TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1673, 27 March 1883, Page 2

TE AROHA.

; Mining Nftws. WERAiitKO. winze between^e'surface level and the> interceding has boon holed through, and good progress is made in sinkjng ili'eJshkftfto^co^nMtj, with* the level. A Valuable bl<sck of ground is now opened . on f the* ireef ,x"aud r >vhen the tramway .arrangements are completed this mine will be in a position to keep teu head of stampers at work ,on payable stone for a considerable time from the quartz now iv, sight. „ , , New' ifiXD.— The low level crosscut has reached the vicinity of the reef, and we uifcy , expect to - hear- of- something valuable *being~ pot at' that level jjefore long. The shaft from the surface to this level^is about 20 feet from , breaking,, through, as work Bad to r> be 'suspended* < for a time on adcount' of 'surface fvVfater. However, since the dry weather has set in they have again been .able to,continne sinking! " ' " ' " '" ' J Colosist. — The reef at the low level looks very well, good gold visible in the stone is seen freely ,atthough the drive has not .yet reached to the part under the run of gold found in the surface crosscut. It is highly encouraging to fincl that the shot of gold extends along the reef for such a distance, as there is still about 50 feet to get to where the winze is to be sunk on the gold found above. ' , Pkkmieu.— The winze id now sunk to a depth of 47 feet below the level, and good gold has been seen in the stone the whole of the distance. This is also very^ encouraging, as there is now a very ex* lteusive block of ground to be operated , on, about the quality of which there can bo but one opinion, as the quantity of gold seen and the mortar prospects have shown that the stone is undoubtedly of great value, and will yield a handsome ( return when put through the mill. The low" level drive on the reef is now nearly under the winze, and rising will bo commenced as soon as the surveyor has determined on the exact spot where to make a start on it. Lucky Hit. —Some very good stone is coming to hand from^the winze, which 'is now sunk to within a few feet of the -roo^ of the low level. A crushing of five (tons from this mine is to be sent to the mm as soon as arrangements can be made to have it carried to the horse track and packed to the flat. Inverness.— A low level was commenced on one of the reefs, and the piospects were so favourable that a paddock had to be constructed to hold the quartz ; tha owners estimate that the reef, which is about 2 feet G inches in thickness, will crush from an ounce to 2 ounces to tlfe ton. This will be vainable property, as the tramway is to bo made a short distance bolow the .workings, and very little labour will be required to have the quartz put on the trucks. Several cl.iims have been marked out near the township of Waiorongomai, on J a leef lying to the westward of the Buck Reef. A small prospect is got by pouuding the quartz, and something better may be found when more work is done on the I reefs, ot which there arc several in the j Celtic ciaim, which is the one first taken up m that part. A parcel of quartz from the United claim, near the old Prospectors' claim at To Aioha, was lately crushed at the Thames, and the return was *so satisfactory that the owners have purchased the battery erected in this township, for the purpose of giving thu claim a fair trial by crushing a laige quantity of quartz fiom it. The battery at Waiorongomai will be completed at an early ilato, and we are anxiously waiting for the tramway to be ready, to enable quartz to be conveyed to it. We trust that no time \\ ill be lost in forwarding this work, as> our only hope, to revive an interest in minim; at Te Arolia is centred in the lich crnshings we .shall have when quartz, .iheady got, can be, crushed. The Easter holidays have been very quiet hero. Large numbers have yon'e to the Thames to see the racos. The Warden's and Itesirlriit Magistrate's Office is closed front the 23rd to the 27th inst., and our usual court day will be held on the 10th April, instead of the 27th March. If the weather should prove fine on Monday the members of the Presbyterian body intend to pioceed to Paoroa to spend the holiday with their Thames brethren, who hold their annual picnic on that day at the I'uke. — (Own Coi respondent, Mar^h 24.)

