THE DUNSTAN DIGGINGS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 287, 20 November 1862, Page 5

THE DUNSTAN DIGGINGS.

FURTHER DISCOVERIES.

ANOTHER itICII GOLD FIELD.

(FROM OUR SP2CIAL REPORTER.)

Hartley Township, 15!h November, 1862. (rROM OUtt SPECIAIi COrvrvESPOSDKNT ) The eNci cd concli^ion of the mining population—the rejo.tH conalnnily circulating of enormous puccvj-scs—the f> cling ot prosperi'y so geneially prevalent, and the hearing of the ji.'imrs. iil> und »t once to-impress upon the. ■vi?itoi% the value of ihe gold field he has re;ic! cd. hornet bit g very clo el. resembling the pia»e of leeltng in the earlier d »ys of the Victorian g<-M fu Ids is ng-iin witne.^Ri d : and moiv-y seems al>.u<»st as i lent if ul.—The air of at^facti' n. 'he easy assurance and the perfect confidence iUt in the resources of the ■ilis'iijt, are focii i;s so u.-iiversal jjmong*t the mi-iors, th it f icN lik-' t'lese sp>a'< m >re of the real value of the gold field thau any eta-l>or>t-d statements cm convey A groat (jetiernl Ins p';«ced it on n cord that be could niwjiyp leli when Xapole«>n xv;^ with the army, i'lom* t'"C atiinvited and confident bearing imp-ineii to the re^inunts. T > any one at all coiversnnf with mining population--, the illns-f-itio?) wdl a' o!ice be appivci ited. That active, cmliuent feelingucnerally pre\ails here, an: ;- ihe Ixst ie-t by which to judge the Td;d value ol a uo!d field.

To n^oid this over confidence, hut at the same time to convey a f.Mi'ul picture with its ii hrs stiiH sh;ides; to sisc; ft;»irj. the trs.e con-di'!<-n of the miner, and the red requires of this '."otd fiell, nr.''nraters of seriou^dillic-i'ty, a .d will from the txtjiuK-d aiea of o Ci'-ni .us io i.t-tone o\t.r. ci tail both much time and troirlo. A strict y im] at al exHnr.na'io i into it* r. f-onrci.s. and the hi-to-y of its daily p-ogress will be tin.* Mir st index of its value ai:d position. <"n'!. the bst rule to judge it by. These iMiui'.-k4 have hetn made, i.ot only 1,-eciiuse they are applicable to the duties to be performed by \our convspoudt nt, lut b-rr.vxt: •■•hn, the v. ry rich finds and in•s'Kiices «-f tx raoniii ary re urns that will base to be given from tin.c to time might <Uheiui-e seem to be the desire to make tae Dui.sian evt n a richer ikld than it ivaliy is

The Diggings are e\cry«lure n presented lobe, turning out beyond the most sanguine <">pi ctiiti'ins formed of them. The returns are nor aloi'C c<intiiied to a lew instances oi'indivi<hi/»« sticcfs-1, but are w del\ spreid, and-bared in by :i \u*y large pr portion ot those engaged in uuuing pursuits.. At ti.e same tune there nre a lew ot ih-tt ext amdinary cla>s w-io always i^rumlde, a:id who cm never get gold They aie, hnwtver, very few in number; and U|ion hciiu (jne^toiud, are obliged to confesthr.t o'lic Circum>tauc> s, than the ab.-eace of {•old, limvc controlled tht m. Many aiv tutidly unprovided wiih tools, or mean-; to purchase tin in ; aid unless they .an find gold at once. ci"se io the surface with a tin tltsti, g t rim O;it, find t):ns g > away grumbling. Ex erienue, with tiii* ela-s has never any eiT ct. it

