VICTORIA.

Grey River Argus, Volume VII, Issue 515, 6 May 1869, Page 3

VICTORIA.

(From the Leader. ) It still remains a matter of difficulty, as it has been since the commencement of the Berlin rush, to extract from the miners anything like a full and detailed account of the finds, but a few fortunatediscoveries become known each week, sufficient to indicate in some degree the richness of the field, and the probability of a larger amount of gold being raised than is allowed to become known. During the past week some excitement was caused by the reported discovery of some rich alluvial ground on the Dargo Flat, Crooked river, The locality of the new discovery is about two miles-and-a-half below the Dargo Flat Post-office. The working is easy, only being a few inches in depth, and some idea of its richness may be imagined from the fact that one man washed out L 5 12s. worth of fine gold in four days. Several claims above and below the prospecting claim have been marked out, but up to the present no one has fairly started to work. The yield of gold in the Sandhurst district is reported of very favorably. This is what the Bendigo Advertiser says :— • "The yield of gold for the past month of March reaches a very satisfactory amount -r-the total quantity purchased by the Banks being, 16,3120z. lldwts. 18grs. The returns are the purchases of four weeks by the various banks, which gives an average per week of 40780z. 2dwts. 22grs. If we take into consideration the fact that during the past month, there have been several idle days for the alluvial miners, in consequence of the heavy rains, it shows that our quartz mines have been more than ordinarily productive. The promises of good yields given by the various lines of reef lately appear likely to be verified, and we may expect increased prosperity throughout the district;" " .; . A correspondent informs us that a rush has taken place about half way between Spring Creek and Rushworth, in nine or ten feet sinking, and that it is likely to lead to important . results. " Several holes have been bottomed with highly payable prospects — £oz. to the tub, and a dwt. to the dish. The ground has been marked out for a mile and a half. Some of the gold is heavy and waterworn, and the rest bearing every indication of not having gone through any other process than being ejected from the matrix. A strong indication of quartz reefs appears in the vicinity, and the surface appearances tend strongly to confirm these indications. Spring Creek, in consequence, is in a state of excitement, all being, personally or by hearsay, aware of the splen-

did and comparatively untried auriferous country in this neighborhood. Indeed it would be hard to predict the future of Spring Creek. It is very probable that it will, before long, rank as a first-class gold field." This is our correspondent's opinion. It is to be hoped he is not too sanguine. A correspondent, who has lately paid a visit to Godfrey's Creek Diggings, near Alexandra, furnishes the following particulars : — "The new diggings, known as Godfrey's Creek, are situate 22 miles from Yea, 16 from Alexandra, 14 r) miles from Flood's punt, Goulburn, on a confluence of the Bl.ick Spur Range. The gold was first discovered in some shallow workings, from which it has been traced to deep ground, and is proving remarkably rich. Every shaft yet bottomed has obtained good prospects in extensive alluvial wt s"i. The .sinking is about 100 feet, easy, and not troubled with much water or drift. 75 feet has been driven across the gutter without reefing, and averages over 10 dwt to the load, with 2£ to 3 feet washdirt. There are two, ifnotlhree, distinct gutters running almost parallel at the head of the lead, which are expected to junction at the Aukl Reekie Company's ground, lately taken up by a Melbourne party. The ground has been taken up for eight or ten miles towards the Goulburn, south of this claim. Adjoining this is the Barker's, the Koh-i-noor, the Black Range, the Comet, and others, 'taken up by Melbourne .and Ballarat parties. Running down to the Goulburn, the' ground gradually deepens, and ranges close in on both sides, indicating that all the leads will be joined in one gutter."