RIVERTON.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 233, 26 March 1866, Page 2

RIVERTON.

(FBOM. OTJB OWN" COftRBS£GKT>ENT.) I have to mention the return of several diggers 1 from the Paihi, whose reports generally arev encouraging. The prospectors left this on Monday last for your city to apply for an extended claim, at the same time took in for sale between 80 and lOOoz. of gold - this is by far the largest quantity yet sold. Wert has scarcely yet begun, as tho nature of ibe diggings and the density of the bush prevents many from setting in at all. I have not yet heard of Mr. Dawson having made his way through the bush, and it is a matter of speculation here as to the utility of the track he is cutting. It would be wrong, nowever, to conjecture the result of his labor previous to seeing his official report. Some of those who have returned from the; Paihi have intimated then* intention to give the' Longwood Range a trial, from which place one party, this week, brought in a nugget weighing 12 pennyweights. I can only conclude from this fact that there must be a rich deposit in the neighborhood. lam also informed that several specks of gold were obtained a day or two back by Mr Aitkin's partner,.' on the banks of tho Waiau above high water mark. Both Mr Durbridge's and Dr Hurst's boats : are here, but on account of the severe weather have been unable to return. The Resident Magistrate's Court has been caUed into requisition more than once during the week for the adjustment of disputed claims, as also one case of petty larceny. . On Friday last, Sergeant Major Chapman escaped narrowly the gore of a bullock which had been furiously driven on the main road for some miles. He was at the moment off his horse and before being able to remove the poor animal from 1 the place he was fastened, the infuriated bullock gored the horse, and threatened him at the same time. The horse died in a few hours. , On the same day a man named M'Donald having left this with one Russel in a dray, quar- " reUed°with him about some old grievance and bo knocked the poor feUow about that at one time his life was despaired of. Dr Martin now reports more favorably of the case. M'Donald wfll undoubtedly shortly be brought to account for hia , cowardly action. The weather is very stormy and has every indication of remaining so, which in "ftggttt di^wb^ck. to the fcayyeat, . '&