The Inagahua Times PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY ,NOV, 5,1880.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 5 November 1880, Page 2

The Inagahua Times PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY ,NOV, 5, 1880.

Mr W. C. Gilbert, dentist, will leave Tieeflon for Lyell <o-morrow— thce having business with him would do welHo call before bin dnparfure, as the Dest visit to Tleeflon will not take place before April next.

The (Jrermoulh coach arrlyed last ni<»ht in good lime with a full complement of ' pns-engers. The road is reported in passable condition generally, except the portion known as: Murray's seotion, which ntaaelis eutnp. At a slight ouflay, greit improyemerMsieould be Made thereon by rakinsf in gravel an 3 !oo«e metal into the ruts.y'Prrnnpa Ihe Coun'y Council will pay nttiinlion \o tbe matter before the roiid gets worse.

> We regret fo learn <hat Mr David Kelly, for many years a respected resident in Boss, during 1(3 prosperous times, and 'afterwards established in Kunma, nuring tbe lost four years, is suffering (Vom mental derangement, and has been sent fo the Hokitika Asylum, where he now lies under treatment. It is supposed th»t commercial difficulties, which lately bad overt >ken him, bad been pryiug on his mind to each extent as to canse the calamity. Great sympathy is felt for himself and his bereaved family. It js hoped that the s>ffi : ction is only tern* porary.

By the courtesy of Mr Tvroljill wo are enabled lo publish extracts from a letter, received by that gentleman from Mr Caplea, who is visiting tbe Exbibition. Itwill be seen lhat tbe letter confirms tbe correctness of tbe re«ulfc of drawing in Goyder's " Oracle " sweep as given in our last issue. " Melbourne, October 23rd. 1880— Mr V. Twouill. We bnve not been nble to pull off anything in Miller's. In Goyder's, I drew ei«ht chances— Trennery one, and Caples, Gorrie, and Co., seven ; Trennery, 8551, nud tbe Co. 8514, 8515, 8517, 8518, 8525, 8527, ami 5529. Goyder was only able to make £10,000 —prizes being ia proportion. Miller has his 17th sweep now en. Goyder has a sweep for £2000 oa (he fi Cup." Great preparations for Ibe races — will be a grand affair. Dee and a lot of others are coming ovec from Tasmania. I have been erght days at tbe Exhibition, and have cob seen all tbe Courts yet. . . . . I will .post tliis, and send one to Dawson by Johnson reluin'ng iv the Albion.— P. Q. CAPIiE 1 ?." Mr Lackey, the manager of the Union Banfr, Dunedin, who ba3 beea expected on a visit to the district, for some titno, arrived per coach yesterday evening, and intends to de»ols a few days lo the ingpnciion of our mineral resources. It is hoped tbat be will be favourably impressed with ibe prospects of tbe field, and find a vif'e opening for the ioyes ! B men t of capital, wbith we understand i 3 lying idle iv Daoedin. It is unneceos^ry to siale Iliat uiuler oidin;uy* cucum« Kliioces Ibis field will offer iadueomouN Vo capitalists of no aeebadary natu»e. However. ; 3Hr Lackey will be in a posilion fo fornj an opinion of our dormant wenlth, au;J recmi'neud our mines so ins vpslors accordingly.

During the passage of the 6.9 Eotorua, from Melbourne to Dunedii), a pas enger named Galbi-aith com united *uicide by jumping orerboard uud drowDiag himßelf.— ■Grey Argus.

Iv Cimeron's L6OOO sweep ou tbe Melbourne Cup the first prize goes (o a country settler, the second to an insurance agent who was recenily tiansferred, and the third to the proprietor of a book stall near the CitT Eailway station.

We learn from the West Co:i9t Times that the lickefc for Oa-id Flineur, in TonKs Sweep on the Melbourne Cup, is held by Messrs Puroell end Caliaway, of Hokitita. The Grey Argus of November 3rd, says— lhat Progress i* ji 1 bj a miner at Oi'welt Creek, while Lord Burgbley ia held by ifr Spillnno ol Groymoutb. In Gilbert Stewart'^ on the Siitrie event. Gwad Flaneur is Loid by Mv Dovino of Gi-ffraouth, aud Progress by Mr Sc'mlties of Kumai'a. 'llioTi-ir;ora 'J'eievripii snys, with rpga>-(1 lo ' lie golrlfields :—" Throughout the lon^f course of (he main lead the miners engaged Le; 1 eon ara tailing a considerable depth of

washdirt, varying as it does from six inches to as many feet ; and in the course of the past few days some nic,e nuggets have been picked out by those who are fortunate enough to be sba'ebolders iv good yielding claims amongst which I may mention that a piece which was judged to weigh about 19 or. w?a obtained on Tuesday last, in Murray's prospecting claim. Another yellow-faced, straageiwbich weighed betweeu 12oz. and 130z., was brought to daylight by Morrow and parly, in the nest claim north of Tyuun'sj a few daya ago* The miners in this claim have something like 400 tons of washdirt, to grass. Many other claims have far more than this and some of those wbich were amongst the earliest to payable gold may soon tot up to neat 1000 loads. I was informed on Thursday ' morning that one or two small patches of nice gold were obtained within the last day or two in some of the ground near Sfcintone's piospecling .chum, and- 1 was shown a few spec*, weighing from one to'- two grains each, which, were picked out of the washdtrt by (he men ia what is known as No. 4 Deatselier's selection. Tho shaft on this grouud was bottomed at a shallow depth. jrifrr about, .SpjU; but ifriiippe&Mslpse to the ihalt unlir'a d«p^ of 62tt. iraftlfl^led, at

