ROUND HILL.

Western Star, Issue 350, 19 May 1880, Page 2

ROUND HILL.

(feom an occasional corkesponderl.) It is now some three or four years since I first visited the Hound Hill, and I shall never forget it. The track, if so you may term it, was nothing but solid-mud up to your waist, and if you reached Hound Hill in one day you did a good day’s work. Now however, through the influence of the Chairman of the County Council, we have a fine corduroy tracer through all the bushes. The scenery from Hiverton to Hound Hill is equal to Swiss scenery. After leaving Hiverton beach you proceed along Colac Bay beach. Hoveaux Straits, with Centre and other islands of less note, is immediately before you, and the.peaks of. Stewart’s Island are seen looming in. the distance. After? proceeding along the beach for about three miles you enter; the bush again 'by the corduroy track, and then there is open to the view:.J-ia.ke George. This is one of the most ...picturesque lakes in Southland. tion Society has done something by introducing the black may there be seen in large nui^bers. After an extraordinary spell of fine weather, during which operations had ceased in most of the claims, work is again in full swing, on the whole, as far as I can gather with satisfactory results. I am sorry to say that robbing of tailraces has again commenced, a party of Chinamen being the victims on this occasion, to the extent of about £dd worth of gold. It is to be hoped the miscreant will be detected in his nefarious work. On Saturday last Mr S. Lsaa mot with an accident. While working in his claim ho got his arm jammed between two stones, crushing it sevoroly u I notice lately a number of strange Europeans fossicking around the hill and prospecting for payable ground. They seem the right stamp of men. This is the proper season for prospecting, as there is plenty water at present, and they will find ample scope for their enterprise. Mr O’Uriou has now nearly completed his now hotel. This will be a great boon to travellers and the community boro generally, as hitherto it bus boon a great tax upon the diggers to supply accommodation for cursory visitors.

Mr Yinney lias sold ills share in tho water race known by bis name. Mr Turbull of Orepuki is the lucky purchaser at the sum of £450, aud although part of tho race has broken away, necessitating some outlay on repairs, I believe the spec, to bo a good one. Edwards is waiting for a reply from the Government as to whether they will take the siudgej channel off his hands. If not, he intends to form a company to complete the work.