NEW RIVER RUSH.

Grey River Argus, Issue 121, 20 October 1866, Page 2

NEW RIVER RUSH.

(jFRfLAJ OUR OWJT CO-RESPONDENT.) ' October 15 ~fc Through the inclement state of i weather for- the last few days, mini nutters have in a great measure" be ' kept back, especially in the claims win surf a.cc vrork was. concerned, as in th< in full working order, the men havet ' advantage of being under ground, ail have awnings or what is termed a "iJ^""V--, p.verHheir= shafts. \' •! Those claims, mentioned in my last an fully realising the expectations of theii owners. Since my last letter, those parties who were engaged in the race called No, ! X, have been busily. s(t wqrk, some,in I sinking, others driving out their ground in good earnest,. In the claim known as '* Daggan's," that being the first south of M'Gregor's, they are getting out a plen- ' tifnl supply of washdirt, with most excellent prospects, from Jciwt. to. l|dwt. tq the dish, with from twelve to fifteen, inches of washdht. This is declared.bj a good many to eclipse any of them' $Text week they intend -washing up, wher \ I shall be batter able to judge of iii as prospects are not always t^ be rlex>ended upon. Next is " Antonie's,? which is getting out washdirt also, witl prospects nothing behind its neighbor I am at a loss as to the name of the owneri of the next claim, but they have a gorij sized paddock of washdirt. " On the samt line is a "claim knpwn as " Fred. theXH' man's," which has shown a good prosj but they are only reaching the wasli haying had a great deal of water id tend -with, in consequence of then] bringing the race tp its proper destinJ As I said in my last, I thought] would, have to give it another trial, 4 ' I believe they are about tp. do | Several other claims have got pas gojd, but. the water will preclude t ; from -working for some time. Fu» '■ along, the claimholders are all sanguil to the future of their claims, as everyl is busy sinking or getting timber for si ing. The party of greeks which 1 n| tioned last week has at last dropped' the metal, having done some hard woy with from 4 to 6 grs to the shovel, af depth of 42 fret—tb,e deepest shaft as | ' on the lead. The cause of this is the hfi terrace where #ieir present shaft is^Bi they are going to sink further down, vpv will save them some, 12 or 15 feet. !lii \ is, as yet, the last gulden hole south, \t ich, brings the gold half-way to \he ' lew i Biver. In the race which.is know; us. / s No. 2 (which I unwittingly named i] al-V though it was tl\q first begun) the si re-V holders have taken' the precautioi ; offt driving in frojn, .the race, an the lev to V find the lead, which, when found,: nil I save a good many of them from sinl iiig. They have already driven 50 feet, wrßi a good and substantial tunnel." By thelnd , J i)f this week I think they will be onfthe I gold. Several around here, have been 4| sinking, and a good few shepherding, allowing their neighbours to do the work. As to the race I mentioned having been laid out by Mr Bain, District Surveyor, the owners, 29 in all, are ready to make a start this morning. They have obtained an extension of ground from the Warden, which I think is only just, as the ground has been abandoned, and is also exceed^ ingly wet. I wish them every succp«s, both as to plenty of gold and an e^^completion of their race. Along the "H|b from this point there are some parties all in working order sinking, and will, I think, be able to bottom this week, wesither -per-, mitting. The first party sinking here made a large pump winch they anticipate will take all the water out of their/ claim easily. Next comes "Yankee! Dan's" party, who are putting down their second paddock, and expect to bottonf by the middle of the week —their, preset sinking being quite different fpr-nx th<f £ last. Next is the party known as W,prospectors, who are down about twelvsV I feet and have got a little gold, but as thef ' "j get it better the further down they go.'J 1 think I will be able to chronicle the ißpr I news of some more golden holes. M 7 I Below this there is' a party -wham, ! M been iov some time busily engagli -^m bringing in a race, which will do &f\ m deal in prospecting their ground, as/V I are very near in line with the supf/, I lead. To give a short and explicit o J' ' j ■ on the whole lead, I think that ixl ( I matters are in a most prosperous conl I here. I H In the adjacent gullies matters are! fl on steadily, they being in a great nm H tucker and small wages diggings—* H a good retreat for the less fow. H miners. Several parties are oiit.prt/"** ing, one party having got a little gjjj H driving into a terrace up the Newlyi In my next perhaps I may be able I: s that they have had the good fortll , H strike something. It is in the dire/ \-, jbj Cameron's or " Candle-light." I /I^| Business here is going on stel' / though some of the Greym uti;"-*-keepers growl at not rec< ill remittances. But the storek* I have had to do some " writing I in digging parlance, but the it now soon be able to clear ac l\ . the storekeepers. The popi I - |^H tinues much about the same, J . always going and coming. A A have left for the Pahiki, and J £ I will all be better rewarded 'j <^^^| humble servant was for thejp.a J . made there. In conclusion* tliis is a very quiet place, th v" \ : ; having to interfere. | Many of the tributaries I J^^^H Biver have turned out well i / -^^^^H the disappointed are pros | '^^^H dii-cctions. Maori Creek i I . especial notice. About 1 | .^^^^H ago a patch of 30 ounces wi I : J^^^^| is strictly speaking the rij j 1 ' j New Biver. I