THE KUMARA RUSH.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 140, 2 October 1876, Page 3

THE KUMARA RUSH.

Tile Wmt Coast Tm«s r Special gives the Mowing us the latest intelligence from lis rusilv which may now be considered I the ntoat important which lias occurred 1 the Coast for many years ;—" There sod be no hesitation now in saying that ii» is a large goldtieM, and that huntods, if not thousands, of men will be reiunurativeiy employed! for years to come. Bern are no pile claims to be dropped on pro., it is a good poor man's diggings. Pi nothing more. But a poor man, in »fullest meaning of the word—that is, [man without any means at all —will have [vary poor show. He might do a little P cradling, but 60 work a claim here refires easily muscle, and perseverance. Mil to last hinii for a month or two at Mt,. during wtuch time he would be Wing nothing ; muscle ti> endure hard pit against tue monstrous boulders to be ptunded against ; perse vc ran ;e to assist F in completing his shaft, tunnel, and

K There well be no ' Champagne 'lies' mafci-g tire-pound note landea for the barmaids ot' Kumars, bat i will be- wuat is perhaps better—a ie of thousand! men making a average !3 to- £ti> pur weels per man. Ami » is no saying yet how many more, ng tiie last ten days the population noruasudi considerably, a rut crtoitglt it iposaible to say to a hundred or two many there are on the held, J am of ion tuat there cannot be less t .an two Sand people here. For half a mite fldi the break, every claim has got ■ payable waali. and ample of it to £y all parties. Some will make as a® £T to £i> per man per wen fc, while fs expect to average only £■> and £6. Nt a mile further on. the gold appears and indeed in alii directions round, prospects have bee2t obtained. There 'm -

ecßakexs bore now. Everyone cm ia& fiaa soma prospect of untieing