THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 44, 5 April 1884, Page 2

THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

'This above all — to thine own-sell bo tru And it nuist follow as the night the day, Thou c\mhl not then by f<tl&e to any man.' — Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, APKIL 5. 1884.

Pi',uH u>-5 no industry is .so subject to fiuolu.itions a *> the staple one of our district, gold mining. Anil in no pursuit can one circulate with less certainty as to the future. To-day perhaps all looks dark and discouraging, to-morrow the clouds mayhap have passed away and nil looks bright and hopeful. As an instance of (his we may point to the very decided change that lias taken place in the fortunes of .some of our local mini's during the past few days. The importance of the recent discove y in the ground of the Waiorongornai Gold Mining Company can hardly be overestimate I. That it has come at a most opportune moment is evident to every one who knows tlie circumstances

of the- field. Mining has for sometime past been in a languishing condition and such incident a^ this now lhnl was icqnirodtoinst.il fros'i life and- energy < into those companies, as well as thopeinUviduals who had almost, hoyrun to lespair of a bright future tor oni loading industry. But ai)urt from this view of the nutter it has in another direction an aspect no less important. Hitherto an impression has prevailed that it was only the large reefs which would pay to work, and to these the chief share of attention has been given. It was a common belief that as nothing worthy of the name of specimens had been found on the (iehl, the working of the smaller lodes would not prove remunerative, and it may be admitted that without the^e rich deposits the}' would not. But the discovery recently made goes a long way to prove that this opinion as to the nonexistence of specimen stone is fallacious, and that it is not to the large reefs alone hnt also to the development of the •smaller veins that the prosperity of the field has in a great measure to depend. This find in the Waiorongomai ground and the recent excellent crushing from the F claim serve to demonstrate this. Che field is intersected in all directions by leaders equally as promising in appearance as these, and in scores of places the facilities for prospecting them are quite as great. It is therefore to be ■ hoped that this last discovery will load to a thorough -system of prospecting. To carry out such work efficiently it is necessary to have men accustomed to it;, not those who may be able only to use a pick and shovel well but men who, together with that qualification are possessed ofintolligenec and the indispensable exper, ienco. For these a higher rate of I remuneration would have to be paid, or other inducement ottered than the ) ordinary pay of a miner ; but with such ' ■v system instituted, ami men of this stamp emplojed to cany oui the work, we feel assured thai tho anticipations of even the. most sanguine amongst us would soon bo mow than leali-cd. W ith the assistance of otlu>r batteries and cheap transit of quartz, uo trust ere long, that claims now seldom mentioned will soon come to t'ie front. Of the \alne of our extensive reefs there can be no doubt, and their devi>]<>j>enienfc is only a matter of time. Were thov -itnatod down South, long since thov would have 1 e u faiJy tr ed, an 1 our hi:l tunnelled from md to end. In the Southern and West Coa-4 goi.lfjelds good dividends arc paid from dirt yielding only 8 pinl 10 dwts. to to the ton. Had the same spirit of enterprise been delayed here as on the goldhVhls referred to in the erection of batteries, and other auxilaries needful for the systematic devolopement of a goldtield, there are many of our mines, which instead of being almost valueless, \v< nld to-day be paying handsome di\idemK

A meeting- of the Libiary Committee was held last Satmday e\ouiru>. Tlio business was chiefly of a ?nutine natme, such us passing- accounts, etc. The question of heating the mom and of othei wibJ making it 1)1 for winter me was discussed, and meaMties wore adopted for eairying out the same. The slock of books iii the Library will be largeU iiici eased ,ts boon as the Government subsidy, amounting to £,M 4- Od, lias beun lcceived. Subsc/ibeis aie mpiebted to enter the names of such woiks as they ma\ debire to have pioruied tor the Library in the Sui^esLion Hook, winch lies on the Librarian's table. (Jn I)eh.ili' (j£ the bubsoiiheis ? the Coininittee have again to tanOcv their thanks i to James Crai» E<,([. for another donation of bookb and Home newspapers. l)y ;i notice in the Gazette of j\I.irch 27th under "'The Native Land Laws AmenrlmentAct, 1883,'" itappeais Mr Lips, y lias applied for, and will obtain at tor tl»o expiration of bixty days from above da to, authority to sell the laud on whidi the Weslcyan Church now stands, oontaining" 2 roods more or leas. About 2000 women in and around Auckland have alieady signed a petition to the Paiiiainent of the Colony in favour of admitting women to the franchise under the Licensing laws. When the special canvas for signature to this petition is resumed, it is expected a much larger number will be added. Mr W. Fricker, the well-known painter and decora toi, of the Thames, is now cng'lged. with pailor* iii.s large stair', painting, papeiing, decora ting, &c., LawlessV \Vaiuron£»oiuai Hotel. i\lr Fricker has about (i men engaged on the work, and his name alone is suflieicnt guaiantee that everything will be done in the very best, I style. Mr J. Farrcll lias just opened up nnd hi s now on view at his drapery warehouse 1 a really well-selected stock of winter goods and millinery of every description. These goods arc imported direct from home, and embrace I he very latest novelties. The new st >ck of all wool, plaids, A'clveicens is bound to please tlu most fastidious taste. The prices are very reasonable. On Sunday last the Rev. G. T. Marshall preached his farewell sermons in this district. A large number were present at the morning service at Te Aroha and heard an excellent address. B_. advertisement in another colnnin it will be seen that tenders close op Monday next for certain work in connection with the extension of the telephone from Waihou to jluiriiibvillo.

