MINING.

Otago Witness, Issue 1682, 16 February 1884, Page 15

MINING.

The Saddle Hill Company' 3 return is lfidoz of retorted gold from three woeka' cruthi'ig All the maOhinory is n-ow running from ono engine, and pumping will bj started at Christie's shaft during the present week. ' MINING ON, THS oip MXN RANGE. (Tu.<poKa iimco ) Writing from Bald Hill Klar, under date lilh inst., an occasional correspondent saj s :—: — , '•'Wo are likely to have some practical resmta in connection With miuin); matters here. Tho Advance Companj are abi>ut to commenco work in tlieir claim, having Eecured the servicoi of MrThos Audio >s a-, mitie-rnanager. They could not havo thoasn one better able to carry out the work they require. A load of timber is expected daily f- r dhalt bin king. "Wookeymid Qavin hive Etiited a tunnel on the reef, and have Vtrygood pr spcct3. On l''rida\ last they washed from five whuelbarrow-loods of qnarla ioz i;f gold, lhoy purpose exter/dlng their drivt- ".omo diatance into thu hill, and stacking thi qnurta t it the time bein^, only wa-ihing enough to itoep them in funds. At bouie future time they wiil bo üble eichi-r to crush tbe stone th< mselves or to have it done by some other company's machine. "Lyfchiroe and Gicy have a fine face of stone in their claiini whi< h 1 hey are sluicing away. 'J hey have leased the watef from White's «eof Ccmp-ti.y, a>'& are paying £i pc week, for it. They niust lose a quantity of gold ; sti 1 ihe cliim pays them well. I hope it will exceed their anticipations, as doub'tleaa it will. " White's Keef Company are innking a thafr^on thi line of reef ; -pro-ent depth, 47ft. it is intcrided to Wnk a further dl tance of 40ft. A turim 1 hax bsen eommenc dat the lotics. l^vel to be obtained on the line of re >f, and Uin •■ bout 35ft. J t will t ftp the shaft at 360 ft from 'ho mouth of the tunnel. 'J h> reef from mny part of the mine prospects well. The Company have at pre'feni four men and a manager employed, but will idcro.ißO tbe number shortly. Theyhavoa good stock'of nikiing timber on tho ground. Prop timber (6in at gmoil cidj cosw bty\ per lineal fuot, whiih ia reaso- able eno'igh conßtderinir it conoc all the Way from Tapanui The Compain h'«>o applied for a tiaier-rifrht froai Butcher's Gully. When granted they will set about bringing in a race.

" Several pa. ties are cue prospecting, with varied iucces 0 .

V Tho Alpine Quartz mining Company (Nicholson's party), whoso pro erty is bituaied about eight mil^a up tde ranges, have furf >ur men eraolo. Ed driving a tunnel. They suotn satisfied with tho prospects. Although hitherto un'uccotteful, this claim may yet turn out well ; very Jike'y payable shoots of i-tone will b • got. •* The Vincnnt County Council have a party of men engaged making a passable dray-road from tho foot of the hill to the mines. Considerable activity prevails throughout*"

being rolled uo is supposed to prevent it sticking, but doos not alwaya provo efficacious J. G , Kiveradale.— --hall be hippy to do so. § BDBBORIBBB, We»«and. (i) The seed of tobacco Bhoulu be planted in hot beda, protected at nigh s by mats, dur>ng the urst ruonsh of hpring, so that pUnts may be ready for plautifgout as Boon as the Frosts aro gone. If .you have not the facilities for matung a hotbad, sow in September, and mike 1 a canvas fratfle to protest the srpdbid at nightMn-1 duri 'g Heavy raiii. Thks6ed bed Should iJB of fl iv soil* &n $ v ' ta . r >.t h»a b. en 'iropared 1 4uttuiity-b'f .^c'rub jjhojild ho^burur, on j& in order to"kil all w6ed Bseds. Tne'eeo .ro very flue,' and in order to o>Uin an equal distribution it should bo mixed with aand . before do wing It ahould be so wn quite ' v the aurfaca, and theu pre-wed in- by means of a light roller, or by laying a light board over it and-Btinding on it, equalising the pressure as much ad possible. Tbe land should be carefully prepared tor transplanting, small bdlocks being raised up in rowa. Each of these should be about a foot in diameter, and flattened »t the top. The beginning of a wet spell should be chosen for transplanting, one plant being put into each hill. Great attentiou should be paid to weeding during the growth of the Slant*. As BOon as the plant begins to throw off tho SoweT ahoot, .it should be nippti'd oft, o herwise ihwoifld weaSeti t> 9 lea\^p. .1* jroti, intend |roO tor tne Iflarkgfc, ..frite to tto manajfer 8f thFf.ecently.formed Company in Auckland, whi iyomd^no' doubt give you nicvay valiiable hint* ft) Virginia .tot, 8s per lb ; lor,g l«Ted •>». »". ■* beo. Matthews' Beedsman, Dunedi.i. («Fairbalt, 7b per post 8s; at Braithwaite's, Ko^al Arcade,

