The Grey River Argus and Blackball news. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, November. 15th 1907.

Grey River Argus, 15 November 1907, Page 2

The Grey River Argus and Blackball news. PUBLISHED DAILY. FRIDAY, November. 15th 1907.

As the years roll on the people , of this part of trie West Coast, and probably of other parts as well, are becoming- more and more convinced that the future ' of the Coast~~must largely rest with the mining of other minerals than coal. The explorations of Dr. Bell were scarcely needed to impress people 'with the idea; but the worthy Doctor's "testimony 'of the rocks" wa s heartily welcomed as at least strong corroborative evidence, even If it is not regarded as actual confirmation of the metalliferous riches. ' of the alpine chain and its western foothills While a limit may be discerned to our wealth of timber our stores of native coal of wonderful variety may be_ said to be practically limitless.' • As for the other minerals and metals, of which the indications are most abundant, no one can tell what developments in the' future are held in store until the time as ripe for • their exploitation. It is satisfactory to be able to state, on the strength of private advices that the undeveloped wealth of these regions are meeting with a greater degree of unostentatious attention than people are generally aware of. By the time the mining engineer oif the combination that holds an option over "Wilson's Reward," on t&e Wilberforce reaches the coast the snow will have disappeared from the Pass and adjoining ranges, and any testing operations may be carried out effectively and with some degree of comfort. A movement is" also in progress with the object of doing something practical to show what the resources of Mount Rangitqfco really are, and establish" something like a commercial value for the property, ilt is a mining proposition that has been nibbledat by m-ahyj -but without sufficient being done fot it. to give it a .fair or even' any sort of reasonable trial. As J it is now in. enterprising and hopeful hands,; the results may be ; a good deal more satisfactory than anything that Has been accompliSned hitherto. Other mining enterprises of minor, importance,- but full of promise, might also be mentioned.

One other instance will be sufficient Tor our purpose at. present.; ,A great many who visited the Christchurch Exhibition will, no doubt, have noticed in the West Coast court a sample of black tin ore from the Paparoa Range, in the vicinity of 'Blackball. Very few are acquainted witH 'the" History of lhat ''sample of stream tin". It is of sufficient inter-) est to it public. When Com-

missioner Roberts j*certained that an | excellent samph of tin ore could be • got on the range, he determined to • ' secure ,so useful an exhibit. Arrange ments were accordingly made with, a:. miner in the locality to procure:, a sample for the Exhibition. He went out with a 6 x 8 tent and a week's rations to the gully where t&e tin deposit was known to be. Three days . after he left Blackball he returned with a good many pounds weight of black tin ore, and of which a 12I6" parcel was sent to the Exhibition in due course. It was all gathered by tin-dish washings. As the gully is so high in fch"e 'ranges the alfuvial banks are inconsiderable. Consequently very little inducement is held out .to tempt miners to sluice the ground. ,But as there is no doubt that ffie ore in the stream came from a lode not far away } there is some talk of getting up a small-syndicate for the purpose of sending out a cou^ pie of prospectors to trench the hill sides in -the hollow of which the creek runs. The task is a comparatively easy one, as no tin will be fouad above the line of reef intersection Whether tin lodes run through the range to the sea is uncertain, but it is quite certain that such a lode crosses the Ten-mile Creek on the North Beach, as Mr Goodlet obtained a pocket handkerchief full of grey ore from the creek; and many years before that Mr E. Wickes sent a sample from the same locality to the Christchurch Museum. Now that fine weather seems to have set in, the time i s opportune for sending a party out to test the locality where the tin ore came from. The price of marketable tin is more or less stationary at over .£l4O per ton, with a good deal of probability of a further rise. This ought to be sufficient inducement to lead to a few enterprising spirits risking a little in prospecting the ' neighborhood. It might be somewhat premature to state .that a syn-" dicate has been formed with that object; but it can be said without any hesitation .that a few of the oldtimers are actively discussing the probabilities 6f 3 tfenfur*, '&o that any day we may be ajble to announce thatf a* syndicate has been formed and that a' pair of prospectors will .be soon on the track. A general feeling prevails that mining prospecting will meet with more attention this summer than it has done for many years, alike in this neighborhood an-d further south, to say noihtihg- of Mt. Radiant farther north".

The prospects at Black-water continue promising.

