NO TOWN.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3987, 9 June 1881, Page 2

NO TOWN.

[from a correspondent.] Mr J. M. Morris had a very successful meeting in the Good Templars' Hall on Saturday evening; the room was well filled. Mr J. Livingstone, who occupied the chair, introduced the candidate, who was listened to patiently throughout his speech, and frequently applauded. At the conclusion, Mr Samuel Poole moved, and Mr James Allison seconded — " That Mr Morris is a fit and proper person to represent the Grey Valley constituency in the House of Representatives, which, on being put to the meeting, was carried unanimously. The managing committee of the Prospecting Association also held a meeting on Saturday evening last, to receivo the report of the prospectors, who, acting in accordance with instructions received at a previous meeting, made a careful search of the ranges with a view to ascertain the most likely place or places to prospect in that portion of the district lying betwixt No Town and Red Jack's, from the head of No Town to Deadman's Creek, a distance of about eight miles. The prospectors recommended several placeß that, in their opinion, are likely to contain payable gold. Finally, however, it was decided by the committae to drive a tunnel in a terrace between the left-hand branch of No Town Creek and Deadman's, where there is a large scope of couutry unprospected. Great hopes are entertained that at the continuation of Cockney Terrace gold will be found in this place, as both the terraces are on the same level and in a direct line bearing north and south. The prospectors were directed to start operations at once. As several of the people ,of the district were complaining against both the managing committee and . the locality chosen In the first instance for prospecting, it may not be improper to place before the general public a description o£ the locality and of the work performed. The prospectors appointed took their departure from No Town for the scene of operations on the 28th. of March last. The locality chosen lies' about one and a half miles south of Bell's Gully, and seven miles from No Town — it being a terrace fully three miles in length, and of an average breadth of 200 yards, lying immediately under the range that divides the water-sheds of the Arnold River and No Town Creek. For years gonefc^it was the prevailing opinion of practical and experienced miners that rich deposits of the precious metaT would some day be found in this neighborhood, and not perhaps without some foundation, when it is remembered that not less than LIO,OOO worth of gold was obtained in Bell's Gully, which is only a break in the terrace about 200 yards long. Keeping this in view, it will be admitted on all sides that the committee were quite justified in giving this place a trial, although it provec a failure so far. A shaft was sunk to a depth of 85ft ; at 20ft from the surface large boulders were met with which retarded the progress of sinking very much, as blasting apparatus had to be brought from Greymouth, and a whole fortnight was occupied in blasting the stone 3to pieces. A change in the strata occurred immediately underneath these boulders, consisting of pure conglomerate, consisting of sediment and stone, more or less cemented, which continued with little or no change to the above depth. The managing committee having visited the shaft, the majority agreed that the last stratum through which 60ft were sunk is false bottom, consesequently the shaft was abandoned ten days ago. June 6tb, 1881.