THE WAIRARAPA.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1616, 10 September 1861, Page 2

THE WAIRARAPA.

Waiohine Bridge, August 25,48#t. A-i (To the Editor of the Wellington IndependPnlL) 4 Sir,— We have had fine weather, in the early, part of the past week, aud as it is .usua{4.Q.have a flood iv September, I made some little fpreparation .'for it. On Friday, it bljW;St£6jpgfffori_ the north-west and itwas remarkably liof^sdUhat a change seemed at ■ hautUrV About' 4 a.m.- on Saturday, it commenced 'to rain, so that by rioon the river was well up, and a ooiitinuation of the ruin raised it to a bank flood. The raiu sprnkwhat abated towards night, and by -tidin^ht the WJiter'had loivered ; but. j»b6iit 4 a.m., the rain set in again, and* -*ve[* lift Ye hid .six hours heavy rain. Tlie river is how getting up Jpvcje. llie bank, anti great "is the -l-ig-rollihgkibylthe. flood, and some tremendous shocks have been! given to the bridge, but.all.seems/j^rm. It is now 10 a.m., and still . rAihrrig..;]t}iev..^j^(lv )l ,jß hardly perceptible, yet I think it'is fioni the east, if so, the flood will not start me out of the whare ; but if westerly, and no soothing. jftwjjt*. shall surely have. to move,.as I dp'vpoi/jten^ror* her it to have rained more heavy linPlfeady. since I have been here. ' "■- * - ■• ■ .'-*.**.

I need not inform you that a good \jidvlf are on the move for the diggings. The cele? brated old Walter has taken his departurfij-jincl-I mention this because Irigiey. has bbujghtV«i'li out, that is, his rigbt of . occHpaiio'n^.'on'Vthe. Government land, where he had located near Ingley's. Ingley has bought Mrs. Blackwell out also, with a_yiew of getting this corner. of land to himself, and he js in hopes that by about Christinas, to be abifylcj pay half : the passage money on account of Ills' vyiff, and that when the full amouut is paid th. itp^GoverQ*;.,, ment will allow him to select the land *l!fe|;he is now residing upon, as his wife canie^olii^ ; under the regulations that will entitle hiinA.td't land. A

The summer is now at hand, and I hops ...•*. that the Government will do something towards^.; the exploration of theae rivers, as I feel certg.inV^ that it would repay the outlay.. f^eutioned^_T to you during my trip. up. tbe^ W/aife|^A^i • auriferous indications, and 'so v fai^aJs dJa^rtvs is concerned, at the gorge of the7rYv/elrj'>bout 12 miles up from the road, tjie'bed' of the -river .is** strewed with it, there are -blocks,, of. 1 cwt.,\aijid from that to tons,. Tiitdri^erslcfc^^ slaty, peueiaclipn. But apart from all tills, when it is evident that gold is both North' aiid South, and the chain of mountains, although broken by the straits, are decidedly of the samel character.

I feel satisfied that, providing the Govern>A ment would get me to ht out a par.y at lhe;e*s^ uense of 30s. per day, I -could vender- $$W& J useful and valuable information, during thgAAensuing summer. Willi such a party .tJLtpiQpose'., \. to survey the bed of the, riv^rsjj[c%in'Aoff and" - l.iy down their beariug, also ihef triputari.es . to : the rivers. I presumeUo sturisfroni'-suoli 'place as directed, either to take,u^the"sjirve'y}left;off9 or not as instructed, and inthe survpy to riute and report upon all matters of interest; it might be unnecessary to chain over except where the land is'avaityble.foi^ of the. river. - • I may : aiso..4)bsei-ye' that I have f no wish to stand in the way^of-.a >moi'iJ^C(arnpe- ' , tent person, but I feel confident of beingAnj.lo to make a useful survey tbat will not fail to promote the public interest. ■ , 4 v A, V ii*A'A-. -