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Grey River Argus, Volume V, Issue 341, 21 March 1868, Page 3

The following paragraphs are taken from the Nashville Times of the 26th February : — " There was great excitement in Brisbane on Saturday last," says the Courier, "consequent upon Martin Anderson's discovery of gold at the head of Enoggera Creek, and the appointment of Mr Gregory as Gold Commissioner for the district. On Sunday, notwithstanding the threatening aspect of the weather, a large number of persons walked out in that direction, and did not return during day-

light at any rate. From early in the morning until three or four o'clock in tlie afternoon, parties of twos, threes, and fours were to be scon on tho road at short intervals." Referring to tho matter in a, leading article, the same journal says : — "The whole town was iv a state of excitement, and the lirat words in every one's mouth were that gold had been discovered at Enoggera, tho placed was proclaimed a gold field, with Mr Gregory as Gold Commissioner, and the field was to be 'rushed' on Monday morning. The simple facts of the case are certainly encouraging so far as they yo, but tliey j are neither new nor surprising, and by no I moans important enough to warrant at all a hubbub. They are as follows : — For the last six or nine months a Swiss, named Martin Andersen, has been in the habit of brin^intf in, every week or two, to Messrs Flaville's, small quantities of gold, which he said he had obtained somewhere about fifteen miles away, in the direction of the head of Enoggera Creek. At the beginning of last week he brought in two ounces of coarse nuggetty .gold from the same j^ace, and either because he had been watched, and his prospecting ground found out, or because he had hit upon a rather more profitable lead, and did not wish to loose it, or for some other cause not known, he went to the Sur-veyor-General's office on Friday, took out a digger's license, reported his discovery, and "took up the prospector's claim to which he was entitled. This being done, it followed as a matter of course that tho Government should proclaim the place a •fold field, and appoint a Commissioner. Mr A C. Gregory has been appointed Gold Commissioner, and will visit the ground to-day (Monday), and report upon it ; and this is absolutely all that is known of the matter. What does it amount to more than was known before ? It may turn out to bo an important discovery, or it may be utterly worthless ; but at present the two ounces sold to Messi'3 Flavelle last week is all the gold known to have been taken from the sj,ot now registered ai Andersen's claim." On Thursday night two men came into Yaamba with four ounces of gold, which they stated were the results of a few days prospecting, and that in a very short time there would be a rush, but they declined to mention tlio spot until they were protected by the Commissioner. Our informant had the gold in his possession and weighed it, and describes it as consisting of two distinct kinds ; one very much like that found on Archer's run, intermixed with iron stone, and the other partaking of the character of that discovered in Canoona. Our informant thinks that the find must have been this side of Yaamba ; however, a day or two will bring definite news.