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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 171, 22 July 1870, Page 2

Collingwood Coal. — It will be seen by an. advertisement in. another column that Mr. Cross intends- to run his little steamer to Motueka, to-morrow afternoon, for the purpose of giving the public an opportunity of witnessing the capabilities of the Colliugwood coal for steam purposes. The moderate fare of ss. for the return trip wiN doubtless induce many -to take what will be;, should the weather prove favorable, a delighful outing. We" stated yesterday that a fresh seam had been discovered at Collingwpod, but we learn to-day that ther© are two new ones, the one being about 2 feet. 6 inches^ and the other 3 feet in thickness, both of them being of a superior quality. It is intended tor-morrow to steam over to Motueka with the coal from one of these, then 'to clean out the fires and return with the produce of the other, thus giving an opportunity" of comparing the qualities of the two seams. Wairau Goldfield. — The Express, of! 16th inst., says :— Since our last, several; fine parcels of gold have found their way to Blenheim frbin the Wairau gojdfield, causing renewed hopes on ; the part of,

many who had began to consider them j abortive. Some fine nuggets were shown to us on Monday and Tuesday last, one weighing 3oz 15dwts was solid gold ; several others varied from 2oz to 3oz each. The largest of these was found in Pike's claim, in-a creek -about the centre of the field, and two miles from the Onamalutu. The gold seems but little water-worn. Stores -of all kinds are now plentiful onl the ground, being supplied mainly from Havelock, via the Kaituna Valley, the business men of that quarter being determined to keep the trade in their hands, if possible. The population ou the diggings is variously computed at about 300 to 400. Very few attempts at systematic working seem as yet to have been made, aud the search is conducted in a very temporary mauner. Great confidence is generally felt in the prospect for next summer ; but in the meantime the unusual continuance of wet weather prevents any energetic proceedings. A considerable quantity of gold is said to be in the hands of. miners. j