UP-RIVER DIGGINGS.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 505, 10 April 1869, Page 3

UP-RIVER DIGGINGS.

(from our own correspondent. ) Ahaxjra, April 7. I have waited some time in anticipation of forwarding you ah exact return of the result of washing-up in various claims at Napoleon and Wellington Terraces, but am compelled to send down my report without particulars. The floods last week, instead of enabling the men to wash the dirt stacked up, merely destroyed the preparations made by them for a continuous supply of water, and affairs in this respect at present remain in statu quo. A few parties, chiefly the French and Italians, have washed their dirt, and from what I hear all hands have been well rewarded for their labor. . At Noble's Creek the race parties are still going a-head, and pay the proprietors handsomely. I may especially name those of Mori and party, Lash and party, Blackburn and party, and Kenny and party. In naming the last, I desire to rectify a mistake I made in my last report, in stating that the fluming across Noble's main creek was erected by Sydney Bill and party. I have since ascertained that the race was brought in by Kenny and his mates, and I have pleasure in acknowledging my error, as this is not only the highest race in this district, but the fluming especially mentioned is the finest I have seen upon the coast. This race leads across into the first right-hand branch, and will, doubtless, soon prove to be an extraordinarily profitable speculation, as it will come close upon the ground mentioned in my last letter, to which a large number of people have been attracted. lam not aware as to whether it will command the actual level of the ground opened in the new rush, which is situate at the extreme end of the gully, close to where the track leads over the range to Duffer's. A great number of men still remain upon the ground, and I hear of several parties who report that they have first-class payable claims. On the other hand, I may mention that I spoke with a person in Duffer's Gully, who informed me that he and his mates had sunk four holes, each of which had proved duffers. Brannigan and party are busily engaged in re- working this creek ; but the late floods did such damage to their claim as almost to compel them to commence afresh. I noticed three or four fresh parties starting at different points of the terrace, still lower down this creek. At Duffer's Gully, matters look a little busier, a,bout twenty>new comers having set in to work. M'Mahon and party have done an enormous amount of labour, in the shape of fluming and stripping, in connection with their task of re- working this farfamed gully ; and, according to hearsay, they have been well repaid for it. Corcoran and party are also bringing their race lower down the creek, and Doolan and party are now using their race in.the neighborhood of the foot of Sullivan's GuUy. At the head of Duffer's Gully, about twenty men find remunerative employment. Buckley and party, Baybutt and party, Nicol and party, and others, being engaged in working a terrace leading down from the extreme right-hand branch of the gully. I noticed at this part an old friend (John Maguire, better known as Fenian Jack), who opened a rich creek —which was named after himself — at the head of Kangaroo, in the Red Jack district. Archy and party are still engaged in working the right-hand terrace, with the aid of. their race, and have done a great amount of work, having been employed here for the last two or three yearsOne of the party engaged in re-working Rowdy Gully sold out for £40, before the claim was got into working order, and the party are a present busily employed. Bisnow and party are still at work up Sullivan's, but I did not visit their claim. At Canadian Creek, about the same number of men are at work ; but one of the i stores has changed hands, and the bakery has been removed to Napoleon Terrace. j There is nothing new to tell about this creek. Lower down, Graham and party and Murray and party are hard at work sluicing the ground with the aid of two splendid races of water, and I hear of a few others setting in to work in their neighborhood. At Teviot Gully, Ryan and party have brought in a good race, and three or four parties are yet working this old diggings. Several fresh parties have also commenced to work in Brandy Jack's Creek, so long left idle.