Mussrs W. J. Hunter ami Co. will liold ,i liorac mlc .it Cambridge on Saturday, \pnl Teh. .md a tattle sale at Ohaupo on Ihursday, Apnl 3th. Nominations of candidates for the office of councillor in the Waipa County Council, must be Mint addressed to N. T. Maunder, returning ofliicr, I'aterangi old bchoolliousc, on Tuesday, April .Ird. Separate tenders are called by the Public Works Department, for the erection of police and telegr iph buildinirs .it Ngaruawahia. Mr Robt. Fergusson has instructed Mr J. S_. Btickland to sell at Gorton on Wednesday, April IS, all his household furniture and effects, fanning implements, horses, &c. A special meeting of those interested in thr> Hautapu Church are requested to meet at the T.im.ihere Hotel to-morrow evening, at 7.30 p.m A full attendance is requested. ' Mr It. Alexander, poundkeeper, Te Awnmutu, ad\ortises a bay yearling- iilly, no visible bi.ind. Sapaiato tenders are called for the building and furniture of the Good Templars! Hall, Cook-street, Hamilton. You will do well to furnish your house from G.irlick and Cranwell'.s. They have now the most complete Furnishing Warehouse in Auckland, furniture to suit all classes, good, strong, and cheap. Tliev have Tapestry Carpets from 2-. Jd per yard, Brussels from 3s lid per vii d. Linoleum from 3s 0d to ni, Oil Cloths from Is 0"d to 4s o'd per yard, good 12 feet wide Oil Cloths at 3s (jd per yard. Immense assortment of Iron Kcdsteads from Infants' Cots to 5 ieet wide half-tester Uedstcad-?. Double iron Jledneads from 255. 4SO Bedsteads in stock to -select trom. Beddings ot all kinds and sizes kept in readiness. Dining, Sitting, Drawing-room Furniture, and and a large assortment of Manchester and Furnishing Goods, including a lot of Cretonnes. Book Cataloguer sent free to inti'ndmg purchasers. G.arlirk and Cranwell. City Hall Arcade, Queen-street, Auckland.

The Hon. Ivo Bligh, we need scarcely say, is brother to that, eccentric antivaccinating young nobleman Lord Clifton, and, therefore, a younger son of the Earl of Darnley, of Cobham Hall. Mr. Bligh has unfortuuately developed consumptive tendencies, but though he has been unable to play at all this season at Home, it is hoped that a winter in Australia will servo to set him right again. On arrival of the train from Rome on December 16th at Casalnuovd, the ticket .station, before Naples, two gentlemanly, dressed persons entered a first-class smoking carriage, in which a lawyer and a goods inspector were travelling. *As soon as the train went at full speed the strangers, with daggers drawn, robbed them of their watches, money, and valuables, inflicting some slight wounds in the strngglfl. When the train slackened epeed near Naples the .robbers jumpad out fr<^ tho carriage and escaped across the field^ A short time ago a man in Tasn^Sl^, was severely injured by ,n.^thoroughbred stallion, which dragged him from his hbrta and kneeling upon him, severely mangled him with his teeth. After breaking several of Mr. Martin's rib.«j and tearing a large piece of flesh out of one of hin thigh?, the brute made off after" another horse, but failing to catch him, xeturned to the spot where he had loft the, man. Fortunately, /the .latter had managed to crawl through a fence and escaped any further- injuries from this ferocious brute. A HoRRJBMs' murder -has* been committed at Bullingrook, near Gisborne (Victoria), by a well-known resident, Thomas O'Donnell, ' who got np at 6 o'clook iv the morning, and went' into a bedroom- wh'«re his wife was' sleeping, andtb,erft, with an axe, nearly severed her head from her body. He then • woke up his son, aged 1 about 13 and toM ,the boy that his mother was dead. Her death .wriafitistanedug.. O'Donnell, who was highly respected and in good circumstances, is supposed to be insane, as foF several .days paa't 'he was cbriV p»ameclabont .bis-head.- The murderer haj been arrested,, - •- : ,«..« . ,<