TE AROHA

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1682, 17 April 1883, Page 2

TE AROHA

Heavy rains have fallen during the early half of the past week, .and the Weather is still very unsettled and showery ; out-of-door work has been almost entirely, suspended. The formation of the tramway is on that account greatly retarded, and a large land-slip' has taken' place to the northward, p£ the first bridge and has destroyed a large portion of the first horse grade, which was already completed., ,The slip extended from the line up the bridle track near the saw-pit, the whole ot the surface and timber slipping bodily for a width of about two chains ; in fact, the mass of rubbish ia sp great that there is .every reason to believe no attempt will be made to remove it from the line, and it is the opinion of those connected with the work that it will be the best method to drive a tunnel through the solid rock' for a distance of 200 teet— there is no doubt that the tramway would thus be protected from future slips at this part, if it was made in a tunnel instead of through a slip, which at any time would easily be moved in wet weather, and, destroy, the road. The roads are in a deplorable state on account oftheiains. The coach to the Thames has given up running, Messrs Bradley and Co. ..finding it impossible to continue for the winter, and the mail has to be brought troni the Thames to Te Aroha on horseback. The Hamilton lo.vd is also in the same condition, although the eoacli stdl continues to struggle through and bring the mails. The river has been unusually high, the lowlands and swamps near it being entirely under water, and it is impossible to get wheeled vehicles acroas the punt. The steamers are making better time on the river now that the water is high, and it is to be hoped that they will endeavour to continue doing the trip from the Thames in as short a time as possible during the winter, as we shall have to depend entirely on the river conveyance during the wet season.

Mines. PiiEMinn. — The sinking of the winze still continues with three shifts of men. The manager is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Mr Bayldon, the company's surveyor, to ascertain' the evact spot at the low level to commence a rise to meet the winze. CoijOMhT. — The chiving on the reef at the low level is still going ahead, and excellent prospects are got in the quartz. This mine has every appearance of proving one of the most valuable on the field, as large quantities of quart/, can, easily be broken out, and conveyed to the tramway at very little cost. " Weu'OMK. — The manager has made a commencement to open on thciich leader at the surface, and is meeting with excellent prospects. He finds that the underlay of tins leader is much the same as that of the large reef cut through in the road level drive, and this will have to bft continued some distance yet to cut the leader. However, it is his intention to sink on the leader as far as can conveniently be done to ascertain the underlay beforb continuing the crosscut. - Eurkka. — The low level is again on the main reef. It appears that a branch reef running more in a westerly direction than the main reef was followed far more than JdO feet before it was found that tiie beaiing of the diivc had varied. As the country was of a very hard nature and the roof very wet near this junction, the manager put in a crosscut drive (about 70 teet from the face of the drive on the' branch lode), and after having hard rock to contend with, cut the original reef in 60 feet driving. This reef, which lies in easy country, has not yet been cut throngh, but the drive towards the shaft is being continued on the hanging-wall side, and, from four to five feet of quartz lias been taken out. The quartz is easily worked, and contains gold in every prqspect tried, but as there is no paddock erected it is uot saved. Some time must still elapse before, the drive is under the shaft, but it is very encouraging to find' so much , of the quartz gold-bearing at such a distance from the run already proved. ,

Wellington. — A small leader found near the surface has yielded some really rich specimens, although . of small size. The vein is now cut 2tj feet deep, where it is about four inches thick, shewing good dabs 'of gold in the quartz. The engineer's trial of the battery at Waiorongomai 'has taken place, and everything M'orks satisfactorily, but on account of the inclemency of the weather I was unable to attend, as was my intention: •■ ' ' ' ' ■ ' A case of considerable importance was heard before H. Kenrick, i Esqj,' the Resident Magistrate,, on Tuesday last. Te Aka, a native, sued Mr John Goleman for £30, value of two horses which had been purchased by him at Mrjiuckland's auction sale at Wa^iga^-lt appears the horses had been^lrtpjbunded by Mr Reuben Parr on h't^jmrf^at Waitoa, and after having advertised notice of the same in The ft pifrarC'ol'Tiws Mr tekrr submitted them tq Mr Buckland for sale, ,; when Mr Colem'ah ptir6hased them for/£lO osl ! Mr Uuff, the solicj|orfp£the;p]£intiff, showed that notice hact not been gfven to the owner, ,, or, to ,the constable, 1 or in the highway, district in the absence, /of any knowledge of the owner according, to ,tho Impounding Act, and the provisions of the .ordinance j .were f not ptljer^ise ■ comf pl|e^, (^'^th, , T)ie t Magistrate , s^id thls^

most^ ifapbuhding* <Srtseftf an.d,nrhfen' h!s| attention was called, to; itj|as in the pre-f sent case, he was bound to protect the ownewftand^ye jud^eutfpc tta gWntiff, the amount to Be reduced' to "Is 1 if the horses wereigivin up within 48 >10 Hej£vyl f iUwjers,{ YjcgbiQ&ft&V {V thunder and lightning, have fallen during ihe whole of Somfay*&fal*thfe 'creeks arc very high. > Lipsey'a. creek, , which, flows, s ihrongh the township, wae flooded to a greater degree than 'has previously been Witnessed. Great fears were entertained ihat the bridge, near the ,fy>t ,, Springs j Hotel would l>e washed away, as the water f was flowing'ovVi'' the top of the woodworks arrd'tferps^th^pr^adr-Atfone 4ime iV waVTlsin'g'so iMt'tteM" Chrr's store that there wftg '(i/ingci* of its being flooded; ,'fche ,water,(ihqijk;ev^is-foun k d ifeu way through the yard, and did not rise^" 1 "higher " ; n .RBo l ut a foot below the floor. The water overflowed the baijkß > ofy the, 'creek* near the Church of England situ, and poured down a hollow througfi'Mr Whitehouse's allotmeot,..iw«l^ l was ,^vyjth Jl ,di% u iJ ; y«' PF«- -, yented from flQQtJing, the, office of the Bank of New "ZdalaniT and Mt Balcke's shop. , The raui ceased towards evening, r and the water ill' the creek * quickly sub* sided, so that further damage is riot 1 likely to occur.— (Own Correspondent, April 16th.) , M . ... , , ,