Duped*.., Ada, a»r>ton,wisheß'to know where the. *»*«»■ titled 1 "Mem rable Women of Irwh Mcthcdism in ♦If • t «t r^Timrv * by the Key C. H. Crookaha k, t\ L t \l ?b" obtatoi fend whatsis the p ice -We &SD& iSnTo? lL bet * 4n scoifin U.meuin, but E rftS^K*«M.*«lvcritali.B .near columns -would procuie.lt for you. l(1 „ , 4' ii Beaumont. Is is against our rule to insert kttew whufa have .been refuaea by ptww papew. B™, Z ihe r«p-,rt in I.c . tirely dkl not appear £ our column*, tue matter can bo of no interest to our readers.' Ihe correct method to adopt i< to avail yourse.f eiiher of our advertising columns or those of our contemporary. A B-C .'Swiffi Creek.— U seems to us you are each entiUed tothe exemption, bat the . man y haviug o cc been paid we are ol opinion that it c.nnot be

recovered. A mjbsobibsb ask? :-Can I legally register dogs outilde tee borough • f Cromwell. I being a m^dent i<i teat borough There is a dog tax in the borough of Cromwell at 10a per dog, in the Vincent County

a» 6s per dog.— tisarjißte. We.twood.— The answer to both question Is <he aania— not unleßS it is epocially provided for In -the abetment. Fakjibe, Strath-Taieri, asks :-Can you inform me wneiher if I take up a perpetual-lease section and buy* eectiOQ aloneside of itl ha.otolivo on the perrjeiuia-leaeed on'ei-Noti it >ou reside onacon- - tiguou-i eeetlou. CiimoN writes :— Seven members form a school committee. If only six can bo found to stand, is the work done by thote six throu«hout the year legal ! - It seems to us uoubiful who' he; it can be saul that in BUCU a caie thtre haa been any election. The Act pro\Med that *t the annual meeting seven householdeiß are to" be elected to form the committee.' We are not aware of any method of supplying such defect other than a new election. A RiAOBK —We would advise you to consult a medicat*man, in Older to' get the heart properly aoundedt ' ,

T. E. X., South'and— lt arises from a disordered liver. Try two teaspoohfulß of glycerine in a wiueciaaa of water iiflrhediiiolyiftureach meal ; or fl/e drops cf Unctiire <>t nux vo'mica B P; a quarter of au hour bVforo breakfast, dinner, and tea The above ate

adult doses. , ft. M' T., Mount Btoker.-U) Weshoul^imagine you are Buffeting from so >.c dißuase ot the toe Try the following :— Liq.: Plumbi euiiacet, 3 drams ; vio. opii, S drams ; water. Hi z ; which u*e as a lotion by Btturattugapieceot lint wltbir, and Wind itround the ajfcuted part, cove ing it over with a piece of oiled *ilkl k in order that the lint m*y be kepi const^ut y m<.ist with the'lotion and comm micate to us next week the result 1 . (2) Carboiicncid(pure), BdrO{jß ; burnt alum (powdered), half a dram ; powdered white Btarco, 3oz 1 dram ;. rrench chalk, loz 5 drams ; oil of lemons, 16 dropa ; mix, and sprinkle on the inside

