-a matter j)f great surprise ,to all "parties here, as the statement v that the miners liereawTgetting' from £6 tO £9 per day 15 ft moit extraordinaryone, and only to.be accounted "for by"the'suppo»ition thaj^it'is a printer's error— day, being wrongly printed for week, which then would^tnake'it somstiling near the inark^- ;The statement, however, was so promino'ntly| placed"b ; efore' th'e public, th»t' it has bearmjoYt dxtenairelyeeenaud'commented-' . "v on, and ia'baloulated to do ua far more harm than < ,'> good, as it will disappoint many. I have not much to relate in the war of general news. The most important item it the stopptgt

in great parj;£6£ fthes numerous, robberies shortly : since committed here~ tlirough some parties having been prosecuted by the police.. „ The Kingston; wooden Lock-up also, a large and strong building,; has been reffioreSFfrom "th"at f^la^e "-" to ,this.f town ; J it arrived yeß^rday^'arid'l suppose wilirbe ai; 'once* erected.. This will be an advantage, as we have had no accommodation here before for the custody of prißonerjB v .;.\ ( ...r.,..,:.^ ..;;;, J 'i.- rs-:; -;-s-y Qreat^qW^^pf "loading "" r jii^.aik^j arriyiag^ hardly a clay inat ( ' sevlral feams ''do not arrivpi r aWd' ' there seems"no''o^ui^}i{aJon3m ; tlie traffic |as' yet.',. ' Notwi&Bte,nqing .' ■' ilie .''large I ,^^pbp^ation j'of the district, Jtliere^isi' as far as 4 J 'can liaril, no mention^ of any clirgynian 'payin'g ; us^ atSisit".' 11 Shbuld;such * thing be arranged, I am sure he would receive a" warm reception,, and/, a , building^^sufficiently^ large, could, purpose of meeting' on the Sabbath day. .c:r..: ;o v\:jv.o:;< -. ;i .} Generally speaking, business, is npt very brisk , just now", : an''d^,sufficie'ncy of every^class^ of.tradespeople is = n6w'on{tHe" ground/ " ::i '' <: •'•'■* . Gold,-^3 i l^ l^d?:to m\4d, 6s?':^ V>W ; '; :