UPPER TAIERI.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 30

UPPER TAIERI.

April 27.— The heavy rainfall that occurred Jfcst week has enabled' the- miners to resume Sluicing operations' after a lengthened period Of enforced idleness. Jndgrag feorn the quantity, 'of rain that has fallen, in the higher regions of the district, I should say that the miners Svill have a brief innings at their respective Haimg prior to- tfoa suspension of work from the Bevority of the frost for the ensuing winter (nonths. _ PaStohai..— Durinir the past week tfie flocfe 1 trwners have been- busily engaged with the mustering, in of ttieir flocks from the back country. Eooklands,. Lmburn, and the Beaumont station* respectively are takinj advantage of the spell of fine weather to get their sheep down as soon as taoßsiblß. The flock* here just now arem spl'enaia condition, which wall no doubt enable th^m to bravo th<* storms of ttu* ensuing winter The Dasture on the m-ouatain heights, combined with along spell of fine weather, has effected a rapid bnpravement in the condition of the flocks dtKiug Ehe past two month*. I regwfc to. wpott that Jfcliere iff na- demancL.fc* the snrplns sheep tnat ■.re beiisff offered for salo at present. ■ BTJNHY.— When traveUing over the- undulating eoutttry of tire Swtiton River in tßis* neighbouT. Boodashorttima since it Btruck me that bunny luw,a.deal to -answer for for having endeavoured %aw?rpetuate hi', species in our midst to the end Vrftime. But the cunning little rodent has been Brought t(r bay at last by toe »Ren«y of phqstofadrised' gnnn beinelaiadiown over bx& and- dais Whia'destmction. It may be trul^said of this fjfrtle animal that he Mas brought down ia hu train to tfie verge, of exterminatioir partridges', 'nuaiT, pnea*antß, and othar birds ratrodurtEd herei pbifiawnmberof oar native birda have du-ap-OBared- from the- sceae- through, having eaten feftisonoa carcases such as wekas, owls, etc Bunny's day of reckoning has proved a costly mxn for the colony. H*has def^. the combiv.ed wwdomof our legislator* cwrtrecßm Welbngtoa, backed by thousands of pounds exnended in the tandeavour to exterminate him, for, like the poor, ieis always- with us.

mihtno. ' HK*D»OF'TH»Tja*ai;RivEHi.— lfcis gr*tifym#to fepoi* tbafrmfiriog eaterprise ia rapldlj «*fc«»<«»»« Ui operations, ta th& head of tneTaien River in this diotrict, as a number of miners have estate lished their homes along the banks of the *lverin the elevated regions oftne Lanimerlaw ; n^bly, among others, I may mentions MeaSrs Martin, JTLsSd, and Co., M'Coll Btot.. William Petttgrew, and a number of Mongolians as well. Nkw Dam.— A* Canadians I note that Messrs Barnard, Diamond, and parts have built »n, exEensive dam for the storage of- w^ater for shiiciDg t^oiremente I venture to predict that the tune iB-BOt far distant *hen a mimberof th*abandoued Krihiug- clmiins here- will b«r again- teben» uf» «md «rorls«<i' witfcpayable-resulta 1 Sbrfhntisb.— lt-.is rumouxed here that a pays »hle' reef w»s struck at the Serpentine by » party s |of prospectors lastweefc JlKßa>siße'THßJ lKBa>siße'THß- Tashrt.— At- the present time; Wttei) mininr entetprißei is go l «« *}^ > »J I>ov « r Nfew Zeakwid, itt cannot be too widely Known JUm-agh the itoedium of tnfe press thattle dredgfoe of the Tfcieri River has been to date entirely overlooked 1 by mii-iny specutators in the colony. Sti* worthy o£ npta that while alm«rt svery nver totbwintwior of. Otago where dredees have been worked) by minerK for several sears past wrtn 'giwat snecesa in 1 re perct to jflelaiirg remtmeratdTß Set-urns; not a stogfe dwdßtr to dartte hplwa '■wcted fer dredßJng: ttw bad ofithi*. T*i«i Riy«r hewi. Bfeim enturpuising; mining company, with fclittle cauital at their command,. I »m pfrauaded feat, witib profeer management, the drod^'ng! of Ww Tiieri 1 nver bed would prove a safa investBnent. - ,