i» us. ks-* lor meu io come lure wittii-ut a 'ew poiii-ds. Too s and tlu rate oi li.ing m^^t aiways i>e neces arilv higi), when canape i-;ssto t heavy an iteMi in the co>t; hut th-» o who can proviile thtmsvi\e-i with these and vill suanily pcisevere, will have no cause io regret s. ithug down upon these dig ing-*. To gi^e leuirii-' oi all the rich iin 1> is an unposMiiiify. I'ouiiil.s wiight |>er d*y are freely Pjtoktn aboir, and cause no suipnse, and people hue wdfulicve abno-t atutid g that is ru.oned. The mtPtion oi' ounces is treated quite civaiieriy ; such U the excUemtut jirev «ilmg On the Eight-Mile Rush, or Conroy's Gul y as first n une.j, about three hundred p. op c are wo iking. 'J'his fie dis a narrow lonx stieam wi;h a lage number of bl nJ gushes eiiuring into tht main gul y, if item be :0 called. Tuese Later are uimoat unprospecteJ, and while the present feverish st-ite of feeling exists, the furtner tieveiopment of theii resources Avid be postpoiu d. Large and immediate finds aie the order of the day, and no thinx is systematically carried out. fcJmall reUras th.t would anywhere c se attract attention and lead to important results, are generally ignored, and the-.intlux of a very large body of miners seems the oiny piobuble means ot steaUiy deve oping the complete rcsoure s (jf these outlying p.acee. Hie number ot these detacheu rustic.3 are so nuny, a. d the Ivpuits in ciiculat.i'>u about i.ew discover e3 are so numerous, that vtry lew are contented to tettie down upou anything that is nut, e^-

traydin.tr,ly goo lor the prospects most p"o----mi-inir. The working; in this rush have -pro v-d patchy, but wry rich. - The returns of X'-yeral claim- have been wry Urg*». W.ien is taken iaio consideration that t he ground i< ?o oa^iy worked, and requires only the rtrie-t appliance-*, and no previous experience, the resu'ts mu-t be lo)«.e;l upon as ex riordimry. It brings back to memory the time, when #okl was •«() e^ily procured in the fir-t flays of the Victorian £<>!d fields. It nrnv h-Hive been m »re regularly and steadily dis-frjbutc-d on them, but it war) never obtained ■.\irli le-<s trouble than here. But thn is a •'ig-es-'ion. ■ The nature of the working in tli 15* rusb.and those throughou* 'be district, are of the sa ueeasv character. Williamson and narty have cleared up, and note so-ne four hundred oii'ict-s Tney washed a-* M*!i as a pound "wvisilit per di-h. The Germain will probably exceed this return. They aU > have washed ovrfr a pound w-iyfhWo the dis!i It was in this rn**h tint the fifty pounds wei-ibt was gr> by two men. It is useless to nienti'in oh> r instances of .«uc»r.«, n^ the list woul 1 exten ! to iar ie dimen^ioia. Ther? are mlso a series of snn'l na^ which are neir'ected except by a few p-trties The returns of tho*e 'Yorkiiiir them is t»iv n to m«at Iron

\A*n I 5 «terlinr pc" man a v/eek. Tjie u;oid is ro'rso. heavj', and witerworn. and nnnv piece< w. ijihinjj over an ounce have been obtained. Co.coran and pa ty informed the' ser^eanf st.-jMont d here that they wvre tn-ikinjf six pounds' weight per dny, but this is pr,)bibly an exa r^eration, though their returns a>v very laruff. When timber I.comes m »re p!cufiful sluices will find proa'.nbL* empl.jyment around this branch of tlu gildfi-'ll. b it at present its real capabilities must he left um-asrert-iin?d far an'»tlur < ei'iorl. T;ie run of fro Id i" b/ino; trac.d <lown, within the 1 is' day or t^o. towards th-.' n.-w Earns <!o i<^h Itu-h, with which, every p obabili-'y <>f iis joining exists Some part c- in th;s <^ul vex>ct to nett a hundred pou v\< w i^ht. A fd-v days will decide if r^e run continues further than at first supposed.