Mr D. J. Frazcr is having a neat fourrooin cottage bail I in \Yhi taker street, oppo ito the site selected for the railway station. Mr T. P. Judkiti"*, boot and shoe malcor, has ju^t had built, a small '•Imp in bridge si root, and this week removed into sanv\ Although (nit .1 short time resident in Vroha Mr .Indian has already established :i good trade, and by excellent workmanship and nioit reasonable charges niiide Tor himself a name. The weekly practice of tfie Te Arolia Choral Society, under the leadership of Mr Dewar, is still going on, and fair pro- , gross is being made. We regret, however, to state that the attendance i* irregular, /his 's a matter for regret. We sineeicly hope the members will arouse themselves iind not p'niiit such a desirable association to fall tbroiu;h, tor want of a. little more attention on their pait. ; A cricket mutch will be played to-day on the local ground between il Stay at Homes v. 11 who played Hamilton bum on the 22nd nit. The litter is composed of the following— bYnton, Frater, P.H'itt, Parker, Lawless, Becson, Qmnlatt, St<-ele, Hawkins, Smith, and Pnrdie. The 11 to represent the Stay at Homes will be chosen on the ground. Play to commence .it 1.30. Players are requested to bj early on the field. Mr John Gibbons, proprietor of the local haw-mills, is about erecting a really handsome and comfortable house on a beautiful level site close by the river bank, on the last block of land thrown open for occupation by Mr Lipsey. Messrs Booth and Robinson are the contractors, and alreadv the ("tamo of the building is erected. Mr \V. Bennett, carter, has just completed n very ncut i'om -roomed house at the back of his present cottage, which latter will be removed to the other side of the road. On Wednesday, the 16th inst., a very important sale of thoroughbred yearlings, mares, draught horses, &c , the property of the <' X.Z. Stud and Pedigree Stock (Jo., ! Limited," will be sold liy auction, without ic.seive, at t)m Kllershe show grounds, Auckland. Messrs Hunter and Nolan, in conjunction with Mr Alfred Bucklund, being the auctioneers. This sale affords an exceptional opportunity t> tlu^o in New Ze ilan-J to obtain thoroughbred stock of the very best blood. Three of the yeaj lings ;uid three of the two-year-olds arc by "Musket," the sire of < :Mirtinillenry," u inner of List year's Melbourne Cup, tSt. Le<;er, and other important races. Thih of itseit should be asulliuienfc guarantee as to the importance of this sale. " Leohmus" (l nd " Culo^an" are amount the oilier sires mentioned. Twenty lots are cil.ilo<rtu.l, basidos which some draught mares, &c, will be offered. The virens was well patronised during its stay hero, Thursday night there was a full house, and u fair attendance last mglit. The tr.ipezi.mc gymnash and wirewalkors, Mes&is KUston and Liuo, went throu»|j their parts well, The thorouyhbiod mare '' Lady LofW showed an amount of careful training, and her perform.moes- U'eie re.i/iy good. The clown*, as iimmI on such occasions, created much injiniu'ut by their drolleries. On the whole, however, we r-amiot speak vory highly of the encrtainniont. Messrs Mullenger 'and Brett, the con- | tiaetors f, >r the Eureka contract of the Thamec-Waikato ltiiiway, ha\o made fair piogoss considering t\w difficulties they have expel i-'iieed. The rails aie lnid to the tenth mile and baJJasted us Lu as Kureka btation. A gang of men foiming the road ahead have accomplished about 14 miles, being now at, JenkiVs siding. The spongy n tture of the ground cause-* some trouble to the contractors, who have had to pttt double the specified quantity of inUlast owing to the «oft formation. On Fuday the Inspector was measuimg i:p the work, and found 12 inches of bdlaM: under the sleepers, though only six inches is required by the contract showing that the contractors are doing justice to this part of their work.— Star. The following tenders were received by the Thames County Council on Tuesday last: — Waitekauri Bridge to Hikman^i Gor^o : P. Trainor. £5 ( J-t b's (accepted) ; J. lioonan, £(,53 8-i Gd ; J. Walsh, XG75 12-, Gd ; W.Morgan, £852 I Us. Te Aroha ltoa 1, from Pacroa Hridge tliroiigh Uotokohu Swamp : P. Trainor, X 1 128 (accepted); H. Butler, .U3l>l 10; II. Untlor, £1438 7-, ; P. Maxwell, XU55H ; T. G. Comes, &2i)C>o. Pmiri l.'oad, near Soda ypiing.s : ,] . iMorrison, JC21G 13> 4d (accepted) ; W. Comer, £2b'4 6< ; A. Butler, £273 16\ ; T. Corhett, .£21)8 4s; J. McDermoLt, X353. Kann^ahake track to Te Aioh.i : A. Butler, £120 15s (accepted) ; T. Quinn, £171 Is 3d ; \V. Morgan. £193 4.s ; Sheehy and Mag u ire, £217 7s. The Ohinemuri petition for separation fioin Thames County has been hugely signed by the ratepayers* On the 1st inst. a new railway timetable came into force. The following are aniongwt the changes made- i — The train leaving Auckland ior Te Awamutu will start at 9 a.m. instead of 8.25 a in., and will arrive at Hamilton at 2.35 p.m. instead of 2.13, and at Te Awamutu at 3.30 in place of! 3.3. The Noith train will loav'j Tc Awamutu tit 9.40 a. in instead of 9.20 as at present, and Hamilton at 10.40, a. id will reach Auckland at 4.49 p.m. The through train from Auckland only stops at certain stations noith of Mercer to pick tip passengers for VVaikatOjand the through noiUi tvdin will only stop at the same pliijes to set down p'issenger.s from Waikato. The American Kvnnaelists held their last service here on Sunday evening in the Wesleyaa Chapel. The building was* eroivded. Each of the four Evangelists took part. At the close of the ordinary service .several pjr&ons publicly testified to having been personally blessed through their visit. The hiboins of the evangelists have extended over two weeks, during 1 which time thoy held public meetings almost bvory night. During the four temperance meetings held in the Public Hall, much good was done, and u large number took the pledge and put on the " liii of blue "for the firot time. On last Friday week Mrs Phelps g.ivo some very interesting paitioulara respecting" the working of the Maine liquor law in U.S.A., and other general information on temper mce matters Mr Wiseman's tender for certain road work between Te Aroha and Waiorongomai stream was this week accepted, and we must, give him credit for setting about i the fulli'ment of same with uomm "ndablepromptitude. For the past three uv lour

