The Southland Times. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1866.

Southland Times, Volume VI, Issue 497, 19 June 1866, Page 2

The Southland Times. TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1866.

Up to the time of going to press there was no news of either the South Australian, or the English mail haying reached the Bluff. The streets are getting into a frightful condition, and serious accidents may be expected unless something is done to improve them. On Baturday, 16th inst., an accident occurred opposite the Masonic Hall, Kelvin-street, which might have resulted most seriously. A two-horse loaded dray was being rushed through the axel-deep mud, which now exists there, when the leading horse suddenly twisted round, knocking down the river, and making a bound over the drain and danding the shaft horse at the bottom of the deep Igutter. Fortunately assistance was at hand, and no serious damage was done. In the Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday several drunkards were fined. A case in which Messrs Morison, Law and Co. sued for damages, alleged to be incurred by Macintyre, their former manager on Dipton Station, was dismissed, there not being evidence of carelessness on Macintyre' s part. The other cases were of little importance In consequence of the late hour the Court ?ose we are compelled to hold over our report till tomorrow. We clip the following from the Grey River Aryus, 12th June. It says : — " Every day some fresh proof is being ailbrded of the richness of the Grey district in mineral resources, particularly of coal. Some miners working in the neighhood of the Buller saddle, Btruck gold resting on coal, a circumstance which is as rare as unaccountable. The coal is said to be of splendid quality, and is situated only a few feet from the surface." Two of our local representatives, Messrs Wood and Hankinson, left ou Saturday for Wellington, to be present at the commencement of the session of the General Assembly. On Saturday, 16th June, a party of diggers arrived in town from the Lakes, on their way to Melbourne, at which place they have decided to winter. They state that mining operations are now much retarded, owing to the heavy falls of snow which have been experienced. They have done remarkably well, and hold a quartz claim of considerable value ; but have come to the conclusion that during the next few months it would be impossible to get more than a day^'s work in a week, and decided on a visit to Victoria, to return on the iixst approach of {Spring. The Bluii" Harbor and Invercargill Railway is api-iroaching completion, and will be opened in the course of a few weeks. The Government have had the question of the Northern Railway under consideration. The Railway Engineer and the Chief Surveyor have returned alter roughly marking the hue from Wiiiton to the Lake district. They report that the line will be readily constructed at a small cost — that very few Engineering difficulties need be expected. It is scarcely to be hoped that this line will be immediately commenced j but there is reason to believe that it will be proceeded with_ at the boonest possible period.