THE GREY.

Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 69, 3 August 1865, Page 4

THE GREY.

; Maori Gully, a tributary of Maori Greek, ; is ehureiyocoupiedj butas yet little work has uec:u done ovung to the late inclemency o't -the weatlitr. '1 he pr loi<p"eets1 oi<p"eets vary iruui one gram to;haii ajpeiinjiweight to tlie dish'.<~ Xnefe are about- hvi -ieet -ot l gravel 1 containing. ;a little gold, but it will not pay to cradle more;<thaa iwo it^jromjhe outturn. Ihree other gullies Have been rushed, butTca^uuTlie'aFdPduy prospects bUng 1 obtained" 1 larger thau tUose uatiiediu lUaoi'i (Sully i. Tl&."' d'igg^rs^' uave udc yet; turned tlielt .k'tic'uti6|ii,to,tu^teri^hss,. whicij,, fruhi "the '.appearances,'. b^er,i:eiuu'^«itioii' at a small wage ibra ; large, nuiuc^of men. ■ • Thb'siize'oi'Caeciaiih,.72 feet per ruan, wiil induce! .many] to j settle ..tlpwn on pour groundj preljerring- a ,loug job at L 4 to 1-6 a week t« ihe. uncertainty, pt Ending and hardships to be endured in looking lor a * pile.' Tlie high price' of., pro xisiiins is a serious drawback 'tb^'the 1 of the district f flour, atthe mouth' of the creek', maybe quotefi at il<s oa. ptu' 1Q01C; .bag, and other commoditiesai equally hi b ii faiesi Fresh' ruieaii j in not to be ijad at any priced but ,i aiii, glad to be able- to>-btate that,. , this^eLviL^'ili jshiLijiiy be ix-inedieu, as some runiiolucx's up thu Grey are cutting a ita-k tothe' rush, so th:it in a lew wet-ks ttic umrketvviiiiLe regularly supplied. AvitlffiJfcsh meat. •''.", :;: : • ■'.• •; ' ! -i--.."'-- i. s-ites are in great demand' at BlaketouTi^jVjt.his i'iuherto, quiet little place begins to rtssuiiie, tui luo appeaiitnees oi a uevv rusn, and .ccr.tain y accuium'odation "ibr travellers is much "\\;iut"ea ; not a. beH*ls p^ocurabieiut'ue^own. 2\ii\- Cuimiiissioner ;.eveil has. marked out auothci ~ r street adjoining the Maori reserve, wTlicu sVt-nis- to be the iavonte street, as it iron i s ' tile ri ycr where vessels generally discharge. — ibuli I7tti «l.uiy. " : ! ■