Potter's Ciullv, twenty-three miles from this township, and in 'he direction o1 t »c N"o----homai—has a population of about four hundred. The yields have been very regn ar, and it cm he safely said th it the ■■w^ni.rs returns have exculed half an osnee a nun per day. For the entire length of the ijully this has been almost regularly maintained. Its length i* two miles but like every oilier place around the Dun-4 n,. very ri.-h returns have' been obtained in particular ease*—^adding to thar golden halo that su:rounds this field. The blind yul ies are auriferous and like all the others in the different districts here, have been in c>!'Ca-ion"l in»tanc<-<* and in small patches ei>ormo;:sly rich. This ground wi 1 be yet shin-ed. anil further discoveries are almost turn oidibje. An adjacent guHy, propped C<l iV Mai' Goldsmith's p.-n't.y, is also turn\ri>s out well. .Not having been able to visit thi-* place, it is in tins com uuniea ion impossib c to give so graphic Mnl detailed p-xrtii ulars n* is desirable That Potters' Gully is a rich and valuable outlying branch of the i)u i? ai cannot he doubted, and the contiguous lo^aiitie< are likely to prove equally productive. The «til' is aN> heavy here. E<<iht, inilus he\ond Conroy's Gully, in a westerly direction, over the S'O»vy Run <*£>». another gully equal y as extensive as " Conroy's" has been opeueii. The party who opened it are Cornishmen, nnd have washed a* ! i_fh as thirty-five pennyweight to the dish. It is like'v to attract considerable attention. Tlie gold is again, in thid instance, coarse, heavy, and water-worn. Tne Ma n^ciuiih Kiver i* one of the latest developein«nts, a"d promises not to he the 1< as' of' them. The two prospeciing parties have claimed, the one tipoi 15 penny weigh is to' twelve tin di>he-*, (coarse goid), and the other upon fmin one to two pennyweights to the tin di>h. Both claim* have been g anted, and as they are widely apart every confidence in its ulimnte productiveness is feK About two hundred men are busily engaged, and the results so far obtained lead to the confirmation of these representa'ions. It h a very winding stream making n l>ng elbow an 1 ewtUualiy eaiptving come euht miles below the Minn crilcia and Mohneux. A larje munher of miners are tending in that direction, ;m ' fr-'in rbe ifreat length of the stream a 1 trje population viil be able to find room. Very s.-inmiine expectations are formed of this rush n«; it w'!' t -ii'! to one.ii up a large extent of new untried country. A puny (.two) who do mt desire thHr names men ione-5 for the pres-m, have di«I covered another new place, which they anti- ! rip ite will prove valuable. They are mik ng from 9 to 10 oz'. p.-r div, but are prospjeri ii for richer ground before applying fortior 1 elai v. The: gold is sm-).U, but still coirse an I 1 roniih. The distance is about forty miles fro.n j tnis. i Many other places and discoveries a-e mentioned, but fur: her details urn t stand over for my next communication. The. one creating the largest exciiemeir. is the one on Wilk'n- ! son's run. As all pai-'icul.irs will ou forwarded to the Government by the C •mmissoner here. ;it wi 1i c Muni ctssary to enter into furrher deiaits. The distance from this place to it U | calculated at eighty-two miles, but it is sate i that a shorter track i-a-i be made to it. A< I inti nd starting to-morrow ibr the scene, further particulars shall be expressed to Dunedin, if the i.nportanc • of the rush merits it. To any person hesitating and waiting for f'lrthi-r accounts of rushe- before star'iii^ in ibis direction. I would say that he will on h\arrival find them of daily occurrence, ami offer an ahnt^t uidimited choice of loca'itv Tne serion< qu-'stion is which to choose The - isnict is op nimjout so rapidly that the y v. mention of n mus is bewildering. Gold i< found everywbi ie, and there is room en niih for thousand-. A-: a summers digjii^s. th snrrotuvli <g country is proving it<ejfea>-»b!e io maintain'all who come, and only r- q-iirinu to be tested, 'o uu old its vast resourc-s and its enormous wealth The very palmit-st diys" of the Victorian gold fields are apptnntly aiain being reproduced be f.re the astouishe:! Rnze of the miners nn I vet there are many uh-» cannot at tie moment appreciate the circu nsfauces by which they ■are pu-ronn:k-d. It is >u» impossibility to ■^peak in too glowing terms of the va'lle o' the hunstan gold field. No rare word pa'nti v can convey a Vaithful description of its v.ilue nud importance Ilid Ota^o to stake her reputation upon the ptoductiven,ss an-1 ex--entof this one field, sh« would even then o.cupy a pnimhittnt position amongst th <>• .Id-producing countries ol the who'e word This»o!d fi,U is in its merest infancy, Irs •xtent" is undennade, and already r.csi workings are d-scoveivd over a l.i ge area o .-oTritrv As a winter digging*, the Molyneux, die Kuwarau, the Alanuherikia.. and their many tributaries, will emuloy a ponulaUon that must eventually he counted by tens of thousands. One of th-se .tributaries the Cardrona (the seat of the now discovery), has, ,v proving auriferous «hown the little rohie «.f the assertions made, that the country througn wbi :h one of tin- branches of the Alo yneox flows was not- an ifl : rous. Ihe Lake country «xd iicucctprth take a position as ..nother one of tho«e grea^.o d |m,«lucmg portions of the Province. sTho^e who he ' lour correspondent, have always n,,inted t » th, prohabiUies of the jichert gohl.fiel^ lel ing i.ear t^is cemre, will be^rauhed to see ' ' their predkuous ia course of realizaiwn. Sso

