Puriri.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1979, 8 May 1875, Page 2

Puriri.

(FEOM A COESESiPONBENT.)

Friday.

A meeting of persons interested in taking up the old Dawn of Hop© claim has been held, and arrangements have been come to which" "wJ'l obviate the necessity for litigation, at one time apprehended over this piece of ground. The lawyers will not have the pleasure of opening the oyster. The parties who have taken up the ground are pretty sanguine of getting something good out of the grotmdjjjjgthe reefs are believed to be payable, afwHnxgh not considered so when first tried. Some stone will be got out at once and a good test obtained.

Another horse has come to grief over a cliff. To-day a valuable animrl belonging to Mr Gallagher fell over a cliff several hundred feet high and was killed. A few more such accidents and packing to Tairua will not be looked upon as a very remunerative speculation.

(from another correspondent.) • Friday Evening. A paifcy of men have just arrived from Tahaa, going to Shortland to embark on a law suit respecting their rights to ten men's ground, over which Mr Kennan is alleged to have pegged out a lease. The prospects of the field are a sufficient inducement to go in and win. Powder, fuse and' drills are on the road to the Tairua, to different claims, for the purpose of commencing work in the solid; They say they have had sufficient .experience in Shortland to know that surface scratching would not pay. Mr William Bird and party, next the Prospectors', have got a- very nice specimen out of a leader in the ground* which is also disputed by licensed holders. Mr Say is building a large addition to the Pioneer Hotel, on account of press of business. Mr Blair has a party of men cleaning out drives in the Captain Cook (they can see gold in the stuff), after which they are going to cut timber and repair, the , drives, and test 10 tons of stuff. Messrs Alexander Thorn and Murray have taken up the Dawn of Hope, and they are taking out two tons of stuff to have it tested in Shortland. In different parts'of this place you see notices stuck up taking up old claims, water rights, and machines. A caravan of pack horses left here to-day all laden for Tairua. A few business people from Shortland arrived here en route to Tairua, to get some gold. A post-office is very much required at Puriri. _ It is rumoured here that Mr McLaren is proceeding from Shortland up the Kauaeranga to the new goldfield, to see, it is supposed, if he can bring the track that way. It is expected that he will be at Tairua on Sunday. .