ROXBURGH.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 133, 25 August 1870, Page 5

ROXBURGH.

(From our Own Correspondent.) The gold does not yet appear to have been all taken out of the beaches near the Teviot. A party of live Chinamen came across a small piece of solid \ ground on a beach about a mile above the township, out of which they took gold to the value of about £160 in a fortnight. Some of the claimholders ; at the Island do not appear to have lost hopes of doing some good there yet, Forbes, Reekard and party having gone to considerable expense in building a very large water-wheel, putnp, &c; the christening of the wheel took place in the usual way last week when Mrs. Eeekard duly broke the bottle on it, naming it "Mount Benger." If patience and perseverance are rewarded, this party will certainly get some share of the golden deposits which are supposed to be at the Island. The Koxburgh Ferry Hotel here has again changed hands, Mr. Higgs having rented it to Mr. Alex. M'Pherson, butcher, who will conduct it in connection with his present business, and I have no doubt will command a considerable share of public patronage. We had a visit from the Lancashire Bell Ringers here on Friday and Saturday last. On both evenings they had a very good attendance ; that of Saturday night being the largest that has been in the township for some years. The Bell Ringers are certainly well worthy of patronage ; but I cannot say the same of the Negro.delineators. Mr. Daniels songs, both comic and sentimental, gave great satisfaction, he being frequently encored in both characters. His Chinese song in character was also very well received. Altogether the visit has given great satisfaction. A young man named Borland met with a rather severe accident last Sunday. He started in company with two other young men for a ricie, with the supposed intention of visiting some of their sweethearts. On the return journey, Borland was rather behind his companions, and the first notice of his accident was his horse coming into the township without the rider. They immediately went in search of him, and found him lying in the middle of the road near Hammond's, about two miles from here. Having dressed his head, which was severely cut, he was brought to Mrs. "Walght's Albion Hotel, where he received every attention, and was so far recovered as to be able to walk home on Monday evening. The claims here are now all in full work ; some of them expect to bottom shortly, but the river is still too high, for others. However, it is going down steadily, and they are in hopes of being able to do a little this season yet. The dredge here is not doing so well as was expected at first, but still it is always doing a little.