FOX'S RIVER RUSH.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 170, 14 February 1867, Page 3

FOX'S RIVER RUSH.

(From the Brighton Times, February 9.) During the past week the very favorable weather has enabled the,., miners to make rapid progress in all branch.es of of their industry, washing excepted, the number as yet in a position to wash complaining of a scarcity of water. The only gold yet offered has been from the-minu-s working the terraces on each side of the creek in the neighborhood of. the prospectors. This ground presenting, the greatest facilities for working was first -taken up, and the holders easily tunnel in the wash consistins;-6f black sand four to six feet in depth, with waiter handy. The sinking on other parts varies from 30 to upwards of 100 feet, and although a large number of men are on golds "the result is only slowly being felt owing to the scarcity of water. Payable ground is being worked at intervals the entire distance, ten miles between Brighton and Charleston, but the bulk of the miners are, at present distributed v pon the terraces extending a distance of aoout three miles te. the north of the township. To. the /south Aye hear of a few making moderate wages, but nothing calculated to; attract a. large, population, provisions being high. In our issue of Saturday last, we referred to a sample of gold shown to us which Avas reported to have been obtained by a party up Fox's River. A few miners came down to toAvn on Monday last, in the expectation that a prospecting claim, would be applied for ; nothing, hoAvever, has as.yet.tfanspired which can lead us to consider the report other than a mere rumor. At the same time, our entire population being profitably employed, what under ordinary circumstances avouUl have Jbeen a severe disappointment was regarded. '-almost .with unconcern. Some few have, however, left during the Aveek in this direction, and it is presumed that they have received more, definite and reliable information. x At Charleston and its vicinity, although the distance between it and Brighton is so trifling (only, ten-miles) that it may be regarded as one district, a very considerable population is employed. The ground is certainly not so rich as here, but it is more easily Avorkecl, and in the absence of any complaints it must be infeired the ' miners as a body are doing ■vr'eu.".." '''.'■".. . ;■'.-■."' '■ .. ''" - ;: : . '"' •:"' Nothing reliable has.; come from the Karainea, although we have reason to believe that the diggings in that neighborhood are progressing favorably. '