TE AROHA. [FROM OUR OWN C ORRESPONDENT]

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2066, 3 October 1885, Page 3

TE AROHA. [FROM OUR OWN C ORRESPONDENT ]

Tk Akoii \, Kiulay. TiCR excitement c.uwd l»v the recent tli*covi rv .it tins head ot the Tin cuek lias nut yt t siilhulkl, .iikl tho»p who li.ivo taken up cl nun on the lui'j <>f tin- luef .ue *till on the t -nt >i Imnks ">f expectation, awsiitnig the returns fioiH wimples of the stone that h ue boon ->c!it t<i Auckland and the Thames for | assny. Viry littlo moie m known regarding the \ ilue of tlie find than tho information \oii(,hsifid by the prospectors, but though •jo.no person* art) inclined to doubt the nccniacy of their statement, the general behtf still m that tho reef will pro\e p.iyfvhlc. As h gi-nernlly the case when the «und on .t new runn is well thought of, I>ntcs nn\o .-niscn as to the ownership of two or three of the claim*, and th<-«e mattei << aic likely to form an interestiiiK pait of the proceedings at the next Hitting of the Warden's Court. Apnit from mining, however, there aro ftigns that the dulneua which has prevailed A dm ing the winter is drawing' to ;ui end. Tho number of visitors to tho baths is bu^mnin^ to increase, and n» the warm wenther «fttn in the influx w certain to hecome much greater. In unticipation of the good times that are coming, hotel ownern •lie commencing to make preparations to meet the o\igencies of bti«ine«n. Tenders liave been invited for an extrusive addition to the Hot Spring* hostelry, and plans are in picparntiou for an enlargement of the Jhitish. Whon them eroctiotm are completed they, together with the increased accommodation provided at other entaljlithmentp, will form ample provision for the continuous inroad of tourist* and invalids that is expected during the coming summer. JJrmnage woiks of some extent aie about to be commenced on the Larkworthy estate »t Waiton, »nd tli* adjoining property belonging to Mr J. B. Smith. The mam portion will compriae the lowering of the bed of the Waihokau creek for a nulo in length to a depth of eight feet below ihn present level, and tenders for this part of the work will shortly be called for. Abundant ram has fallen during the last few days and has done much good in the farming districts. It him, however, considerably interfered with prospecting opera tions attho new rush, which is some 2000 feet above the le\el of tho valley, and there it has been almost incessant

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