THE GOLD FEVER IN CANTERBURY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3757, 31 July 1883, Page 3

THE GOLD FEVER IN CANTERBURY.

Christchurch, This day

Another party of three individuals have applied at the Land Office for prospecting licenses at the Ninety-Mile Beach. One of Smith's party has returned to Southbridge with some amalgam, the result of the washing up. He estimates that 10s a day can bo made after paying all expenses, that is working eight hours. The result of tho washing-up is as follows: —Out of eight loads of dirt, half or three-quarters of which was got together at first without any trouble being taken in selecting it, five pennyweights of gold was obtained. He estimates that with carefully collected washdirt the yield would be two to three pennyweights per load. Ashburton, This day.

The Ashburton Mail says that on Friday sorac miniature nuggets alleged to havo been picked up near the mouth of the Ashburton river wero shown at the office of that journal. Tho finder is a man of longstanding in the district, and upon whose veracity implicit confidence can be placed. As he exacted a promise to "keep it dark" the readers of tho Mail must remain in ignorance of tho exact site of the discovery for tho present. The excitement is increasing here over the _-old discov&iy at -A.lford JForefct. A. prospecting party will soon bo formed. Several quartz specimens were exhibited on Saturday showing payable gold.