Mahakipawa.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 1, Issue 59, 19 August 1890, Page 3

Mahakipawa.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Saturday.

The drainage in the claims since the big flood is very heavy. The King Solomon have been pumping all the week, but are taking the water down very slowly. The Hibernian, Nelson and party, and Our Boys have also started, but have not lowered the water much yet. Unless the creek rises, x think all the wheels will be at work in a day or two, and no doubt when every claim is lifting their share of water they will get to the bottom once more. The one excitement of the week is the coarse gold unearthed in the Prospectors’ Greek, by Messrs Stanton and Clark, who brought down a splendid sample of gold to-day, one piece weighing 3oz 4dwts. This is an important discovery, as it opens up fresh country. It is a very rough creek, and any body pegging off in it must be prepared for a considerable outlay of labour and capital. The fact that Messrs Stanton and Clark have been working perseveringly for nearly eighteen months, and have now only just got on the gutter, will demonstrate that opening up ground in this, creek is a “ big spec.” The name of the claim is the -‘Number One.” There are several claims taken up; Anderson apd party are down 2Q feet, with a shaft below them. . A committee meeting of the Miners’ Union was held at Oliver’s Hotel this evening to deliberate on important communication from the Maritime Council and Miners’ Association. The Committee decided to call ah urgent general meeting for Saturday next in Theatre Royal, at 7.80 p.m , so I ijeed npt go jntQ details, bqt pnly state that the Committee consider it is very necessacv that every member should be present, as very important measures have to be decided on. In spite of the rain the Mabakipawa and Havelock boys played, their football match. I send you a detailed account of the game, contributed by the Umpire of the Cullensville Football Club. Captain Levy has had to abandon his old store on the track, and is now building a new pne further up. He has had rather a rough experience in b'frjh- •tore-keeping, The first store Hit) was smashed to pieces by atrSsfalling on it, another one was burnt down, and the present store is likely to slip into the creek at any minute. A dancing school was commenced m Oliver’s Hall on Wednesday evening, and was well patronised, fifteen couples getting up at one time, and, they had a thoroughly enjoyable eventrig, arid the management have adopted the sensible plan of dispersing at 11 o’clock. There will be a dance every Wednesday evening. A friend has kindly handed me the following There was a meteor passed over the Mabakipawa Valley on Thursday morning tit 6.110 uinu It made its

way to the west at a great speed, and had a very large tail, which :caused a great light. It was a grand sight, as testified to by one of the oldest settlers in the Colony, who came out in 1840 in the ship Cuba.