OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 37, Issue 9612, 29 November 1907, Page 4

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.

HAKIILTONI. We are having a better season of it here than the past but nothing to boast about yet. We have had nothing but scorching winds, t which have done a lot cf damage to the fruit trees and early potatoes, some of which have been burnt quite black, and other crops seem very backward. But to-day we have had a fine rain for about eight hours which has helped things considerably. We Irnve had moro rain here for the past month than for nearly . two years, but the ground wants n good deal yet. In mining everyone is in full swing. • Messrs Hooper and Horn are getting off a good paddock and things look very well with them for a good wash up, that is if the water holds out till after Christmas. Our tunnelers are still battling away, but I don't hoar tell of any great N liiid.s yet. M'Alpine and Son are in over GOO feet. The prospects are good, bint they have a deal of coinont to contend with, which is a great drawback as they have t» shoot the most of it, but nothing daunted they are working hard to get through it and expect to get, out of it soon. The Roberts party are in about 200 feet and have a very wet,, troublesome job. They exppct in a few feet further to Strike the famed Coram gutter, which is said to be full of gold, and it is to be hoped they will strike it soori as they bave worked hard for it. The School Committee mPt, last Monday to see the Inspector's report, our school being examined on the 29th of last month. The report was very condensed, and the only thing they could make out was that all the children passed except three, <>ne in Standard If, one in Standard IV, ai.d one in Standard Vf. All things considered the committee thought the school had done very well. We are all very pleased to see that J)r Martin has arrived back sufel/ from the Old Country. During his residence here the doctor has become very popular, anrl has relieved many a poor sufferer, although he only ponies Up here on Saturday for a holiday and goes back on Monday, and doesn't care to practise here. The people arc> like the sailor, any port in a storm, and we are far from any docter, Dr Martin has done some clever cures about here. One lady had been suffering for 16 years with stones in the kidneys and had been to doctors everywhere, and . none of them could tell what was wrong with her until she went to Dr Martin, and he told her straight away ■ what was wrong. She was worn away to a shadow, but he took her in hand and gavo her medicine. Jn three months she passed four stones as large as kidney beans, and to-day she is as strong as over, This is a case I know myself. November 18th, 1907.