of the BttckingH every morning. Cohstakt bJUDBB. (Ii Four pounds mixed fruit' one gallon wat.er. Steop three, days and nights in an open vessel, frequently btirring ; then stir through b hair sieve Preea all tho. 1 quor out ot the fruit, and mix both liquids, and to each gall n add- three pounds of sugar Leo it h and three days and three nighra, frequently stirring and skimming. Put it into a cask, and let it remain lull and working at tbe bungbolefor two weeks. Then to every thae gallons put one qnsrc of brandy, and bung closely. ' (2) Send a specimen of the ruse tor Identification. . • GiiENLBDI w>ites? Pear Malsrer Editor,— As ane <j' your readers is ill : about »em.in, if the fern man o' Kincardine o' Neil is the oretginal rammie Horn that was i' the Witness la-t week, 1 hiv to hay that I nevor hid the pleesure o' gripping that worthy V fusionlesß fiat ; infac' i never Kent onyboiiy wi' so a name. Ihe name jest cam' into my held as nat'/al like' as a luce into ihe held <>' a H^elan' bairn. Ah for the oreeginal; ita no' difficult to fa' in ijvi' one. Taromle ttorns are bit'ower common callants baith ben and at Hame. . quely. No. 8. J. F. M. aska for a recipe for rhubarb wine.

ANSWERS. Ho- 4. 0 writes: As tbo Witness is road in Kildaro, and has been tor years, they will there think that St. Batnans must be a paradise when Kildare is called wild. Kildare is a plain, having two hills about 26 miles apart- Allen and Mullamast. On the latter O Oonneil held one of bi3 gr<-at n outings. It was alpo tho scene of a great slaughter of tho Irish! princes, who met there foi a banquet. Tho former is also hi-torical as the scene of a gro t battle; In which were engaged 21,000 on each Bide, ne*»ly all of whom were main, as it was a hand-to-hand contest. Th's wad before the time of the Satonfl, the invaders being Ulstermen. ifoiv for Bridget, which means bright -as Peter, a rrok. St. Bridget was the daughter of an Ulster prince, and" 'was born at 4 Focbard, in that province. She waa remarkable for her piety, and was tho first ■ nun in Ireland. She built her first church under an oak in' the town of Kildare, kU, a church, and dare, an oak -Church of the Oak; date of founding, GSS. She died and was burled »». Downpatrick. where also Sts Patrick and O'ln'mbas (.St. Oolumbkill) were buried in one grave. Giraldus Camb-.enbis records than after the oonquest ot Ulster, 1185, the three saints we>e found lying in a triple vault, Sis. Pitrick in the wntre-the three were tws'ated to the C*th'edral. Bride is an at bre via io ; 0/ ' rl lxee ; . he was popular in fcngUnd and Scotlano, and many churches were dedicated to her — ie., St Bridi's church, Fleet street, London; and adjoiniog the church, Brideswell, apace urecteJ near, to.>k the name of Bridewell, »nd was given by Edward VI. to the dU as a poofbouae and house of correction, and bo it comes thit tha pu'e and innocent Bridget's name is mixed up with* <fhKB the very opposite to that to which she belonged. Tw o old lineß rim— , 11 In Downpatrfck ono grave does fillBridget, Patrick, and Columbkill." Thß church in Kildare, the walls of "which are still standing, v of renown as a ruin at the present day. The original quest on is a foolish one—" Why &c " - for Bridges i« not in the majority. Mai y Viands fttst in general. and in one county I know Amstaaia prevails, and would number a? many m both Bridget and Mary, I noticed this in taking tho census in 1861. The ,ailk dress legend iv " bo»h " and I do not think it should have found a place in , bo useful a column of your paper as Notea and Queries. No. 6.-J. W. P. replies as follows :-The following is ■a Blmple method of making a rain-gauge :— Let tho tinsmith make a funnel with a tmall -sw onequarter Inch opening at) bottom, and having a "in band soldered round the top, to prevent the rain that fills within it splashing out attain. The upper edge of this band must mea&uro"an exact Bin in diameter. Take a good large bottle— an ordinary wine bottle will serve, but iv localities where the rainfall U heavy something larger w preferable ; Into this tottle measure 3J fluid ounoes, and mark the bottle at the water level : bo on till tho bottle is filled,- marking tlw water level of each added measure of SJoz. Each of these graduations shows one-eighth inch of rainfall. For convenient reference tire gr»d,aationß may be.marked on a Efcrip of paper gwKqfifa tftffefcj? fib's lwtfle. r