THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam” DUNEDIN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1865.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22816, 27 February 1936, Page 2

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam” DUNEDIN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1865.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

A very strong feeling has been aroused on the Dunstan gold-field against the erection of a Pound. It is alleged, and apparently the argument is sound, that prospecting cannot be carried on without the use of pack horses; and if prospectors are liable to have their animals impounded, there will be an end to that branch of experimental mining, upon which the extension of the gold fields mainly depends. ... . . .■ A law might easily be passed exampting miners' horses from the operation of the impounding law; but until this is done, we hold it to be impolitic of the runholders to ask for, and a breach of faith on the part of the Government to consent to, the erection of a Pound at the Dunstan. The Bazaar in aid of the Baptist Church was continued on Saturday, and in the evening all the remaining goods were disposed of by public auction. . . . When everything was cleared off and the books made up, it was found that the entire sum realised by the Bazaar was slightly over L6OO. . . . " The " Sydney Morning Herald " gives the following bushranging adventures: — "On Friday, the 3rd instant, a young man of the name of William .Kippen, of Richmond, travelling in the direction of Goulburn, was met a little off the road, at the Hanging Rock, by Gilbert, Dunn, and Hall. The former asked him if he had any money, and he said yes, and Gilbert told him to fetch both his gun and his money to him. Kippen refused compliance, Gilbert then fired at him several shots; Kippen presented his gun at Gilbert; to evade the contents Gilbert turned his horse round, and the shot took effect in the animal's rump, which backed and threw Gilbert. As soon as Gilbert fell Kippen fired again at Ben Hall, who was at the time assisting Gilbert to get up, and whose horse had bolted. Gilbert and Hall both got on the one horse, and left the scene, saying, "Let him alone, he is a game fellow. They had another horse at hand, and all three went down to the cross road. The "Yass Courier" of Saturday, mentions that on Tuesday morning last the mail for Goulburn stopped as usual at Mr Lodge's inn, Breadalbane Plains, for the purpose of changing horses. Two constables accompanied it as guard. While they- were, at the house they noticed several parties, whom they had good reason be believe were telegraphs or spies in the service of the bushrangers, probably dispatched to ascertain whether the coach was guarded, and what passengers there were by it. The bushrangers were at the time on the .adjoin-ing-hill watching the movements of the people at the inn, and. noticing that the police were awaiting their descent, they quietly rode away. It was at one time supposed that only in the neighbourhood of Muxrumburrah, the Lachlan, and the Fish River, the gang was harbored and succoured; but there is now good reason for believing that there are parties living in other portions of the southern districts who countenance their presence and supply them not only with food and shelter, but also with the munitions of war. It would be impossible for these marauders to keep themselves so well armed and their cartouche-boxes so well filled with powder and ball, were it not that they have friends wherever they go." The , leading butchers in Invercargill have announced a reduction of 3d per pound in the price of meat.