THE ARNOLD.

West Coast Times, Issue 285, 22 August 1866, Page 2

THE ARNOLD.

{>Hott VJfecV bVvbe Aift'<jy« fcoiiuaEßi?(kb£ii4^ kaori Gully", Ilsth August. The rush to the. Saltwatbfr Crfeek occasioned a considerable drain on tne popu\4Ition of this "dfttrhst; but Ver-y rii'dny fyh6 lelFt hAvle sihfefe rtetuVhed, haying been " a day too late for the fair.", Indeed, many who tempprarily quitted were jpoerejy detached parties from the sluicing elaimsi which are b'eeoi&ipfc very huhttrQUs. Of thfe ataHilky of tne district there can be little doubt, and, as one of many proofs that the business -people have confidence therein, I may mention that Messrs. Calu'll^and-Scanlan, have lately er^tedAfl most substantial jVeathfertJdartt store, So Feet b^ 2u feet, being the first building of that description constructed in this neigh* borhood. The long period of drought'which preceded the heavy rains of last week caused a scarcity of water which, for the time, was severely felt, and the almost in^sjsant downpour ftpnl tlie 9tn 15 the 14th insl was rtioßt welcome to" the mining population in general. So long a drought in this country at this season, of ih'e year \yas indeed exceptional/ Since the Supply of w&ter liajs been, renewed, the Perseveranbjß Kacc , Company have taken as much as half-an-ounce to the d;sh ; and, in an adjoining cjaim 1^ dwts to the aish have been obtameij.,, „., .. i. An . extensive tail i racc', two hundred yard's in leugth, with an average depth of six feet, has been cut from the creek opposite Langdon's Hotel, and, as this is the richest part of Maori Gully, very important results may be expected to ensue • Closely adjoining this elajm another tallrac6) alsb.dF Jftrgg sl2e, is. . in 'course ,df fOrmatidn fay the Excelsior Company, wh'p have been, for,, soipe time', ana now are; engaged in sluicing ttie ttjip'e'r tSitacg.

ceded the heavy rains of last week caused a scarcity of water which, for the time, was severely felt, and the almost in^sjsant downpour ftpnl tlie 9tn 15 the 14th insl was rtioßt welcome to" the mining population in general. So long a drought in this country at this season, of ih'e year \yas indeed exceptional/ Since the Supply of waiter lias been, renewed, the Perseveranbjß Kacc , Company have taken as much as half-an-ounce to the d;sh ; and, in an adjoining cjaim 1^ dwts to the dish have been obtameij.,, „., .. i. An . extensive tail i racc', two hundred yards in leugth, with an average depth of six feet, has been cut from the creek opposite Langdon's Hotel, and, as this is the richest part of Maori Gully, very important results may be expected to ensue • Closely adjoining this elajm another tallrac6) alsb.dF Jftrgg sl2e, is. . in 'course ,df fOrmatidn fay the Excelsior Company, wh'p have been, for,, soipe time', ana now are; engaged in sluicing ttie ttjip'e'r tSitacg.

ihis Company well merits a rich reward for their outlay of capital and labor since they first commenced, and I am happy to learn that they are likely to be rewarded as they deßßiVev A share lh the I^efbui^ Race Company gauged hand's Itstwefek for ,the sum of L7O; Weihave lately been favored ,by a. visit from Inspector Jame^^and.l a«n given to understand^that he jba^4e<?id«\d to,au^hD* rise .the erecti»ti,o£ a^pek-ti^.ftad a p^liee station!, the latter to be occupied by a sergeant and two constables, who are intended to form the escort so long needed. It is indeed high time that some constabulary protection should be accorded to Us, as On the night of Sunday the 12th inst.j between the hours of M arid.SgVefl o'gldcjc, an attempt wis nidd'e ft rd^ the boxes of the defiance Race Coriipany . A , vain on his ivay to tne Townsliip observed two n\B» lying ,on the ground close to the boxe/,,and. I }mmedtye ( iY ran, tp alarm tie owners^, iwhp haate'nel \a, the spot, bttl were unFortunftteiy I'do late to intercept the would-be depredators, who had effected their escape in the interim. Had they fallen into the hands of the indig* nant puiiuersilhave little doubfc thfct'a «Umnlar,y eonVict|on(wolil4.,haiVß fceen f'olIdwe^^yi aii ademiato p'liriidhHie'tih I aln giad to perceive that the General Government evinces a commendable disposition to amend the existing Goldfielda' Regulations, whioh require a thorough revision, Unfortuttately } the tldtiee calling for suggestions on thfe" arrived here ttio late for , Any, active .steps to be taken in ( the matter ,by vl the ,ni»nera, smd thisj is the fliora tq b.e regretted is a cqrivietldn oßtaliie ttiat iti especial the rules relating to the gauging of water races, which occasion great dissatisfaction, should be amended. Had they been allowed time to do so, I believe that old and experienced miners Would have fofwatded papers embodying their gto'Unds of complaint. The siSe of cjreek claims is also disapproved of, it, bejing considered Uiai under any circumstances &\ Ufal 90 feet should be allowed tor each such claim"; independent of the width of the creek. Nor are the above the only rules to .which objection is taken ; but the subject is t tpo wide for me to enter upon tn.ajgmittiinication pf t&ls sort. It "is, However, to be hoJJeU that Government will see the propriety of granting an extension of the time allowed, for the suggestion of alterations and amendments. I have so often written complaints ii l e= garding the veadft in this district-, that t few? yobf l-eauers muSt be wfe^fV *6f the subject; but I Mit hferfe remark thai unIfesa Borne Immediate steps are. takeft for the .improvement of tne .track between the Arnold to,wnshW and, Maori Gully", It will be next to impossible fßr pedestrians to tyaVel 6n *A.