MILLER'S FLAT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2840, 19 August 1908, Page 39

MILLER'S FLAT.

August 12.— The winter has been fine and mild. We are having eorao keen, frosty nio-hts at present, but the days are delightful

Dredg-ing. — The river is falling fast, and will soon be favourable for dredging. Tho Golden Gate Company ax© removing their diedge down the river to their old claim, where some ground yet remains to be worked. The Golden Bed dredge ie working in the ground lately acquired from the Ormaglade Station, but has not been getting /cry good returns lately, and there is some talk ot the company taking the dredge over to the Banger Flat, where they hay* another claim some 50 acres in ixtent. The Golden Gem ie getting a good dab now and then, sufficient to encourage shareholders to believe that their ground will yet come ap to expectations when it is thoroughly opened out.

The M.P.— Our new member, Dr Chappie, i-3 not letting the grass grow under his feet in Wellington. He pays strict attention to the requests of his constituents, and I believe he will be able to induce the Government to secure building 6ites and workers' homes for us yet at Miller's Flat, even should the Ormaglade Station remain urdivided. *

A Now Track.— Mr P. C. Grant has received notification from the Minister of Mines that authority has been given to the Tuapeka County Council for the expenditure

of the £100 promised by Sir J. G. Ward for making a track to the Upper Taie-ri Plains. This is supposed to ba the only straight-out promise given by Sir Joseph, duing his late trip through Otago, and it is only just to acknowledge that he has punctually fulfilled it.

Debating Society. — iOur Debating Society has turned out a suet-ess, and judging by the crowds that attend e"^ery Monday night the meetings are very popular, the ladies particularly showing up well. Pospeeting. — It has now become a. settled conviction that energetic pi-ospeetiag is the only salvation for the mining industry, and several parties are on the alert to give both the Old Man and Lammerlaw Ranges a good .rial this coming season, encouraged no doubt by the more liberal support likely to be obtained from the Government. It is to be hoped that whatever money is voted by Parliament for this purpose will be wisely spent. Tha Railway.— lt is to be hoped that the slow and easy pace the Lawrence-Roxburgh railway has been moving since its start will be considerably accelerated shortly. We hear a deal about more attention being given to this line when the Main North Trunk line is finished. The settlers in, chs district should increase their efforts and demand their rights, for which they have so long waited.