go!d\fie'd in uny^)nrti'tn*of the wo:ld offers' s:> great a vari< tv-:of <ligg'u»'j^ as thissi- X iveri"? - .creek*, uiihie.s fl tt-; c \-i ry where-present't henii se!ve3, and the.l ib >r required is of I'ie easiest kind. -W-hert heavy u;»id, like that .from■ rhe C-irtlr.ma. cm' he picked up on the surface an 1 the average d pth of the sinking does not exceed «ix feet, and ;n creeks none at all. the na'uril advantages if thus |:o-ses.s ; . js ivnd-rs any competition with it out «>f question. Tne Laehlan, Hritisb Co'unil)i«, the gid i fields of Victoria, have shenvn nothing equal to thin one in extent of resources; and it is tho ight by many that the lower .workings will eclipse in. richness all previous discoveries It mint be .always b »me in. mind that the labor necessary to obui'n go\<\. forms a cons:der*blti item in esMmaticiir the value of a «»oKI Held, and it is this saving that will render the Dunstan so valuable a •litigin;?-. From time to time, the reports that will appear, will prove the correctness of .these assertions.

Tnis portion of the country is very drj', and the weather warm. Rain is much reqtrre 1. and bit for the sf reams »*;e should mrain have the oft rep-ared cry of Victoria — wa'er. The heat is quife tropical, and the du^t flies in clouds. The evenings a c warm and balmy, and while such wea'her confirm s the want, of wood w-nild b-- lightly felt, (t s pa d to last during the -A-hole stunmer, an! l fhi- prove-* a fa;t. the Damtan wii.l i»e a'»le to ad 1 the further attraction of a m igniHcvint climate.

T c TnwnsMp, par excellence, of the Duns fan, is t'oatUnovu by Hie nam-ol the Upper Towi^hip Vie Ca-un Township, or the Coal ■Point Township. The gold field hns so extended, that the name of"thy " Hmtley " has merged into the wider one .of the Dun-t'-m, from which ranges it ra-iy well be allowed to t >ke its na r.e. N'me of thy above, are, Imiv (V r, de-:r:-ib!t? mines for ih^ leiditv^ tow:islip, nnd it would be most reprehensible if the names of l he pro p.-ctors w ere not in some form o • another i idt.Tibly associated with the splendid gold fu-l 1 they have opened. It wo'ild be a imce'iil recognition <>f thn services the prospectors hive r ndert:d the Pr.ovince, to ir-inia the iown>hip af er one of the . Tijenam; «>f H.irtLv h;is been favorably received on ?hespo\and henceforth that u.-uue ihould lie atlo red to solve all <!o>if>?* an 1 (liiii.-ijities. At the same time ir will proper; more clmMin juuje to ihosewho desi-e to know which is the chief ce.itre of this district.

The fi -st rmvesM mthat strikes the stringer on beholling it is its go >d situation. Builton the north end of an extensive level p'atjau, sheltered by command ng r uige*, and h-ildinj, from natural position, a commanding ceivre, no*h ng more is required to enhance it-, adaptability than some attempt at laying it out properly. At the pnseut nrimentir is dwindlinr i-ito one long street, ani s >me action is absolutely required to prevent its undoubted advantages being spoilt. Lo:ig sir ig_»li.ig lines of streets always prove injurio is, am the found ition of a town^hif) based upon such proceedings leads to bickering and antijonisfic intiire: ts. N • place on any of the Otag > gol I iidis has offerjd greater advantages "of sire for f->rtn!nx fi real fir-t-class well lai.l out township. i\!ost of tliose hitherto formed have, cit!ier from want of roo n or other natural disadvantages, been most wretched affiirs. A visit to any of them woul 1 c;>nchisivily show this. With a m >st favorable o;)portunity, tha Dunstan township protn'se-', unless tlie G^vt-rnment tdce i.nmed: ac action an<l lav out lines, to become a narrow tovvns'lip of one street, and its very adv.mtagvS marred by injudicious pro ,-cc lings. The Commissioner is powerless >o at unless a requisition is p ac d in his hands, and many circumstances present ay one taking 'his matter a-tivdy into hind. Though the parties who <o take up tr ntages can claim no more than the ground thfir tent nuy sfand upon, still a system-of co übiiiiii<r several t nts together defeats all attempts ta form a regularly laid-out townshio.

