THE The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, 25 October 1880, Page 2

THE The Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1880.

As will be seen from our Court report in another column, the case, Welcome Company v. Beeche, was settled by consent of both parties (o tbeir mutual satisfaction. Mr Bceche voluntarily re* litiqulsbcJ bis right of preventing Ibe Welcome Company to finish tbeir dum for raising the water info tbeir mill race. Tbis is a verj viluable concession for the company, as jt will eTect a considerable saving of time and money in the completion of their new mill, The United Alpine weekly returns are being well maintained, tlie last being 478 c>ZB of amalgam from ICS tons of stone, from Mic (op plaies only. Mess? a Campbell and Mitchell are (be successful tenderers for a Iri- weekly mail service •Ue! ween Gioy mom n and itcefton at JLtUO per nnnnnij while that between (Jeefton and WWport. which has been ; secured by lite «anie Him, is £250. Mr Binny is the successful tenderer for the overland mail service between Malvcrn , artf Hoiitika, Mr Bowman gold on Friday 1 ist at hU auction limit, on a distress wan ant issued , by the I?.M". Cou'"fc in tlie case ol Iforneck r. Victory Company, the working plan of th it defuact compunv's mine, winch jeuliscil Ibe sum of £'H 10s. As iliut was Ibe only available a>set, it is feared it will not oniic'i <be twounsprnopri cieditors yet mmainin^ unpaid. How ever, it w«< sold on the «uU of one and pu'cnaspd l>y »h<? oll»^r, piobably wii'< tip inlen^ion of lTi>p<ntf it as a souvenir whereon, to po'nt out (he exact spots | where un'ewardcd energy an I muscle has bee" expended. It is probable (says the Wecf Coasf Time*) «bat Mr E. A. Procinr, tbe great ngii-onomer 4 will visit tbe West Coast shortly. An exc''»na2e of a lafe date mentions that : " ffoM'is, a Biisbune merchant, knocked down Morion Tavarop, tbe actor, and was • finrd Is, 1 " At that r«te ph ; »>iniP.nse ntnotint ot < a lent could' he |:«Jd low for., a five-poHnd not,p. How much would it rrjoprre to rise it ? Tbe fa'e of shaves i') tbe PI cevx Es* j •endfd adrertised by Mr Eennan for Sa'ardny ldst stands postponed <ill •>uturd:iv,3o-ib insf., at i o'clock p.m. As vi HI be liepn from t!ie advej>isemont in ntan'\>er /*olunjn. tbe Lynch F;>mily of Dcllrifl >«rs b^ve decided to give another j ppiloi m;>n»:e beie ibis cvenini. hs> j,< con>priuenre of t:io inclcmeucy of the wciitLc!^ tbe^y buve abandoned lue i»

