Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELD REPORTER & ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 34, 1872. "MEASURES NOT MEN."

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 250, 14 November 1872, Page 4

Tuapeka Times. AND GOLDFIELD REPORTER & ADVERTISER. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 34, 1872. "MEASURES NOT MEN."

Our article on the agitation at Clyde in favor of the Waipahi Railway seems to have astonished and incensed the parties alluded to in it. Mr. Win. Frasjm 1 , in a letter evidently intended to be very cutting, says he will not contradict the statements we made regarding him — thereby showing his good sense. He also states, that he was mis reported in the, " Dunstan. Times," inasmuch as htf did not draw a glowing pictifre of the agricultural settlement that would be the immediate consequence of the construction of the Waipahi line. We are very glad that Mr. Fraser disavowed the utterance of such sentiments, for it completely exonerates him from the charge of being favorable to the progress of settlement, and affords additional testimony to the truthfulness of the charge of misr«sprea^htaifcioff*we made against our Dunstan contemporary. In concluding his letter, Mr. Fraser has taken considerable pains, and we must congratulate him on having succeeded admirably, in proving iShe accuracy of our statement that,' as the mouthpiece of his class, he is endeavoring tc foster jealousy and enmity between the various upcountry districts. The " Dunstan Times," in what it is pleased to term a reply to our article,, commences with an assumption of dignity which brings forcibly to our recollection the fable of the ass in the lion's skin, and in the course of its lucubration indulges in attempts at sarcasm which to call feeble would be flattery. Not the slightest attempt is made to controvert any of our assertions; the writer merely gives a sullen negative to everything we advanced. He wretchedly evades the points raised by us.by calling ourfacts, abuse, and our truthful statements, insults. The article we took exception "to, the "Dunstan Times" condescends to inform us, was written by a regular contributor. The space occupied and the trouble incurred in imparting this information might, have been saved. ,We well know th© hand that penned it, and if we are not greatly mistaken, to the same hand the "Dunstan Times" is in? debted for the articje ' under notice. We know it as the hand that wrote the original petition advocating the Waipahi line — as the hand which the agent of Clarke, of 50,000-acre celebrity, controls'. But enough of thia.jnauseating subject.,. We will now advert to another article, from the pen of the writer we have just alluded to, which appears in our , contemporary. professing Jio.discuss frferfe P oAhe line via Waipahi and that via Tuapeka, It ra to say the article does not attempt to carry out its professions, but, merely makes .reckless assertions, regardless alike or truth interpose any obstacle to any part of- the province being brought within easy reach of railway com-

*■ The completion of a large portion of the Arrow River water-race of twenty sluice« heads on to White Chapel Flat is giving a great impetus to mining industry ia the locality traversed by the race. It is causing the spurs at the base of the Crown Terrace on th«s Arrow River to be thoroughly prospected. Tiie results at present are very encouraging, and every head of water in the race can be readily let at remunerative rates. Tjijs^ company has made application for a snWldy, but has not yet learned the result. T.he race will confer immense benefits on this neighborhood, and it is only by such works that our future prosperity can be established and maintained. 1 hree large parties of miners are prospecting for the ancient bed of New Chum Creek, two miles from Arrowtown. I visited their claims lately, and found that they have gone to considerable expense in cutting through the high bar of rock which intervenes between the present and ancient beds of the creek, and that important discoveries are expected as they are getting into the wash. Considerable activity is being displayed by the numerous parties who are re-working the bed of the Arrow River by means of covered tail-races. The great depth of tailings which has accumulated during the last few years is found to be a great drawback on their earnings, and consequently it is only in places which have not been previously worked that they can look for remuneration, as the stripping (twelve to fourteen feet) is too heavy to leave a profit on re-working the old ground. THe subject of -water supply for slnieing purposes is to be considered by the public meeting on the 16th. Several very extensive schemes are likely to be suggested, aDd for which Government aid will be invited. The late favorable weather has caused the crops on the fiatß of the Wakatip basin to look remarkably promising, except those portions on which the ground has been partially exhausted.