KARAMEA AND BULLER.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 14, 20 March 1866, Page 3

KARAMEA AND BULLER.

Your mmmg 1 readers will probably recollect that some few weeks ago there was a small rush to the Karamea river, some distance north of the Buller. It was reported that some very good ground had been found on the beach, and that the country altogether gave great promise of being a gold-field, and consequently some fifty or sixty men departed thither, some in a small sailing craft, others in the steamer Eleanor. The party in the steamer consisted for the most part of old experienced diggers, one of whom, Milne, is my informant of the result of this expedition. Without going into details, I may state that after several weeks prospecting along the beach, and examining the country for miles inland, they did not find the least encouragement to prosecute their researches. Had there been any inducement they would have remained longer, as from the quantity of game and fish with which the district abounds, living is cheap and easily obtainable. The Karamea river appears from the accounts to be a not inconsiderable stream, with a good entrance, and plenty of water up to the landing place. The Eleanor called in there on her last trip' from Nelson, and brought back nearly all the miners who still remained there. Similar unfavourable accounts are given of the various prospecting parties engaged up the Buller, their greatest difficulty being the obtaining of supplies. I hear that gold has been struck in the ranges between the Buller and the Grey, and that several well-equipped parties of prospectors have started off in the same direction "a few days ago. The reports from the various diggings Up the Grey and Arnold continue to be favorablerand during the last few days a good mauy abseateeu have^ returned from Okarita.-— Leader.