THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciem." DUNEDIN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1863.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22373, 21 September 1934, Page 3

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciem." DUNEDIN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1863.

| SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

According to our Dunstan correspondent’s statement, _ the- incoming escort from that place will bring down 6,9850 z sdwts of gold. Our Tuapeka correspondent sends us a few particulars as to the search for the stickers-up of Mr Yalpy, an employe of the Bank of New South Wales, between Tuapeka and Waipori. It will be remembered that the fellows did not get any gold, from Mr Yalpy, but that they did shoot his horse, after they had con-ducted-the animal and the owner of it to Watkins’s El Dorado Accommodation House, and robbed the keeper of L 35. It appears that on Tuesday morning Sergeant Thompson, having received the news on Monday night, started_ at four o’clock on Tuesday morning with some men in search of the robbers. When about four miles from Wetherstone’s the sergeant discovered a tent in an almost inaccessibly deep gully. Having managed to get down, the sergeant found in the tent a bullet mould formed of wellbaked clay, and some bullets close to the tent, which was open at both ends and well placed to enable its occupants to see in time any one who might be approaching. Tlie track of a horse was found. From the statements of some sawyers, it appeared that the two men had been staying in the tsnt for about a fortnight, and that being joined by a third on Saturday (week), the three shortly afterwards left in - company. The sergeant and his party made for the Waipori, and was joined by the first reinforcement from Dunedin, that, was sent on Tuesday afternoon. On a leading range running parallel with Maungatua the officers found traces of a camp fire of a party who had been there on the previous night. Meeting with some men who had been on the search from Waitaliuna, the police made for the Waipori Bush, which was partly examined that night and thoroughly ne.Vt ftSy. Nothing was discovered as to those who were wanted. The search had been renewed when our correspondent wrote. The New Zealander of the 7th instant says;—“A native woman entered Mr Hassan’s boot and shoe establishment, . in Shortland-street, yekerday. _ and offered a sovereign for ■ about : a sniffing's worth of what are tethnically called ‘eyelets.’ Suspecting something wrong from the extravagance of the offer, Mr Hassan refused to let her have; them, and on inquiry ascertained < that on the head of a lueifer being inserted they formed a perfect substitute for percussion caps. The fact was made known by Mr Hassan •to some of the authorities,' who were utterly incredulous until some of them werN exploded in their presence.” A valuable discovery of gold has just been made by a prospecting party about sixteen miles distant from town,.and only a short distance beyond the Taieri River. Our informant describes the locality as consisting of. very precipitous gullies, similar to those at the Shotover. Provisions have to be packed for a short distance across the ranges. The strip-, ping is three or four feet, and the prospects most encouraging. Gullies- of similar formation to that now in work abound in the neighbourhood. ? . / One of the English papers, referring probably to 1 the proposed use of Sikh troops in New Zealand, makes the mistake of using the word “ Scotch ” troops, and adds: —“which are supposed to be specially adapted for service in New Zealand.” ... .. ‘