KELSO.

Otago Witness, Issue 1589, 6 May 1882, Page 13

KELSO.

(KltOM Ol'tt OWN U.HIKK-TO DKST ' { . : - May la. ' Aluvulv l.he qu.intil..\ 'of i,'i-ain swt in (.0 t,!.c 1.1 1 viy-' slsuimi l.n cm •1 iK the •:« ' "■''•; 1' )wort.i>£ t - l)l v >vurn-wu-.t .tud tl.o ilailv i-rv X "An- tnoiviui tttuino .in,vodT Tlii-. i-> nut to be, .voudoml at, t 1 the faimoi.s arc WwuniKiittiiy their iivoiliurc with unn.-ual li:ure.; ThfPiiuu-s'oftenns aiesuuieiunllv tfiiiptinir. jujil f»u.nuU y ., va'lcy .Mid hill -from rid^'e .I'nl i 1 wu-c.u'»,, wiiu-ons, a»d bu look- U-nys loa fwl \uta tne preiuus Jruitaro hourly juesNiujf m f"i' immediate diMpitdi. oi'.hor to .the Tajianui inill<« or Mm Duuwlin 11) irKnt,i-o i that our lecsl itiMun i> acliialiy blocked «•>. I serve, however, that eMiiy eJfon. is bwna nude by the raitwav ollicuvls to tadlitate iwdc, nnd loadtil tiuolca on arrival are unloaded and lilted again wuh wonder- 1 ful pelerity, This'prossure i* likely 10 continue for 11. considerable tune, as wobt oi tho lar.nois .vie i:.o.in-d to immediately 1 eali.se, and o'hoi s> " re ais-rii am imcdin. ) foar, however, that; the I,'cuat a c i,u .tl«o wt.ithcr will retard ah t\wh work.r k . We have now a forofavto ot what nuy wo pvpeclnd In Kelco aa rtssjarda an ocraslo'ial i.njnerw >n. On Sund.iy the Vomahaka aivl \U varwuu tr.hntai-.oj wen) awoll'm"- up \sith lainazinjf xapi'lity, until >tn inidniiiht almost cvqvj rga-l and thoroughfare wurj, entirely floodul, and fcho dwellings ..nd liusiness pi v uh were quite .surrounded with water, in many pl.iccs knee-deep. Moat of the inhabitants made preparaiiuns fpr-a hasty flight ; hut fortunately, ar. nbjut 3 a.m. the! waters abated, and by d-iylight the streets were ajrain, pissable, and the water fell fully ibroe feet. It is cx- ' peeted now that this sudden and unexpected Hood will be the means of rousing the inhabitants to iuhtant action in endeavouring to induce t,hu counties to cut a, Btiaight channel for the river where, at present a long winding hend exists, and is the cause of much bicUfl icdiiitc. xMcssis Pykc anil Bracken, M U.\\.\ wuie here on a flying \isit on Friday last, but lie,v(uid whai you havy seen in telegrams thctu i-i nothing l>o report. It is there nconlod that they viewed the proposccllvcli-o to tJoro railway, but I think it must havo been a dim and distant o/iito. . An 'auction Kale by Mr Mooney, on tho same day, was largely attended, and sheep, cattle, hoi sew, and pigs were freely disposed of. A lar^c «ui,ntily ot timbor.from one of the local siwmilis was sold at highly rcmuneiative price*. Mr Monibiiii, . ookniaker is bnildi ■% a iftr«o a-id coinm«dious shop and dwellinp;-house, and theio is talk ■•fun enturprismir bakrr building vory soon. I regret to have Co withdraw a nt!»icment nmdo by me last wo'ek re^ardififr a manso; intended to be built in this disuict. It ha- sine mn*i ired that tho higher oniecra in tho ehuieli ol.jeot to pay such a large suuv for a bite, and consequently we avo not to have a manse this time.