CROMWELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2171, 3 October 1895, Page 23

CROMWELL.

Reptrmbf.r 30 —A smill nuning boom is in a fair way to break out, in Cmmwoll. Many divdges are projected, and several cltims p»gged oil. Tlie Baunockburn dredge is not wor.cing yet, owing to the want of a headline stion^ euouph to enable tho dre Igj to be warped up itujwu The currant o the Kaw.ir<m is much stronger than that of the Molyneux between Clyde and Alexandra, so t>iat the ordinary headline* are not siro.ig enough. I'nnuiNu Ui'P. -A Mr Neill w at pr.'.sent in this district pe«<m;{ off whole mountain sides on bnhalf of a Uunoiiin syndicate. His main object i 3 to obtain po-se-sJou of abaudoned quartz cliims, of which th^re are plenty on the Carrick ouly half tested. Of corns'! there ia always a chanie of coming across go id sfcons on developing these mines farther. For instance, tho Lawrence family, of B'linockh'irn, bought an abnndone<l quartz ruef for an old son;c b-^tw^ r -n two and three v^nn ago Tli^y now a-.l; £'100') for the «»mc property, and :.i\- not .-.t ull auxiuus to bell, for they hthVf a g toil Lhiiij;.

Cuuucic -Mr Bjhrens, who has been driviug for a. ivef on the Can-ink for years, struck the reef lite 1-ut year, just before he had to come down f oni tho mountain. 11-t found a fair body of xtoiw, but not of a golden (juality. Since coinmencing work this year he has couie upjn a pi-oiin-*iii|{ holy of atone. Altogether things on the Carrick aie looking up. The Government have instructel Mr M'George to survey a new ro.ite for a sludge channel np the smith's cully, ami if this channel is found practicable and carried out it will open upon 200 or 300 acr<;s of auriferous ground, sj let us hope it will be found practicable As there is a lot of snow on the mountains, which is ljkely to take all summer to melt, the "sluicers are in high feather. Ciucket. —The various clubs of the district are making preparations for the coming season. The BannocUburn Club i* in a good financial position, aud as the players are det«nnined to hoi 1 together well they will nioit lik"ly have a successful season. The Cromwell Club is at present in abeyance owiux t > a split in the ranks over tlie question of providing music for a fancy dre=s ball projected to HB<ist the funds. Home of the numbers seeing a chance of their mm not getting the phyinif, turned traitor to the cricket club and determined to get up the ball privately. This so disgusted tlie others that the split at present seem 3 to be p nnuient, and tha Cromwell Crkket CUib in <y b« looked upon as being defunct. ' !-insid.'nrig that the club owes m.itchej to the Black i and R Jxburßhclub*, bothof whichonly cvii jonthe unJcrstinding of getting a return m itch, this untiin-ly end is ruthet rough ou tho .ibuvomentioned dubs

Coal,— Medsrs George aud Rt-onach arc getting vigorously to work at their pit. The hoiler, which w.vs brought- 1 >v.-n from the Carrick with great d-fli-ulty an I us damage to tho rain-fih-ckle old M cau'li >y bridge, is now on the ground, and sinking has begun.

Schools —The Elucation Board's painters are at present up the Clutha Valley painting tlie

Fchools. They will do the schools fn this immediate vicinity on their way down. Soi:ui. Club.— The suaaon at the social cljibhaa just closed. The club, under tho able guidance of Air Goodger, the i'nerget.n und ((ciiia.l secretary, is now free fmm debt and in \ fair w,\y to enjoy a li"<g Jti«l iiroiipeioas cd^U'tu 111.1 ' 1 . Fund t mnia-ui-r.l-j mr pii/, 's—r clock pin-: -nt-'d by Mr l).»\vsou (of l>i«»()ii Bri^B., watchiuakern) and a tin of iv.x presented by Mr C. I). Mo ris (of the Ceylon Tea Company)— were won by Mr D. A. Jolly, who got 'he clock for cri binge, and Messrs Turton and Stepheuson, who cxrried off the tea for whist.