OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 28, Issue 1431, 3 April 1897, Page 3

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

0BLACKS.

Matters have resumed their even tenor. Nothing further has, so far, been ;heard about our water scheme'. The county engineer was to report to the council about it, but whether he is lost in admiration of the scheme or in the channel I know not. Nothing has been seen of tKe report so far. Thedredge goes steadily on, doing much work for. little return. Ic is a pity no well defined line of payable wash can be picked up. Old miners all.agree that the claim contains good, payable gold. I shall be glad to hear that the company has struck a rich lead, and so, I am sure, will all Blacks. , Last night we were entertained by. Mr John Fuller's Myriorama Company. There was a very fair tous'e, and the general opinion expressed was that we are all too seldom visited by'such a copapanv. Of the vocal items given those of Messrs J. Fuller and Howard Chambers found most favour with the audience... Mr Chambers's voice struck me as being of very good bass quality. With two years's study under a good teacher, I should think M r Chambers could justify I what is claimed for him on /the bills of the 1 company. Such a voice as he possesses is well worth Lqndon training. March 30,1897. i , r'6-^:——■ .CAMBRIAN: . The weather has.'ch'ang'ed for the better for our gold miners., Ther.e have been a good many, idle for ,the want. of. water, but the rain of last week, has put them all, in fun work again. In the .'dry weather. Mr Ewing had to put off a good many of.his hands on account of .the scarcity of, the water but now all hands are on again". If; as a great blessing to have, such an energetic gentleman as Mr Ewing among us in,the district for the rtason of nis giving employment to so large a number of our local-young men.

COAL MIXES.. v . |. The weather also has greatly improved the trade in our coalpits, but I do not think the rain is the cause,of that, improvement Mt the approach of the wint'er. There are a large number of coaldra'ys leaving the coalpit's now daily, and if the Cambrian coalpit .is supplying the Ophir dredge that alone will consume about 13 tons weekly. HYDE. SPEED THE PARTING GUEST- . Springfield Farm, the property of Messrs Ramsay Bros., has .changed hands recently the purchaser being Mr A. Arthur, storekeeper of this district. The price so far as I know has not yet transpired. I understand that Mr B Stiushall r vill have the management of this estate for 'the purchaser. Report hath it that he is the right man in the right place as regards experience. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. will sell the stock, furniture, &c, on Thursday next when it is hoped that there will be a large attendance of buyers present and good prices realised in the interests of the vendors. The sale "6f the above-mentioned property will probably mean the removal from this locality •of one .who has taken a prominent.part in all local matters which he considered in the interests of the district. . .

Given a fine night on the 17th i'nst., the occasion of the banquet to be tendered to him,, I predict a large attendance comprising people'of. all shades of opiuions, in Naseby on that night. THE WEATHER has been very cold here until the last day or two. Jack Frost gave us a visit yesterday. SHEEP. As a result of the recent sales, sheep have been monopolising the traffic through this district en route to Gore this few days back. RABBITS. Judging by the number of trapped rabbits being conveyed, to the station by a great number of residents and trappers, at the head of the latter of whom is " Yorkie," well-known here'as the " Rabbit Professor," the carcases of '.'buririy " must contribute greatly to the coffers of these interested in their capturt- .Somewhere about 400 to 500 pairs are sent from here daily, consigned principally to F. J. Sullivan and J. Nelson, Fishmongers, Duriedin, for freezing and domestic purposes.