TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1821, 8 March 1884, Page 2

TE AROHA.

Minim; being the mainstay of our existence :is a community, it is g^iiitifying" to have to rccoid any cucumslauce tending to stimulate the development of the industry in tins, distnot. As has often been stated, the pi nicipal obstacle to its progress has been a lack of cmshmg power, but that drawback is now likely to be shoitly overcome. A stiong company with a capital of £T>ooo has been f turned for the piupose of t-Ticting a 10 head battei y ne.'ir the mine^ on the Wdioiongomai cieek. ()\er two-thiids of the shares have aheady been applied for, and the icmainder Mill no doubt be\eiy quickly taken up. It is pioposed to elect JO head of stampeis with the necessity beidans to commence with, and to incieaae the number as chcumstancos may lequire. The inotne power will be water, of which the supply is supposed to be sufficient to woik the w dole 40 head. That the undeitakingwill be a success, financially theie is eveiy least.n to believe, and it is to be hoped that no time will be lost in proceeding with the woik, m> that the woist of the difficulties to be encountered may be oveicome befoie the winter sets in. The news from the principal mines is still of a satisfactory nature, and it may be expected that the number of paying claims on the field will shortly be increased. The Hero, the Vulcan, and the Annyaie each sond ing tiial crushing^ to the battery, and fioni each a payable leturn is looked for. Other claims are also being heard of as gold producers, notably the Pliu?ni\, which, during the last two or tlnee weeks, has yielded some of the best stone heietofoie seen on the field, though not yet in sufficiently laige quantities to admit of the claim being termed a lich one. Speaking genei ally, mining prospects aie at the piesent tune much moie encouraging than they have been for a length of tune past, and an iuci ease of ci ushing power is all that is lequiied to usher in an eia of steady and lasting ptosperifcy. The completion of another undertaking, which is expected to confer gieat and peimanent benefits on the district— the Waikato and Thames Valley railway— i.s also eagerly looked forwaid to. The woiks at this end aie being pushed on with some eneigyby the contractors, but the scarcity of labour has retaided opeiations. Most of the men on the line are at present employed at the Waiherekeke and Waitoa stations, and on the cuttings between the Piako budge and Momnsville station. The biidge over the Waihou in this \icinity is now assuming massive proportions. The contiactor (Mr Reid) is making the best use of the present fine weather, and befoi o the winter sets m will have most of the hea\y work completed. A new site for the railway station has been selected on the township side of the river, and it will be vastly more convenient than the one formerly laid off on the opposite side. Notwithstanding the dull times that prevailed heie for a while aftei the holidays, and which still linger, evidences of progress are not altogether wanting. Several buildings have recently been erected, chief amongst which is the Catholic Chapel, a neat atiuctuie occupying a commanding position on the hill above the residence of Mr O'Halloran. A progressive spirit is also visible in other directions. The musical talent of the place has massed itself into n body with the imposing title of the Aroha Choral Society, and from the ability of seveial of the members (especially amongst the ladies), the affair is likely to prove a thorough success. A alight shock of earthquake was felt here on Sunday evening at 6.15. Many people weie ignorant of it until informed of the occurrence by others, but from the independent testimony of trustworthy persons theie can be no doubt that it was a veritable earthquake, though of a very mild form.

The yield from the Colonist is somewhat less than was expected, but is still highly payable. The Werahiko return is not from stuff recently crushed, but from some blauketins, &c, left over from a former cleaning up.— [Correspondent, March 6,]

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Tons. O7s. < New Find . ... 620 . . 734 Colonist 377 ... 279 Pienner 80 ... (U Werahiko . ... ... I dwts. 13 10 0 10 Total retorted pold ... 11,003 13

The monthly retorting for the claims crushing at Messrs Filth and Clarks battery took place this afternoon, and resulted as follows :—: —