THE KUMARA RUSH.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 393, 22 September 1876, Page 3

THE KUMARA RUSH.

The ' "West Coast Times 'of September 11th, Bajs : —The popularity of this place is still increasing-, and fresh shafts are daily going down. Two parties known as the amalgamated party, or Kourke and party and Warren and party, situated on Ross-ter-race, bottomed on Wednesday last, at a depth of over 100 feet. This we have already reported ; but on the following day they washed a load of stuff, which gave 9dwts. to the load, with five ft e" of good payable wash. New claims on all sides of Kourke and party are sinking. They all intend working their claims by tunnels, which will run from 600 ft upwards. These claims are on the terrace, about two and a-half mileß from the township, and about one mile beyond the break, running in tlie direction of the Loopline road, near G-oodfellow's hotel. Good prospects have been got beyond Kourke and party's claim, but not equal to theirs. Several shafts now in course of sinking will be bottomed in about a week. One hundred and sixty pounds is asked for a share in Kourke and party's claim. The rush is looking exceedingly well, and promises to carry an immense population, much larger than was ever anticipated by the most sanguine.

The 4 Otago Gruardian ' observes that: —" Anybody who happened to be "in the vicinity of "Rattray-street Wharf or the liailway Station on Monday forenoon must have been put in mind of the earlier days of Otago, when men with large swags and tin dishes were to be seen in small knots of four or five either returning or going to the diggings. Prior to the departure of the Ladybird from the wharf on Monday a similar scene presented itself. The men who left: for the West Coast by the steamer appeared to be thorough miners, who no doubt have been induced to leave the Otago Goldfields by the good news which has been recently received from the Kumara and other places on the West Coast. It is the old story, and no doubt, as on many previous occasions, the majority of those who have departed for the new rush will have reason to regret the step they have taken. In another column we publish an article from one of the West Coast papers, which proves that.a man wants a good deal of capital before he can expect to do any good at it, and no doubt we shall soon bear the usual lamentations which follow in the wake of a new rush."