THE DUNSTAN.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 364, 19 February 1863, Page 5

THE DUNSTAN.

We take tlio following from the Dunstan News of Tuesday.

jjDeath by Drowsing.—Tt is with givnt tcrn-I we Kave to n-purc the death, by diowninj, of Mr M'lvi'una, for smue tinw iv tUv emiiliy of Jl Ssrs M'Lt-nd nnil Gibsißi. It. nppunr: ihntthis youn^ man 1 ft fur th? pnrp.'Ke of listhiu.' in n s'jall ln^non n-ar thi> Wanakn ]jik>. Sot tvtnriiina, si-ni-oli was made tVc him. Mid hi< bhly nt lenctii disscnvow 1 in tlie I i£oon, lifo beliiji quite'extiiiet. From thi: f.ict of hU clothts b L 'iiig fraud n. ni the Inkc, tht-re i>! no doubt whatever but that he loc< his life while bailiinir. 'i'hia ni-cident is pecnliiil> di-tre-sinj.% as only n few dujs .11:0 tliis uufortunat' neiiilonnn succeclii, at the" risk of his own ih«, in tv.-fiiii'it; anotlicr mm 111 llie same riuploy fnun ;i w.itiry ftrave, \V U are indebttd to 'M ■ M Lood fo ;'or the fore^oine pavticul.irs. Mr KoJdell, ooroi cr fir the .li«tric", hit hero ycstonlay for tlie pi.rposiof lioMin;; -in i»qnn it on tlio "cinains The Kivck—Wonoiiee numbeis of differs dnri'ipt the last few days retwiiinis fro:« FoV"-. to tlirii old claims. With thn ccrtniiity ot't •<? ui'is'uienee oi thi river m a short time, they pr-fer for the prrsjnt working ia the v.iri li< gullies of lliis di^tiict, wh<T« eveell nt wn?es enn nln-.tys hcohta'nel. tocnosiuntir iuirtlie iisk of hi-inst snowcl wp at Fox's, an-i tliiitI'liins tlio ch.'ince of thi' 1 ion claims so cmc-ally dis triliu'cl a'oiia; the banks of the M.i'ynenx.

The liAKKs —Our niiiiiinr i'ltoli once, from tli' Liko Lti^trict. is ot no p-ir>ipul,ir interest. A nc>v ruli is royioitod U> n plico 'Ja-oiw miKw Wshi-r up ilii Liiko ili.m Oie t wnvhip. Kothiuit ie Vtt hvani as to fie rcMilt. The prices of pwisoiis lvinali: :Oioat the same as our ia-st quotations Flour is somwlint higher t.hnn fo.-inorly. Kawarm;.—Ouv latent a vomits from tlio Ka'wswn argnc >vc 1 for the nrwpect' of the min>>s :<ltlia pltuw A two-iiun(ti micrgi't wa» oliuiinod ihert «over;il days since byOvivii's in the taiita, and we luve insipoi-tvtl several i>nrcets of very h svy -golil brouglit. I Mm that localiiv. M.CsuutiKi'KiX.—ln uiinintj mattes* tlieiou 15tt5e of an «:iconragit<g nature to Tk-kt«. Whil-* tile Vivcv nfin «iwso hicb, thirttfs HiU^t veni'i'n, to n iertain v>\« lent, in x'atu qmi. The mvont neeess'iA1 iliit c\i>v. r,<i" ;i resident liifwrstvatft s\>id wj.fcien m tlie Ouneilni Is daily more and Wi.v-e n*nvnvn\ 11)0 ««ylisio*. witli whiohOvery molnrfstwmid^ni'lrOlwvivX^oh i\'S anil Oie Yinineiviw «N>iT««-^noiil lh;-i*iVn, nil tend to>l«w li-iw al^s^ldtclj1 lieAossiy it is to IiAW » \v.a>toi <>« the \poK 1^ >m w*, tliis )»»rt v>f tho tieU is, \i'w\i!imar, mow A^iye'y popvttaic^ wid VitA iiior.» tNte i>i\'oly wtol, liisin iiny xit)iei\ W* h«y t«>o Oi«Vl>.'Wl.%l.t Will >10t Sl'l.NO, « (jKI tWll.^lVJ.- l.» Ntv.ti'l in tlioWy ofsAOcMrsVe sin ap:viMWOnt» ti-ns-ii 11 > Jvc st»!on.\i i im»iv>^ fov iho ■e.ipit^l *w,l 10.-o^vVnwst^^^ x\VloOlow«v<Wi «hwWA xlw<%i\(.i.l Oowii.Mi tVnip^iiy ?>h n v\*Nsiin«ly v>^ They \\.m«WmV),W ivh vOs \vaMiil\iS Vtp O\eit- >«m *aft..«ilie vxynNMiivstw v^l'csK A v.ew vvwiywW xlxv M;t>iii)^\\Ki^ lias W« vj vto \vM.-i li»n,l<s AlM^^i^mva^t^ixvili 'lV 0

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