TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1503, 21 February 1882, Page 2

TE AROHA.

This field is gradually growing in favour. Several offers have been made to put up batteries, but as 3'et nothing definite lias been done, partly owing to the road not yet being fit to chag machinery o\er. I liave no doubt, however, that when the contract now let for Avidcning the road is finished machinery will be on the spot. One plucky gentleman assured me that without reference to amalgamation or anything else, he meant on his ov, n hook to erect 10 or 12 head at once, and simply charge for crushing in the ordinary way. The reports generally from the field are very encouraging. The New Find got some nice gold last week. The Golden Crown looks well. A tender for driving in this mine was let a few days ago to Mr Joy, who is now hard at work. Nearly all of the principal claims are at woi k, but pending the erection of machinery not much can be done beyond prospecting and making preparation for the permanent working of the mines. Mr Crump, mining engineer, Thames, is engaged in the survey of two water-races for motive power for projected batteries. I see by the papers that the Hon. the Premier is to be here soon. I hope he will be impressed with the necessity of assisting the local bodies in making the roads and bridges in this locality, and see that we are placed in telegraphic communication with the rest of the world. Lots of small places of no importance, comparatively speaking, have offices, whilst the most rising district in the North Island is cut off from communication, without even the excuse of a Maori difficulty. The coach between here and Paeroa leaves to time, and has already made three trips, carrying passengers, &c. The road is very bad in places ; what has long been known as Butler's contract still drags on its weary length, practically closing the road ; consequently a hill, steep, dangerous, and after rain slippery, has to be got up and down, and a detour of three miles made to get again on the main road. — (Own correspondent, yesterday).

There iz no satire so malicious as to praze a man for what he haint got. " What is your name?' asked a teacher of a boy. "My name's Jul," was the reply, whereupon the teacher impressively said: " You should have said, "Julius sir." And now my lad," turning to another boy, "what is your name?" •« Billions, sir."

An Histobic Castle.—The Castle of Breitenbui-g, the head-quarters of the Crown Prmce of Germany, during the military manoeuvres now going on near Itzehoe, is a place of historic interest. The castle was erected during the sixteenth century by a Count yon Rantzan, j who was Banish Governor of SchleswigHolstein. In the year 1627, during the Thirty Years' War, it contained a garrison of Scotchmen under Dunbar's command, and was then besieged by the Imperial army under Wallenstein. Notwithstanding the heroic, defence, the Austrian guns, soon, laid a breach in the" strong,forfcifications,,whereupon!the castle was^talcen 4 by assault,,and,all surviving defenders .put-to the s^orcL^ln4643 the castle -was ,re-captured/by *thY Swedes under Tprstensonirandr in «,the following' \yeaxtfjtjsurrendered,' to the, besiegingDanes! v, /"""'- : '■ '