Laibor is so scarce at Karamea that capable men readily find employment at us a day.

Harley and Co., Ltd. will sell at noon on Saturday next a claim situate at Langdon's, Paparoa. This should recommend itself to all .in search of a good "claim: ■

Telephone communication has now been established as- f ar as - Pakorari, three miles south of the Haast River, .South Westland, and 183 miles, from Hokitika.' — Times.

The report on analyses of New Zealand coals, m/ide at the N«ew Zealand International Exihibtion by.J. S. Maclaurin, D.Sc, F.C.S., is to hand. The results are given in tabulated form.

The sales of coal at the, State coaldepots during the three winter months (May, June, and July) showed an increase of 2.129 tons as compared with the corresponding three months in 1906. . ;

Croquet sets made by Slazenger can be obtained from Harley's "Byko," Tainui street, or from the firm's warehouse*. Richmond Quay, which are being offered at very reasonable prices.

It is stated that Hungarians and Italians cause 85 per cent of the accidents in American coal mines, while the Welsh miners are charged with only 5 per cent of the mishaps.

The late James Ross left the bulk of his personality to his brothers in Scotland, and his Inangahua farm and stock" to his nephew, Mr Milne. Mr Stevenson is executor under the will.— ilnangahua Times.

iCaptain Richards is inspecting the Bonanza property at Auld's Oreek with a view of reporting on the claim for" a subsidy/ wihich has been made to the Minister for Mines for a low level tunnel from Soldiers. — Times. ' -

Ladies' Fancy Lac-e Neckwear at W. McKay and Son's. We are ready for you with th-e mjosit .up-Ko-dafce neck-wear, stylishj practical and of good quality. Lace neck -wear is nd, as i id, 3s 6d, 4s od. Furitan collars 9d, is, is 3d, is od. Linen collars 9d, is, is 3d, is 1 id. at W. McKay and Son's, The Drapers.— AHvt.

Hearthrugs and Doormats at W. McKay and Son. You must see our assortment before you buy. Jute Hearthrugs 2 S 6d, 2s nd, 3s 6d, 4s 6d. Velvet jute Ss 6d, 10s 6d, 12s 6d. Mohair Doormats 3s nd, 4s 6d up to 9s 6d. We are, ready for you with an exclusive assortment. W. McKay and Son, The Drapers".— Advt.

Now is the time to consider the question of selecting your new cycle for this summer, or about having your old machine thoroughly renovated. The right nlace to get' a- new machine or have your old one fixed up is Harley's "Bvko*" Tainui street. The prices are reasonable, which will be seen by reading- the firm's advertisement in another column.

The timber exported from New Zealand to Australia now averages from 50,000,000 .to 60,000,000 superficial feet per annum. Large quantities of white-npine are exported, this timber being utilised for the manufaoture. of boxes' for butter^ soap, candles, etc. iCauri timber is also exported in considerable Quantities 1 , and .is.- used '.for railway-carriages and interior linings of houses of a-super-ior kind. ■■'.'..".

No need to tell any woman in Greymouth that at C. Smith's, "Ltd., you can get the best drapery to bs had. Every article combines .style, quality, and low proces. Every article is desirable. If you are not yet a regular customer at Smith's it will pay r you to. qfive them a trial. If you are in need of good carpets and linoleums for floor covering, why .C. Smith's, Ltd., is the best place for low price and good quality. — Advt.

The Mawhera senior eleven gained •their second cup victory this season by defeating Kotuku at Kotuku. The Mawhera in the first innings made 32, Kotuku responding with 52. The visitors did much better in ihe second innings and hit up 66. With 46 to get to win Kotuku batted for the second time, but were all disposed of for 36, the Mawhera winning by 10 runs. Chapman 20 (not out) and 13, and Findlay ig were the chief scorers for the Mawhera.

owne>r,s ?9&d trainers will fiorn this out be? feurifeig' their attention to the coming Islsg6tmas and N.ew Year race meetings!" : • The Greymouth Jockey have issued a programme which compares more tharL favorably with the majority of clubs who are racing in New Ifear ti.r.e, and on this basis alone is sure *■•• ■.ommand support. The secretary' will take entries for all the first day's events up to 10 o'clock on next Monday evening. November 18th, and those interested should note this. fact.

