THE KAWARAU.

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

THE KAWARAU.

(From the Correspondent; of the Wakatijp Ulail.) The weath£i.^for the greater portion of the past ; \ye6'k - I " has'" beeh^.'storniy : .and S^ ve re — f reqiien t lieavy J sb o wers :of h ail md raiiij tthe wind-blowing C W perfect hurricane from tlte nor 'tii£jjyelt'i ; putting to a severe, test the. capabilitiss Of our canvas dwellings. I am- happy to say, however, only J£wo of the Stores yielded up their roofs* to the angry element, without any further damageiJ, i -Xh<3^raia which fell ofi Monday riighiTßo raised die Lugget Creek 'Uiut^av^ler§ were unable to cross* it next^dayi.wl havo heard. Sergeant Leslie saythe r< w|tfe/.was nearly up to the pommel of^'jiii^saddle when crossing. ■ '.'--.,"■ - .; ' v J »?rf> A few days ago two horses Came gallopping across the plains to-th.eJiKawarau. River, near the coal pits, about a quarter of a mile 10 the township, ; arid/'sWarn, to the infinite sut prisd and &ston|i|fment c f ill the onlookers,. U> the opposite orsouth. iide of the river. ' ©he-pf^th*em was brought back' ( ..by > |ts'. I m{rst i er^.kn_& the other was seen at. intervals foria couple days afterwards looking^wistfblly, it appeared, after its absent cpmradei: Kasper lloggeman . has |bu J nd in Smith's Gully, four jnilesr frpm the Kawarau, the skull of a mda bif df y?hich he took away with hinij intending to send it to Dunedin. JThereis a great many bones of this bird in the same place, some of them measuring from six to seven inches in width at the joint of the clawj and from five to six inches in circumference. - About two 'hundred Jiggers are slu'ijcing , here, and ;inaking fair wages.-i-^;v;'i .?- : \" .-.-..-■ vUo)>b^ and'iCb- af*e" r about laying on a :oach from the Dunstan to the Kawarau function, '"!6n A the west side the Clutha river. The Government -are about ta iking a road On the eaat side, in con* ruction with Hill's bridge, which, I am uiformed is to be widened taadmifc of trays crossing. This, arrangement will be a great public convenience^ and of .Treat service to the township ..of the Sawarau and the Dunstan, besides con* ■ meeting a large tract of country with Dunedin. 1 Tlure are a great many diggers passing through the Kajrarau, on their way to the Nevisj distant, fromr.-the;; former: place about fourteen miles. H^he'popu- 1 ■ation there is about two' thoUsandj:with stores innumerable ; a large portion of the population are merely! looking .on, xnd keeping a. sharp wajich... after - prospectors. This class of diggers fre-* give a field a bad name. Not having jjsufficient energy to seek foi* themselves, aftei* a cbilple .'of^daj' delay" they become impatient* andleaVe, pronouncing the place a " snider/ in the wisdom of their vaunted experience not being able to see a spot.to suit theii? wishes. The wordings are confined to j. few snial| ,guljies_and_jtgrxajgg.s_ w neaf The rtverj: Charles Eelly and-piailty having tTiebest claim^^Slnicingis'becom* ing the order of the. day^ a great many diggers coming daily to the ; ; Eawarau for sluice- boXes, &c. Mutton ,;s Is. 6d per lb. ; flour, J5..1'. ''.'..'... Last week a party of diggers' left' the Kawarau Junction to renew their opera*, lions on the Cardrona. After tiavelling about twenty miles they wore overtaken by a snow storm, and were compelled to retrace their steps; ; J3aying x lost their track, they returned with much difficulty to the Kawarau, footsore, cold and hungry ; but through Mr Kelly's hospitalityj they were soon themselves again. There have been several diggers through this township lately, inquiring for a place in this lodaljty known as Dead Horse or Hobart Town Jack's . Gully. j . -•' y

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