THE SHOTOVER.

Southland Times, Volume 3, Issue 102, 17 October 1863, Page 3

THE SHOTOVER.

(From the Correspondent of the Wakatip Mail.) Maori Point, October 9. „ My report from our district is very meagre indeed, but I am happy to state that things have a very healthy aspect, and taking the district generally, 1 consider it prosperous. Several claims on the river above Packer's Point, are now getting gold, and several large, parcels changed hands last week. A new feature has been developed in this district. Some of the claims above Stony Creek on the main river are now driving below-a false botton of cemented gravel, and, strange to say, they are able to prosecute their work "with comparatively little trouble, 'even although below the bed of the fiver. This ; is entirely: a new feature in gold-mining in this colony, and I here express my opinion that eventually the individual' miner must be assisted by capital i I . do not wish for a moment to see the claims in the hands of capitalists, but I should wish to sec a system similar to

which, has in many instances, so <w£ll^in Victoria; of? capital and labor'^oinßined, ''as -it ii almost impossible = for -the individual miners possessed) of' rmode^ate funds, to be able to contend again stfthc losses 'occasioned, by every .flood. ' " - I believe ere many days are over I shall be at"liberty-to"p'r)oclaim,_if not a .new.gold.fieldyajaew rush^ajt^the head of ( the ,Shotoverr.i Several parties are proceeding there, but it*is fT ifuile preposterous" to% tliihjk^oP fJpinor.-soTa.without a good stock of provisions;" Vfee/^-snitable for any emergency. ■' '* '*~f l ~ " „' ',, $ As a matter, of course^ we '-are all itt anxious expectation' to' heaVtlie result of Docjtpr H^tbt'^lubprs.^lf^heVmin^ ing community jvyroiild ,t PnlyH remaia ;>satisfie6j:.mth^w-hat.ss;^ithife'th^frv,graspv''". and not be^l^ec^arv^y^^^^ epheitferaT schemes jCoastjnd «bnn^dently~ i DelJfeyeVfCasd it is the opinlan^fjseve^;^ tJtlieyS hotov<>ms<ktne Riches t river in the world L«ilie- oriT^aSTvrback being the^%afer^ which f cpji)se of ftime will flaiiirafl^Bl^oVeiconi^ , I hear that was got in one" clay" ?out jof tjfefeMaori claim. , --.-, }s:rkhXt r 'hlxso--cJ V^ ir -^?..J At Maori Point, the gWn^JuucUbn Company— have-nearly their laborsirandKeieilQn'g^tfe river will be turned frpm^tssnatural course. Many -iqf.^th j e«,busines3.-people?will'b : c'- Sbliged to* remove 1 their' "jpYemises fin^tjpnsequ£nce of 'ihe'floodl.Tace coming in such close contact witii.^their»»stores; ■■< -■'• We were" cn H vened r the other evening by a concert; ! and oWer yoq^tlist^: a^iadyV^ displacedho rrm^eanlabilities^inexecuting some of the; Seb'tdn balia'ds.- Oiir township is improving r daiiy, < ,and" ( >ye only want the wgiathe^.tajcontiniiqfas atipre* sen , when the "Shbtover will- present a most unrivalled scene.. T .". , ' " *