Mr Ben Tillett arrived overland from \Yestport~ last evening and addressed a meeting at the Town Hall at 8 o'clock on Socialism. He is a good speaker, and ,had a most attentive audience. He- explained Socialism as \welly ; no; doubt x '. as any one can do' as far" as the" question has gone. (He sgoke. for about an hour, and his address- was. practically the same ,as that delivered on Sunday evening. At the close of his address he •invited .-.« anyone to ask- any they wished in regard to Socialism. Mr Walker occurred .the': chair andLre-j ceived a vote of thanks.

The ; Nelson Colonist's "Jubilee Souvenir" — 1857 — 1007,. has reachedi this, office. It is. for presentation "to subscribers, and. is got up in pamphlet form, illustrated with photos of the founder and _ first proprietor, the late^ Mr Win. Nation*, and subsequent editors and . proprietors, amongst them being" Mr D M L'uckie, now of the Government Life Insurance De"4 p'artmenit. It is a historical record of half a century. of the • life o* Nelson and district, with a good .'deal that will be specially of interest to old residents regarding notable men of the early days.' To the general reader ■also < the brochure will recall many reminiscences of other days thajt will make pleasant reading, though the chapter on the Maungataipu -murders will. prove saddening enough. ■--'"

. According to French law, the frog is a fish. Fishing by night i s held to >:e iwachin-g. Draughts" .were known to the 'ain;eie<ht Egyptians, and pictures four thousand yiaars old represent a quarrel over the game, Mr Colvin, 'M.-H/R., says there is no truth in the statement that he intends to -retire at the «>aneral elections. Mr Stephen Dowg Thaw, a nephew of Mr -Harry K. Tihaiw, has gonfc to Syria as a Presbyterian, missionary. He is heir to his father, Mr Benjaimin Thaw, who is worth £3,000^000. The nuim'ber of deaths, from starvation in London last year was forhynine, of which .thirteen occurred in [the East-end. The •mianlb'er of deaths outside London was 171. * Says The Dominion, "If the leasehold is the only tenure, the Government should make it. the onJv .possible tenure. The only pity is that to do so now is beyond the bounds of possilbill'ty. The accuracy attained by the use or the wfeodolite in measuring mountains *s extraordinary. -Ben-Macdhui was calculated to be 4205 feet and this result, when, checked was ,ri«bfc withm ii metes. „ Those in quest of Xmas and New Year Goods should call and see the new stocks just opened up at B Dixon's, Tainui street. The Home markets have been searched 1 to" secure the very newest and most novel designs, colorings and styles. The prices are low. Inspection invited, oee our window show. — Advt. What is (believed to be the smallest siiop m London is s-ituafcd at the entrance of the Bank -station of the City and South London Railway It is kept 'by Mr A. Blanduard. a tohaccomst, and jt measures scarcely five feet deep and four feet across. In St. Joaohimslftial, Bohemia an extensive sanatorium is being erected parents can take ; ba*h s in the water pump ed f , rom 4hc uraTlium mines which physicians have already Deigun to -prescribe, owing to ,pii '- sence of radium. P Like great men generally Greig had little regard of esteem for the ordens that Sovereigns desired to confer on him. "Much better for me that they ??° uld b u y m y music than give -me little gilt souveniors," was one of . his niave remarks to a friend to whom ■he was showing (his decoration. Mrs Seddon, widow of the late Premier, is erecting a residence on Golder'rs Hill, Wellington at a cos* of over £'3000. Anotiher Wellington lacij-, Mrs John Hammond, is spending. £10, 000 upon a mansion for herself ait jßata.

Last year the Government expended in asis.fcin.g- iimmigrants from the U'nriifced Kingdom by means of reduced fares, and 854 in passage for separated families. This year the Giovenmiment is asking for a * vote of £10,000 for the 'same puijpose.

Tie Hon. George -McLean, accompamied ihy Mrs McLean and Miss McLean, leaves Dumeiddb vfery sihtotly •for Port Said, via Sydney, where t-hey will join .the Bremen, the party intend, to remain in Cairo for some taane before igoin;g 'on to. England.

If you are in search of drapery and clothing that is new, beautiful and moderate in price, an inspection of C. Smith's Ltd., Summer stock will assist you in selection. You can buy here with confidencej for every article is of- correct style and dependable quality. — Advt - .:■•-.. ■- >.-

Walk down to B. Dixon's establishment in Tainui street, next to Noonan's, and seethe window display of Xmas and New Year Cards and Post Cards. The goods therein will give you a small idea of the stock we have inside. If you have time walk inside and see the rest of the stock— Advt.

