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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 892, 25 November 1871, Page 2

The boiler for Mr M'Lean arrived by the steamer Murra}', and was at once taken delivery of by Messrs Wilkie and Scott, the contractors for the conveyance of the quartz crushing plant to Reefton. It will be forwarded to the ground with all possible despatch. Andrew Corrigan, charged by the police yesterday with a breach of the constabulary ordinance in having deposited filth and rubbish upon the public street, was fined 53 and cost-'. Extended claims have been granted to Wm. Rowe, Hugh Torrens, Charles Barras, Mathew Kenshaw, Robert Morrow, James M'Laren, Joseph Butler, Henry Phillips, Harry Diamond, Henry Young, and John Molloy. The claims granted are all situated on the beach, about a quarter of a mile north of the Totara river, and have a frontage of 120 feet per man. Recent discoveries of black Band, yielding a good payable prospect have led to tho ground being taken up in the vicinity. The ground is estimated to pay as high as £lO weekly, so soon as water is available to wash tho sand. Mr M'Lean has brought round from Greymouth a light boat for the purpose of transporting the lighter portion of his quart z crushing machinery from Inangahua Landing to Reefton. The names of persons to serre as jurors at the criminal sittings of the District Court to be held at Westport on the 22ud proximo, wiil be drawn at the Sheriff's office, Westport, at noon to-day. Mr Button was a passenger by the steamer Murray for Nelson, having been retained by the plaintiffs in the case of Kilgour and others against N. Edwards and Co. The cause will be tried at Nelson on Tuesday. The ketch Standard returned from Brighton yesterday. The outgoing English mail was despatched ny the steamer Murray, which arrived from Grcymouth yesterday morning, and left in the evening for Nelson. The schooner Aurora, Burke, master, sailed for Havelock yesterday evening. Tho Charleston trader Thrco Friends Bailed for that port jesteiday evening with n general cargo. Latest accounts from Reefton show that considerable activity prevails there. Tho boiler for Mace and Trenery was landed on the ground on Friday lu3t, and the following Monday Mr C. Mace left for Hokitika to

arrange for putting on additional men to carry through the low level tunnel. The engineer states positively that the batteries will be erected in fourteen days after the machinery is on the ground, in which case crushing operations will be commenced in January. Business places are still in course of erection. •, There are four licensed public-houses, two under application, iand Ave buildings being erected as hotels' seven general stores, four butcheries, one bakery in operation, and one in course of erection, two bootmakers, and two drapery establishments, besides other places of business. The buildings are chiefly of a substantial class, the shanty erections having for the most part disappeared. Several mining leases have been applied for between Shiel's and Smith's claims. This is supposed to be the same line of reef, and the entire ground intervening has been taken up. Coulahan aud party, Nos. 1 and 2 South, Shiels's, have prepared their boxes for a water race, and are stil sawing timber for fiuming and tramways. The machine site is also being prepared. Owing to thpir being no suitable enclosed ground in Westport, Austin and Edwards have made arrangements to run in town today at three p.m. At the Lyell matters are progressing favourably with Zola and party (Alpine Quartz Mining Co), The stone now being crushed is yielding about seventy ounces of gold weekly. On Tuesday night a small water race was brought in from Irishman's creek to assist the delivery of quartz through the shoot. We learn from Sergeant Kieley that enquiry has resulted m its being established beyond a doubt that the remains recently found at the Orawaiti were those of Csesare Nosei, who met his duath by drowning in the Lyeii district some months back. The marls on the body have been shown to be identical with those borne by Nosei, and the socks have also been identified as having belonged to him. The socks, it appears, had been mended with black thread by the party who identified them, are..due to Mr Campbell, of the Lyell, whose efforts have been instrumental in establishing the identity of the remains found on the Orawaiti beach. The remains of Mr John Hay, late editor of the " Independent," were conveyed from Welton in the steamer Plu&be for interment at Dunedin. The " Grey River Argus," of November 23, says.—"E. J. O'Conor, Esq., M.H'.R. for the Buller district, visited Ahaura on Monday, en route to Murray Creek. Mr O'Conor was heartily welcomed by a number of old friends, but, although everything was turned best side out for the hon. gentleman's inspection, he did not seem to think much of Ahaura as an " element of greatness" inthe future Australian Confederation. After visiting tho agricultural district of Tocara, Mr O'Conor left for Murray Creek on Tuesday evening." On Tuesday a packer named Doran, in the employ of Mr Campbell, was coming down the Grey River from the Twelve Mile, when he lost a packet between that place and Sunnyside, containing 22ozs of gold and a cheque for £6O, belonging to Mr Marshall, storekeeper. When he discovered his loss he retraced his footsteps, giving information to the miners and storekeepers of his loss, when they all turned out to look for the money, but of no avail till yes-terday,-when a miner named John Egan fortunately came across the missing package, and informed the police of his "lucky find." Summonses to suitors and witnesses have been issued for the Courts at Eeetton on the Ist December. Several important cases have been set down for hearing there, and among them one for possession of an interest in No. 1 north on the Westiield's reef, known as Cooney, Kelly, and party's claim. This dispute has been pending for eighteen months, and it is not likely to terminate before it reaches the Supreme Court. It is said that the interest in question is valuable, and that a heavy bar is engaged on both sides. An important meeting was held at Kelly's Hotel, Brighton, on Saturday evening last, for tho purpose of petitioning the Superintendent to have the money expended voted last sitting of tho Provincial Council to form a track from Brighton to Razorback. Mr D. M'Cormaek-occupied the chair. A committee was formed for the purpose of canvassing the district and obtaining signatures to the petition. Tht body of the petition goes to show the comparatively small amount of money that has been expended in Brighton, and the vast amount of benefit that would be derived from the placing of a light wire bridge across Fox's river and forming a new track, so as to relieve the d.fficulties of traffic to and from the southern workings. The track would pass through known auriferous country. The petition, which has been numerously signed, has been placed in Mr Broad's hands to be forwarJeU to the Superintendent; He has accompanied it with a letter recommending that the prayer of the petition be granted.