EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26672, 19 January 1948, Page 4

EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

FROM THE FILES OF THE ©tacjo Sail? {Times DUNEDIN. JANUARY 19. 1863. The Witch of the Tees, which is to sail for London on Tuesday, will, in addition to her cargo of wool, take 21,6400 z of gold. “We mentioned some time since that a few specs of gold were found by men engaged in levelling Bell Hill.. On Friday. Messrs Pierce and Packman’s' men, who are excavating the Town Board's section on the west side of the cutting, in what appears to be a continuation of the same vein „ whitish clay as that in which the Bell Hill men worked, found more of the exciting When the fact got talked on on Friday, there was soon an inconvenient cluster of persons in that part of the cutting, and the police officer on duty had to remonstrate for some time before ’a clearance was effected.” “We would recommend those who have been complaining of the heat of the past fortnight to read the following, which is a telegram from Adelaide, published in the Herald of January 10:—‘The weather to-day is cool, in consequence of a fresh southerly breeze, which is blowing up the uiut. The thermometer yesterday stood as high as 110 degrees in the shade and the sun 154 degrees. To-day it is, in the sun, 76.69 degrees.”’

“The late purchasers of the hull of the Victory have now removed all they intend to save, and, it is understood that, notwithstanding the wreck of the schooner Favourite at Wickliffe Bay. they will suffer no loss. It is probable the hull of the vessel, as she now lies, will again be exposed for sale.

“ We have never known this market so bare of fat stock, the only lot of fat cattle in during the week being a few from the paddocks of Mr Mollison, Green Island, which we sold at a considerable advance upon our last quotations. * The trade are entirely without stock, and a number equal to our - usual consumption would meet ready ‘ sale, at an average of about 70s per 1001 b for best quality, and 50s to 55s for inferior. We shall have a few very good cattle in on Wednesday. No imv ported cattle have come to hand dur- \ ing the week.” ,