NEW SOUTH WALES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 616, 2 October 1858, Page 5

NEW SOUTH WALES.

]?roin the papers which we have received from Sydney, dating to the 11th ult., we extract some account of the " rush" to Port Curtis, where the discovery of .new. diggings has caused an excitement-almost as great as when such an event was a novelty. The following letter is only one of a-number which standing side by side with columns of advertisements addressed to diggers, nearly fill the Sydney papers:— " Gladstone, Port Curtis, August 22nd, 1858. " Dear Sir,; —The discovery of a rich and paying gold-field is now placed beyond doubt. I have seen many samples in the hands of different men who have dug it themselves, and the excitement that prevails here is almost incredible. IS very person who can get away is going, and this place is comparatively deserted. "Men are "bolting" from the stations in all quarters; nothing but the diggings seem to go down; and I think that there is a first rate opening for business heie at present. How long it may last is another question! " We are now|l2o miles from the diggings. The vessel takes us to Rockhampton, whence the distance to the field is thirty-five miles up the river. A boat can get within six or seven miles of the place. Dr. Brown told me to day that he knew of a party who had twenty lbs. weight, and of several others in possession of quantities which would amount to something considerable, but they are not willing to make the thing known. The Jenny Lind, which will leave in a short time, will, I believe, take.several hundred ounces! Then comes the grand rush; and I feel certain a grand rush it will be. •'Picks are 10.; shovels 10s.; flour £2 per lOOlbs.; tea 4s; pans Bs. or 10s; beef 4d., mutton 6d. How long things may last in this way it is hard to say. One thing I feel certain of— there is plenty of ore, and where that is in plenty, the principal wants will be great. " I beg to remain, yours truly, « W W. MD ."