THE LYELL.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 8 November 1880, Page 2

THE LYELL.

$, (From cur. ow~\ r Corvi:_^_-o_-OEXT) Tiie truism, thrt it neyei* rains hut it ponvs, has been fully illustrated during ihe l-i«t wei-l; or two;, in fact, we have had siiilici'. ut rain condensed for our dis-tviel-'lately. lhat we could now rffjvd to roi'in a company, and po!1 our right to the iv xi downpour at a low figure. IV-pile Ihe above depressing influence, our p't claim, the Alpine, gave good returns, already published in your paper, for week ended 21st October, and only top plate-: scr.-.ped for that anion it. The reef in this mine vaiics fi-or.i nine to thirty feetthii-k. -The mining manager. Mr G. Wright, has now got the l'uine in firstel; ss wording order.

Next in irnpor'ance comes the proj -cted low level tunnel lo bo put in from Brown's Creek, for the pin pose of prospeeling for the rich leidcrs and reefs

whi'-h are known to run '<-i--'SS tha pro^ jeeted !bte oi iimn-l, an I which stone i 3 found on the ii>-vth bY Maloney and parly, wiio-'e criHhiugs nvcrtge 4 03". to ihe ton. while tV Alpine, en Iho sontb si'-e of the piMp-'s^.l tiinntl, reduces th. chani-es r.',' siriki'ig a rich reef to a cer* lain! v. The lu' ure prosperity of the district depends in a great i'i'a-ure upon the success ol this rnu"pvi>i<\ The concern is lo be registei ed into a co ■•np.-iny of forte -eight thousand scrip at o< e:'ch to enable small ctp'lalisls to, hiwst, and participate in tlio fit 1 ive dividends.

The well-known LiitV* Wonde", now (-•died the Captain Cook, is again likely lo a^foimh the ivt lives, owing lo Messrs Glenoie and M'Ncil having st rue', some licit stone, wlrcli they are sti'eking pre-per-:lory to cnr-ding. This parly have taken the mine on tiibute from the pro> prietor, Mr Feii'.ell.

Eight-Mi'e. — Mnloney nnd party are blocking out from low level leaders, and are slacking their quirts. They will crush before Chris mas — the usual aver" age of 4 ■--•. -to the ton is expected. — The nb'tudoiK'.! Oct-'deiiiid lea-c has been agai't aiutlicil to--, nnd being situated re\!. to tha Alpine is likely to turn out a good venture. — Messrs Conradsou and Fantelii, who packed some 2-3 tons of sione from their new n-cf to the Golden Crown l-.iiitery. have had a most satisfactory trial crushing. New Crcelc— The registration of the Dniied Victory Company having been c-ii-iiiiotal, work will bo immediately resumed. A seue-'d weetiu- i< ea!it '^ fur on ihe 6 a IVorrmber, when strpi* wd! , i-._ fa''.ec to pined machinery o?i ujo

.around.— Sereral other claims have been taken up along tbis line of reef.

Some very f-.ij* sione was got ont of tbe brown reef in the Monn'nineer claim, but for some unexpl.-uncd reason, work has been totally suspended in this claim by I lie new shareholders.

As showing the steidv increase in si* • uri £ minirg as en indns ry, about 30 applications for iv^is'iviiion* &*. was -disponed of by Writ-den ReveH hist Court day, who arrived vr th his u?nal paneinilily. Jn fits! ice to Mr Revoll, he has des| ite the largo district over which he adjudicates, and flooded rivers which intervene between here and the other portions of bis district, iit7ariably been found on the Hem" 1 * on advertised Court da js, although having tho largest and roughest area npon the Coast lo travel over in bis official capacity.

The little iV;.7C-*' editor passed some sfriclifivs npon the Ading-Clerk o- ! Court hero, and mviyed a well-earned rebuke from the Reich. From what I ee-uld learn, the eh;';, Mr Inglis, has ben mcst a-->iiuon-» in tho disdnree o" iiis -lutii>; and ready to oblige any one h-'vins Comt business to transact at. any hour of the day, tbus doing away with ?onio of the red lapcrisra which formerly esislcd.

A dep.ta.lion consisting of Messrs Fennell. Inglis and Z:nnctli, waited upon Me Ciitck.'l.t, juni-.. vrho w;>s deputed by the .Minister of Public Work* io report upon the main road between Nelson ninl Const via West-nod, and Lyell. The deput'itionis's hid before Mr Dl'cf.clt the urgent necessity of bridging t!ie lirm.saliu.i rive at its june rinn, as a few hours rain ihoroiighlv li'ocks up all romm'muiiic-i'.ions between the sea board, from whiVb st-pplies are cL -in nlo Lyell, compelling l'<e teamsterlo u ait scni-.! {Jiuefj lor >>rrks before* a eroding can be earee'ed, thu* reducing

Lite district to a state of senti-sta vation. 'i'fiat such a stale of 11-in.s should eri c t i< a -i-.'ii.T ir to any form o r Government, w mie more favored yclioi. 1 -* ot the i-o'oiiy have !»•'<! !• ns of i'i<-.ti sands espctde ! ito-in railways v.'r.h do not pnv willing esp'-isis. an.! '*>'c no r corroding ; 'or waiit of ra>e. Tbe Engineer promised Joienorl favoura'ily npon the mailer. T! c local school has been reopened u-id.'r I'-e aii'c ii!;:ii;'gr m"'i ! of Mr Lake v.'i-H. V o I'f-.v mas c", "i ''<r> hits got our wild 'young avalj- 1 wel in hand, and he seems r.e ! l s-i ; 'i-.* for* neb a frotible-otne charge, c-omb'i'ing go-iih-ness. with rare nhiiitics— which q n;i ; es aye indispensa* for (I'sining jot'", x ~e\v Z alander,., Ljcll, Ortolvr SI. IS3O.