The BiimingShaan medical officer ■has reported a Temairkaible "reduction of the infantile mortality during July and August. The doctor attributes difference solely to the aibsence of hot weather, and that tfe saving of ohidren'is lives yill total neiairly 800. . .- ' "

An origaieatto-n hasibeen foraned in Geneva, called the "Universal Society of fbh*e White. Cross of Geneva,' ha/yang for iits olbject the co-ordanaitdon of the work !bein,g carried through out th« world in the battle against tuberulosis, cancer, epimedic and infectious ddseases and social evils, such as alcoholism, etc.

A Kingston tradesman 'bavng stock ed this 'window .with a hair restorerguaranteed to produce "a luxuri amit growth" on almost a-nytihi'np- a fellow tradesman sent him a, worn-out bxoojniheiad, aaid iretumed it to his friend, together with a bill for the cost of the new crop.

An Indian native pa-pel reports that a Shan was arresited at Rangoon xecenitly with a couple of dead ducks and a hen in ius possessoon. iHe was dressed a a Mohaamnedain, a Hindm, a Burman, and a Cthinamaan. so .".that iby tJhToiwinig off successive layers he could tran&foTnn himseilif into any one "oharaoter of the *four in a few seconds He had also more than one headdress.

A Dennistan coTr^spondenit Avrdtes to a Westpprt paper:— Our greates* source of work . the State "mineseems to be giving steady employiment but it seems a 'great ipity that coal is srtill bedsnig washed initq fthje creek. We tlhouight that Hie brkjuetite plant would absorb all the small cc-al, . whitoh is really a good article, but it appears - that the supply is in , excess of what is needed for briquette . manufacture.

■What may prove to. be a "lucky find" was made !by two Maoris the other day (says the Thames StaT). They were engaged prosipeotirig ; bebween Onvharoa and Wai*ekauri, ah'd while engaged in the search for the precious mertsal one of the men slipped and fell. • He .grasped the branceg of an overhanjsjin'g tree to save himself to break his fall, when the tree .gave way at tihg roots ; and ;disclosed a nice gold-bearing- leader. • ••

At Chelbougan, Michigan a mother and child were mangled by the cx 1 piosion :of a dynamite ipercussion cap, which >t»he' latter cairraed in a hip pocket;. Mrs .WdUiams was correctin,g her seven-year-old ;boy, and the. first blow from 6h c cane struck the cap, which, on exploddaie. tore a large hole in the child's biip.. He wilt probably die? The mother lost two fingers, and was out jhlboirt the face and 'body. The little boy had been out in the field where hiis father had 'been usmv dynaiwte to blcrtv up stumps, and had slipped one of the percussion caps, into his 'pocket-.

Xmas and New Year Cards in boxes, assorted from pd to 5s 6d a box. Packets all sizes, -6d to ; is 6d a packet. Single cards in endless variety. Prices from 2d to 6d each. New Year- cards in boxes assorted, is to 3s a box. Large variety of Xmas and New Year Fost Cards in newest styles and designs at B. Dixon's. — Advt. - ■ : , ,

A young Dunedin man, who suffered from loss of appetite recently completed .31 days' -fast. For the firstfew days the "pangs of hunger were a severe trial on 'him, but he presevered, and they gradually disappeared. Has only diet was a gallon and a half of water each day. The "Press" Dunedin correspondent adds:— As time went on ihe became weaker .by degrees and was umaible, of course, to follow ihis dadly occupation. Towards the end he wasted con/sideraiblv^ and ihiis temperature became so low that he hftd to be provided with hot water battle's and extra blankets to keep warmth in him, but he stuck to his task to the finish, and has now benefited to such an extent ■that loss of aippatite no longer worries him. (After the 31 days had elapsed soda and milk and. "fruit.; -were his diet for a week and for the follo.win,fr week he had on© solid meal a day. No fewer than 5080 apipUcations for loans under, the Government Advances and Settlers Act have 'been refused. The aancunit of application fees Teceived by the:'.D&partmenjt from applicants for loans since the Act came into operation; . ,M- £29,960; The I amount paid -to -solicitors for preparing mortgage,, deeds b y . the. Department has. .been -no , : less' than' £34,544, dastriibutecr as^foltoms-— i; :*^ tM4 ' ..Auckland- ...... £6670 - jßiTainiafci .... /etfjrw „Hawke's Bay V.'. " £1325 . Wediipgton ':"■- .:. ... ... £io,i6S Marlflwroaiigfc ... ..; ... £1.116 . NeJspn: Ji ... .'. ... £693 "\Yesfclafid ... ... ... ... £33; Canterbury. ... ••• ••• £2436 Otagso ... £2754 "Southland ... ....... £3,297 .These' figures are from a return asked for by Mr Flatman. and presemted to Parliament irecenitty. A "cockey" oufivest named McLurc Had suffered from coughing and .chills, .._..,■- He saved up his money like bees getting honey, And never would spend on his ills. At last in despair and much pain. Hie opened his ours,, did McLure,, Some "bawibees" went bang, but the - praises he sang Of Woods'- Great Pepermint Cure.