days (i oiuix of men have been emplowd making new mnd formation, with bottei jjr.ule, nonv Peel's Mineral Water Factory, and also outii down the steep rise in the road nuiir Mr Dovev's shop. Next wivk four carl* and more than a dozen men wil ■>o on,ua^od m 'tilling the worst parts of the road between tins two townships. A U.irt will Ir in d" ,ir Si >ny creek, -ml the ,:omp lk ny divided into two £ an r> N > working jacii xv.iy simultaneously. Seven! hundred loads <>!' xph-ndid road metal can be ohtiiiivod in tin; bod of the crock. This much needod work ou^ht to have Iven bo^un hint; simu", but nil who cxp-jritMioud tlic rriglitl'ul s(.iL; of .sonic parts of tfifs rojd l;mfc wititor will gladly join with us in Haying u butter la to than novur." The follow. n t i>; tenders were reeei\'(id by iVIr K. Peel in response to his advertisement, reque>stin^ tenders for building a | six-roonn-d house at To Aroha ; — G. ' Dovcy, il'2S:> 17m ; 0. A. Murray, £241 V>* lrl ; W. B. Allan, C2j9 ; J. Karrell, C*i75 ; Whitu and Byrne, .£22'2 ; J.iuk'n Mills,: ! C232 4s ; Booth tuiii Jtohinson, X238 ; li. Penk, JC27(5 ; K. Coimor, £27o. We bjlievo Messrs White and Byrne's tender will pn»bal?)y be aeeepted. The Public Pound at Te Aroha has been erected at the back of Mr Lipsey's, and is now ready for oceupition. Those who have so ion# sult'ered from tlie trespass of horses, eows, pii;s, ete., whose owners seemed perfectly indifferent as to what damage was done or wheie their aninmls went to, and, in fact, appeared to look on the whole town v hip as their own, will now have a very simple remedy, and we hope the knowledge of that f.iet will cause the owneis of live stock to pay a little more regard to other per.^ons propei ty. The specimen stones from the Waioron£<>/iiai mine, which was on view during the week at Mr Hobson's, was forwarded yesterday to the Secretary's o(Kce F. A. White's) for exhibition in Auckland. Doubtless they will create a very favourable impression there as to the resources o£ our goldlield. Special advantages are offered by the Auckland Timber (Jomp my, Auckland, to purchasers of Timber, Sashc^, Doors, Mouldings, Turnery, fretwork, Ac. Send for sheets of designs with price lists.