WHITECOMB.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 260, 23 January 1873, Page 6

WHITECOMB.

(From our own Correspondent.) Perseverance rewarded. Well may the recipients shout Eureka ! and such would be an appropriate name to apply to a claim which, after five or six years' labor under extraordinary difficulties, has now shown to its fortunate owners splendid gold. I allude to a claim situate on the Upper 'Poniahaka, and of which I made special mention in my correspondence some time ago. It is owned by Warren and party. There are only two of the original shareholders now left in the claim to reap the reward they so richly deserve ; tlie other two — one of whom had paid in l a large 'amount of money as well as labor — became disheartened about twelve months since, and threw up their shares, which were taken by others, who now, get the benefit. Such is a digger's luck. There has always been a number of wiseacres croaking against thia claim ; one in particular, who' pretended to know all that was under the earth as well as over the earth, and in vision had seen the bottom, prophesied that the present tailrace would not bo deep enough by seven feet ; but the result is that the tailrace is not only deep enough, but four feet to spare at' the present time, and the bottom ■ level. As I passed the claim, a few days ago, the owners were just washing-up a paddock that had taken them (three men) about a week to strip. They had upwards of five ounces in the dish, aud they expected to get two or three more out of the same paddock — not so bad for a start, and as they have not crossed the deep ground, they expect to get much better yet. They have about 300 yards 6f the river to work, and as the claim above them was a first rate one, there is no doubt it will be equally' good all through '•■ - s-., , -- - -~ • •> The Wa-ikaia is low, and all the claims withone exiapbion are at work. If the river continues low, I believe, most of the clai.ns will be proved this summer, and I fully expect to have to report favorably of the result. The Whitecomb and surrounding gullies continue the same even round, from tucker- up to -wages. Litigation is the order of the day here. Several cases are on the tapis. A gentleman who figured" prominently before the Switztira and Toviot'courts a few weeks since, will be defendant in a case, charged with removing hoiues from*the golcliieL Is commonage, one of which he was foolish' enoiigli to tie up at his plaoe. The pig nuisance is rampant here. Iv o'no case our iooal butcher wuo fined £10 and costs for damage by his pi ooso r s to a potato crop, aijd several other cases are pending. ■ After a long 1 spell of dry weather, we have a change, j It has been raining (with snow oii.-the raigcs) for four days, but as it has -not- bden continuous we may escape a flood. '