NELSON CREEK.

Grey River Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 589, 26 October 1869, Page 2

NELSON CREEK.

(prom aw occasional correspondent.) October 18. Mining matters in this district are steadily progressing, especially at Hatter's Terrace, where the deep lead is causing considerable attention. Prank Kent and party have had a very good washing up, their washdirt fully averaging loz to the load, which, as the dirt is three feet in thickness, ought to pay very good wages. I may here mention that one of the shareholders had LIOO offered for his share, which he sensibly refused. The party adjoiaing, after contending with great difficulties in bottoming their shaft, have I am glad to state, struck first-rate gold, as much as 2dwts to the dish having been obtained. Farther down a good many parties are bringing in tunnels to drain the water, as the run of gold keeps in a well-defined deep channel, which, same run of deep ground crosses Sunday Creek, some four miles distant. There is every reason to believe that the same lead may continue for a long distance ; in fact, while deep sinking has had but very little trial, this new lead may be the cause of: plenty more similar runs being found running ultimately in the great Grey River flats. I believe before much more time is. past I may have to chronicle tlie welcome news of the starting of the Grey River basin deep leads. The golden days of Try-again Terrace seem to be past for the present. A good many have left; for (to their ideas) better fields. There is no doubt, however, if plenty water were available for groundsluicing purposes it would still uphold a steady population. A head-race could be brought in from the Arahura, but as it would take too much capital for private enterprise, I don't expect ta see such a race begun unless Government subsidises it. Dry Gully and the surrounding terraces, are the principal places where miners are at work, some of the tunnel claims there paying very well indeed. German Gully, in spite of predictions, still upholds a population of about 40; and if the parties at work there do not earn very good wages, the long seat, of work makes up for that deficiency, some of the claims being over three! years in work. This old gully has quite an agricultural appearance, most huts having gardens attached, and the place really looks a settled digging, I am sorry to state that a miner, through the effects of working in much water, got blind. The jjoor mau not having means to be cured, a Subscription was raised. I am glad to say that the miners,, with their usual benevolence, contributed upwards of L4O to the unfortunate sufferer.