The following will represent the Grey Cricket Club in their match against the United C.C. next Saturday —Messrs Allison, Denton, Dillon, leather, Todd, Neilson, Wickes, Chalk Mcßrearty, Johnson (jnr), and Cameron. The match starts at 1.30 sharp. Th« following will represent the j Mawhera Cricke\Club in their senior! match with the Railway on the Park on Saturday afternoon, play to commence at 1.10 sharp :-Fass (captain), Chapman, Hoglund .Williams „ Finlay, Napper, Kemple, Kelsall, Benmngton. Brown and Shaw. The following motion will b£ tabled at the next meeting of the Westport Harbor Board: "That , in consequence of the great rise in the price of the necessaries of life the Board •take into consideration the advisability of raising the standard of wages of its employees accordingly. '. Mr Ben Tillett will be given a farewe.ll social at Christohurch thi evening. He will leave Christchurch by the second express on Saturday for Dunedin, and has arranged to give a final address there 06 Sunday. On Monday he will leave New Zealand for Tasmania, and from there will go to Sydney on his homeward journey. Swimming this season promises to take on. Already some members oi the Swimming Club have been over to Cobden bath. At a committee meeting of the club held last evening it was decided to have the first handicap race on November 27th at S p.m. for a trophy presented by Mr G T Moss. The club this year intends to undertake to teach beginners and for that purpose several good swimmers have offered their services, and the club is about to purchase an apparatus. Twenty new memfojeo-s were elected. The Chinese Ministry of Education has notified the Literary Chancellors of Khe various provinces of the tmoire that situdeots returned from abroad and atitdred in foreign clothes, etc., a/re to be required resume itheir native coetume, and that 'they are not to b e received by ,t.h« authorities if dressed like foreigners. LoTd Kitchener, of Khartoum, ■while walking to St. James's Park, London, was once -accosted by an effusive stranger, who grasped his band and said, "Hello, Lord Kitchener! I bet you don't knpjw me!" Tihk general "gazed at 'him unmoved. "You win," he remarked laconically, and walked on. When he leanfcd that valuables he had taken from a (house in Boston, Massachusetts, *he previous night -belonged to a widow, a burglar returned all the 'goods tairou-gh the post, and in a letter apologised for taking the things, and enclos'ad £5 as "compensation." Special trains consisting of an engine, a truck for samples, and a coach .with .general lodging accommodation, are being ran in certain part s of Cape Colony for the convenience of commercial travellers, at a cost of £5 a day per passenger. Eadh passenger is allowed five tons of samples. The Rev. J. J. North, in a letter defending himself from certain changes, thus refers to Wellington :— Here is a city 60 years old and with a populationof 60,000. Optimistic citizens anfaoipaite that in- 50 years more a quarter of a million of people will live here. Yet now rents are on .London level. Houses -are .divided between two oar three families. Gardens are as lar-ge as blankets. The streets are almost the only resort of all save the children of the well-to-do. The suiburfjs are all exploited by land syndicates, and no working -man. buys his plot within easy radius of the city without paying prices that mean huge fortunes to. land dealers. These thngs constitute, a scandal. I say it, though I yield to none in love for the city And the scandal with us is more acute thao any other city in this Dominion. Is it not sad, almost ; beyond expression, that w e phould' be building a city" on these lines in these Southern Seas.