'enlion of proceeding to Wesipoit as ,tl first inlended. Tbey performed here i on Fiiday and Salurdiy night (o good , houses, and ore very highly spoken of ; by those who bad an oppoftoo'ity oi sviines-ing their performance. Tlio West Coast Times of the 22nd ins'ant, soy 3 : — ■* i'cslerday Constable j M'Douald arrested a man, named P. J. ' M'Kannn, on board the Star of llie PouHi. on a cha^c of sailing an erpress. M'Kenna wa«"arres<ed in'conseqnenco of a leU'g''iim lvcm'eil from Wellington " Wo [(Nelson Evening Mail) referred the oilier day (o a rumor thai was in circulation to the effect that^tbe Government ba-J in« i deilnilcly postponed tbe survey of the road to the West Cojst, and stated what were the real facia of the case. Tbia we supplement to-day with the following copies of correspondence, which has tnkea place between the Nelson members and the Government upon | (Tio suljoctjfrom which it will be seen exactly . liow matters stand at pivseut. Os the 14, h September, shortly a'tcr their return from the session, tlio?c of our representatives H'h'isc 1 Mi'iui* uppctu' below nddressed io (he Minister for Public Works tbe following ; memorandum :— " Referring <o the expenditure af the balance of the vnio of £15,000 fov the road Nelson to Grey mouth and Westport, passed lust *ession, the undersigned ] members of tbo Nelson Provincial Distiict desire to represent to the Hon. the Minister for Public Wo ks that the best lue ofjroad upon which to expend the abovo vote at tbe Nelson end is that via Spoonc/s Rango and the Motupiko and Hope Valleys. Among other advantages which (his li.ie of road has over that by w.'<y «.f »l>.o Konndell and the Devil's Crrip ive .— It is some nine miles shorter in leu^ili ; it* passes through country tijK.iu which v very wn.'idoruble population is bclllc-d, ma! therefore il would be of seivice ;o a Lirgi-r miiubci of si-llieis thin tbo road via the Uotindt-11. The Chairman of the 'Vaituca Couuiy Council (J. W. liuvwicoul, Esq.,) and Cr. Ulnckett, Esq., the Resident Kngincer at Nelson, concur withi'io undeisijjned in the opinion abovo expressed as to (hero.(d vi>i Moiuj/tko Valley and the Hope beii'g the better route to the Duller Va)lc<r. Tbe undersigned also desire (o represent to the Hon. the Miuister for Public Works the advisability of piroceediua wiih the construe-. tion of tbe said road as early as possible, in OL'ilor tnat ihe present defective road may bo remedied as early as possible, and because they believe more value will be had for the expenditure by ci>ustrucliug the road during the present fine weather.— A. J. Richmond? Joseph Shephard, W. Acton E. Adams, Albert Pitl." On the 7th ins!., Mr Pitt <elegv.;phrd : — 'Uneasiness fclfc here on account of Mr Unir having stopped ku> veyiug Xehon-Greymotiili road nniil iurlher ordm received. I trust th!s docs not nK.m work bcii -a postponed, Please reply.' To this Mr Oliver answered : — 'Mr Blair wires as folluvs:— • E' - v oud horn Ne'son to Greymouth : I coiiiTr with Iho Nelson members in thinking ihit the best route for direct roail is via Spooncr'a.lvange and Molupiko anil Hope Vulley. It is uudcrsiood, that the inlent'ou was not so much to improve tbe o*i-«tin3 road, n3 to open communication for vehicles ii;jhi through from Nelson to tbe West Const. There is now a passable road for vi hid™ from Nelson to H'ampden, in tbe .Duller Valley, find ogam from the Lyell to Weal port uud Girymouih, but ihe link between llamptlcn nnd Lyoll has never been made, and it will possibly absorb all tbe avai'ible funds. I still ihink it would be better to. make this li-i"k fir3t. I have in-Blric-ted Mr lVankclt io give me estimates of tbe works above referred to. (Signed) W. N. ])':'ir.' Please let me know your opinion. — E. OiirKfl.' .Vr Blacks il, we understand, will ttart for (he Jla'.ler Valley this week, mid will survey the line from H'ampdea to the Lyell, which is about fifteen nu'es in iv lcnslh. fCt' will be eern on referring to | our last i sue thai; Me Klaokett has been j i bough tbe line to the Junction and to Wesi port, and reiuvned again to Hunpdea. It is, therefore, to be uunnised that the uup.nslied link beiween ibe lut-rev place and tbe j Lvetl is vow belts surveyed, and will shortly lie placed in eowse of construction.] Tue official report on the f'epnsigin goldfield Mates tbut the U.st li.ie <.fclu'msi9 situated wilhiii thiity yards of t lie sea beoch anil extend ia a continuous <. List mi for fouv miles. Tlio ei.»l:n>s ? which is somewhat mi- , pefliil hy landslips, varies f>om JK'e to 20 > I'.ct. About 80 claims have been boiiomnl | 11,1 pnvab'i" gold (oO'n three gi'.du" Io some IH-nnvwciilils ]»•»• disb), with wa>li lii-t s\% iniibes to two fret thick. The %n,<\ is much j wat<M— worn. Tho popuhil '<>n is iibiut 800, ■ and mom .-to .-in iv'^ by evrvy strainer. I A\ Tuition a #.ie loo!cin« reef bi9 been 1/ioVen en!-, hhow!ii2 sold fivuly. Forty two j „ omuls w .■"•Jit of h:ive be-n (akeu out of' Nusc.it iind Adiim'n nlluvi'l claim, oud T\"rt i liin^'s party arljoiniug got a nujget of C 7,!/ Ins: Sii.il'-fLiy. A shmt jyluie .«ince, three revct»ijd gentle* mci f n their re • pec'. ive country districts > i.-.'me by invitation to dine with a (own cor* fvere. During the hitter part of the evening napeared, as is not unfrequciitly tho case , whiskey and tumblers. The host and bis j demestic of the entertaining family is a leading star of the Good Tomplavs. O<\ the following J morning she was comin* out of the room i which had been the scone of the symposium, j carrying a tray on which vrtfcp four empv tumbler?, and, if the truth mrtst be told, a--i eoiptv lolt'e, when she met her nmtrea'. •«Ab, ma'am." she JOJd, sadly shaking h-n---hoao' j'" if I'ijis is tbo style of the shoplnv ,^, wbat are we to expect from the flock ? ' Vm-t. The Grey Bivev Avjus of ihe 20th hist., says: "Thatfcbo body found in the Ahaura Diver w.is not that of a man as lepoited, but t-liot of a womnn, who Viis well-known in H.'ov mouth some yenvs since by the soubi-i---qaet of " Piirranmti a K-ii c " She had been living nfc tbe Abaiir;i for some time, and ?rver;>l d vs since went on a visit iiom her husb.m !to ii fi -ii-nvl at Call;! Ruin's Creek, h issuiuiisod ilivit s-be must have fallen into tbe river near there and flnlod down to the place

win-re the body was picked uo. No particulars of the inquest had reached Greymouih up to last nigiit." Tbe rush at Bai'ma^in Beach, near Dega, eontinu>s. One hundred pounds has been | paid for one-eighth share in a c!ai n near the prospectors. The country inland lool<s favourable. Provisions are cheap and pie itfful. Accounts up to October 7ih. report r'cli finds- in particular claims nt the Teinora but (he field still languishes for want of wa ter. A number are leaving, being unable to bold out ; but tbe belief in the permanency and ultimate profitableness of the field is general. The Grey Star says that near Fagan'a Creek, on the North Beach, Ecdmuync and , party are si ill pushing on their tuunel, but as tbe driving is a har.l slate format iou the work .is necessarily of a slow a -nl tedious character. The drive is now in over 200 foot, and "something" may be strusk at any I moment. Tbo party is being closely watched j !jy a number of miners w!io wait ratber anxiously tbe result. Shonlil gold be found, there will bo a largo aivu of no iv ground opened up. The proulauwtion wilh which Em per i 1 William has deeiuetl pro,n-r to signalise ihe auuiverßJvy of Se:lan i 3 one of the g'avrst announcements made in Europe for some ypai* It cannot be read otherwise than as | an anticipation, eolemt'ly expressed, of ne.ir impending wnr. It poiuts most directly to trouWe wilh France, and it m.:p mean with Fiwsij, or it may mean a strengthening of tbe empire nt the expense of Denmark or Holland. In fact it ia the first note of tbe toe-in of war to startle all Europe.