THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1863. Shipping Intelligence.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22286, 12 June 1934, Page 7

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." DUNEDIN, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1863. Shipping Intelligence.

SEVENTY.ONE TEARS AGO.

POET CHALMERS— Junk 11The schooner Courier, which left Pork Chalmers some weeks ago with a party of explorers for the-West Coast, returned to port this morning, four of the original party, with two of- the crew, having ueen left at the West Coast with a supply of provisions expected to last them for nine or ten months. . . . During her absence the Courier put into several of the bays on the west coast o£ Otago, in each of which the exploring party effected a' landing, but the visit was made too late iu the season for satisfactory prospecting, and the expedition has not been' made without very considerable privation, or without risks to life and limb, which would have daunted any party less energetic or determined.

The Government advertise for tenders for the construction of a road from the Dunstan township to the junction of the Clutha and Kawarau rivers, ... We hear that the erection of a fine building for the Bank of Australasia, oa the plot of ground iu High street, between the Commercial Hotel and the Arcade, will be commenced to-day. ... ' An Irishman at Wetherstone’s had *. narrow escape lately from severe injury under somewhat singular circumstances He was proceeding in the direction of Munro’s Gully, and whilst talking to some other diggers and not minding where he was walking, he stepped into a hole upwards of thirty-five feet deep. He was rescued as quickly as_ possible, his companions expecting to find at least several of his bones broken. He had sustained no injury, howevex - , beyond a good abating, and very coolly exclaimed as he reached the surface, “ Now, boys, any of you that has conceit in your leaping, there’s a jump for you.” No one was inclined to try a repetition of the feat. Official intelligence reached town yesterday afternoon that a rush is reported to be taking place to the Lindus. . . . Ik is very probable that this district will yet prove a valuable addition to the gold fields of the Province. THE GOLD FIELDS. WARDEN’S REPORTS FOR MAY 30th. Edward Groker, Esq., Warden at Gabriel’s, reports the estimated population of this district at 1300, about 80 of whom arc miners; and further states:— “As indicating the desire to settle in the town of Lawrence, it may be mentioned that a site, having 24-feet frontage ha* been sold within the last week at £24, or £1 per foot frontage. -- The' sites have been leased at 10s per annum per frontage foot.” The population of the gold field area* is as follows: Waitahuna, including Waipori and, Woolshed, 1013, about 793 .of whom are miners. Wakatipu, 5830. _ Arrow, 2600; estimated proportion of miners to business people and others a* 40 7-8 to 1. Mount Bonger, 3650, of whom about 3000 are miners. 1 Manuherikia, 2250.