Creek. I'lie cjuW, it ffeiy -little different fioru the usual story. A fall of earth, in this instance struct the miner— named Stapleton — forcing tbe poor fellow over a precipice sixty feet high. Staploton was brought into the hospital, the same day, but mediele skill was unavailing, and the unfortunate man died lost evening. JJis remains were followed to lo the cemetery by a large number of miners, among whom deceased was held in great esteem.— Grey Star- '

G-overnment hav e resolved to open 50 000 acres of Land fit Ta Aroha as a gold mining district, under the Act of 1873. Mr Whitukeu has arranged with Mr Wilkins, Native agent at the Thames, to conclude au agreement v/itli the Natives for mining oa their reserves. It is expeited that arrangements wi'l complete in about a fortnight. Several discoveries of auriferous quavtz have beeo made, and claim 3 are already pegged off. The new goldSeld adjoins the land sold to Messrs Graut and Foster.

The jeav 1831 will be a Mathematical curiosity. From left to right aud lrooi riutht to left it reads the same ; 18 divided by 2 gives 9as a quotient. If 1831 ia divided by 203, 9 19 the quotient, if diyided by 9 the quotient, contains a 9;- and if multiplied by 9 the product contains two 9*B. One and 8 and 9, 8, aud 1, 9. If the 18 be placed under the 81, aad added, tbe sum ia 99i If the figures be added thus — 1, 8, 8, 1, it will give 18. reading irotn left to right is 18, and 18 is 2-9ths of 81. By adding, diyidiu;j v and multiplying, 19 9's are produced, being one 9 fov each year required (0 complete the century.

Mrs Olivia Thompson a lady residing at Smallkeatu, Binninghdra, lately went to see ber son off by train at theSoiaUheath Station of the Great Western Railway. Atiev wishing bim good»bye on the departure plat-form, sbo was in tbeact of crossing to tbe opposite side of tho station, when sho saw the traiii from feota Eii'tniugham within a few yavd9 of her. In ber terrified efforts to get out of tho way she stumbled aud Jell into the four foot way, while the son fainted away in the ariis of a spectator. Tho Ungiue-diiver shut off steam aud brought 'tho train to a standstill aa soon possible, but not until four carriages had passed over the place where the woman lay. The spectators were much relieved to hear her call out from beneath tho traio, " All light, John, I'atn all right." and she was coon after gob out between tho wheels without having sustained any injury.

The Wellington cori i e3pondenfc of tho Christchurch Press says :— "The Post eemioScially slates that tbe rosult of the npplica» lions for the deferred payment lands at the Waimate PJaios, whicii were opened recently is satisfactory. Out of a total oi thiriysnine 6ect ; on 3 opened, tweniyseighfc bave been appl'ed for, leaving only eleven available for application, Tbcso now cau be applied for upon any day at either Carlyle or Hawera. Eighteen of the EeetioDs will haTe to be snb(o auction, there beiog more thau ono applicant for euch of luem. «Tho behest number of applicants for ono scctiou was nine, ond the <ofca! number of applications received was eighty-two. The auction sue of the deferred payment opp'ical ions will take p'tice nt E'awcra on tbe 2S.h mst. This sule will bo confined (o the applicants who hove already sent ia their applications, but tbe public auction of Uip remaiodei' of the Jaadi odvertised will be held at Iltiwera on the following day. Akniawa vil'nge settlement will be offered for opplic.il ions, partly on cish ou'J partly on deferred payment, at Carljlo uud Kfawera on the Ist pros. It is

also proposed to dispoao of'o porlion of tbo O[>un;ika township shortly, township lands for cash, eubarban londs fir Rash, ond euburviliu^J Eetllcfnent. land upon deferred pavment3. AppHcationa fov the lastsnamcd des-» ciplion of lands will bo received at Carlyle uud lliiwera on Thursday, the 2nd of DoooraI>er vsit, and the itswuwlei' of tbo Janda <o be sod in the township will bo placed in the market aa soon a3 tb.3 necessarj avruagetnents can be made. Mr Geor2<3 II Phee, who with hia son recently arrived in the colony, and has been engaged experimenting on cluys found near Stirling and Papanui for the purpose of nscer--tuiuing their suitability for tho manu'afiture of tobacco pipe?, has shown us ('Daily Tirat'B ") some escullent samnl.ss of sho 1 1 pipes of various patterns which he baa been able (o produce. Although not suHeientlv burned, theso sauiplos aie quite suUeienl to establish tho fact (hat pipe 3 cun be made fi'Oin the Stii'ling clay. Pure white can bo produce!, and tbs pipes can ba made of such a temper as will be at once upprsciatsd by stnokeis. Juipoi-trd piucs-', being nccc-33-.irily burned hai-d for the purposes tf CJniiige, do nob absorb the tobacco oil cs will pipes spo.ially made, on the spot by esperiencetl makers. Mr M Pbeo has bi'ou^ht out from Edinburgh mouljj am] plant t? e^iibio hi m

to produce a great variety of patterns— about 150 iv all — and his son being raouldmaker, any pattern that is desired can ba produced. Be also brings out two men and a boy to »Bsi9thiifl m starting his industry, and h3 will establish h.mself at once in Dunedin, bringing the clay up by rail from Stirling, and eventually employing, as be bopes, twenty or tliiily hand 9. . We may mention that Mr ifcPhefc, sen., is an old soldier, and lost his arm ii the attack on the quarries before Sebastopbl on tbe 7tli June, 1855. His regi* ment was fie 57th (" Old Die-hards "), which took past in the New Zealand wars, though at lhat time Mr McPhee had beeu invalided, and Btill retains his pension from a grateful country of a shilling a day.