A <j;o > 1 punt is mirh required a*id the delays aa.l in.ol veiience <>f the present b uiting sysen, ac seriously felt. In winter time, the river is easily fordab'e for fo it p isssng-jrs at occasional pc io.ls, by jumping. fV >m rock to rock ; but for m my m >nf,hs ot the year, a punt is absolutely nece-sa y, and it b comes a m*ttte;' oi' serious consi leration \vh tber it is not a!v sable to extend."the Ferry Act to this phice. As tb: s must necessarily be a snperfici il review of these thing?1, a further examination will no doubt, prese-it m my circumstance's that require attention and notice.

L' c cmip i* cbse to the township, and is also well-siu ited aid o »•. n.-vuls the various roads. A more wr^t lied lit of tents cm ho.vever hardly i»e ?bun 1; the Co;i)inis ion.r's teat is on. j than would d > very we!! fur a pic nic party, or for a temporary cracion up m a rac-j-conrs3, bat as it is 1 a >le to be b! uvn down eve *y now a:ul a<riin, is qnite uns it- d for its present purpose. The poles and rop s give it a fanciful appearance, but the open «ides aul airy lo >k, are not pleasant matter-!, o;e would think, for the occupant. Air. ICi Id .11 is oftjn obliged to perform his duties at. f>-e.H o. in prefen-n^e to remaining inside, when the wind is but even moderately strong. Mow the Government cm expect its t'uric'ions prop r'y carried out, with such arrangements, is a probLm tiiey might perhaps be able to solve, if p -rs-m Jly on the spot/ It i« the subject of lidieule on all s'des ; and looking at 'he heavy duties to be p^r firmed by the Commissioner, and the other gentlemen -stationed h re, some litt'e attention to personal c>mfb>ts and < ecency might be provided. As the camp her,must bj a. perma lent one! an.l the choice of situa1 ion leaves nothing more to be desired, it is difficult to say what objecti >ns the government cm entertain aganst meeting the requirements of the pi .cc. Tin dema rls for this district will l>e so large, that cirtage is not li*<el .* to be lnver, aid umUss tluy are sceptical about the g.>'d fie!'s they have procSainud, it would be difficult t »as-;iga any goo.l reasons .why the most flourishing goid fill in the Province shou'd h-ve su; i a wretched set of insecure tents assiaii.-d to i" f"r aca np aid offices. Tne duties of the Commi sioner still cont'nue very heavy, and from e.irly morn to ihe list thing at night he is continually buntd by eager applic .nts, How he performs his duties 3o co.it uujusly is a subject often spoken about, but there cai hi no doubt of. his being the bar lest worked man here. ;

Tne Junction towush p i^ about eight miles from this on-.*, ami is progressing stealily. An attempt is b ing made ta make it the lea ling one. but the business people are settling on this oae in preference.. It will, however, a'wnys c >miiand a jrood deal of business, but cannot, cither from situation and othtr circumstances, prove the chief township. '! he want-; of t^e district require both, anrl any foolish attempts at rivalry for piveminence is to te regretted. A-.coach runs da ly between the two townships, and a joinl action for the. benefit of' the en ire district should be the only feel.rig kept in view. A Post Office is bein;r agitated for. and is much required there. Tbe Banks are also to he requeste 1 to establish ag ncies, and no doubt the acthe exertions being made to establish its penuanvney upon a safe foundation, will meet their proper reward. Busmisshas been very lively to-day, and large stocks are again dwindling down, Flo *r is rising, and Is 6d is deuaauded b/ some

selhrs. This price has not yet been generally -reached, but unless immediate supplies come .to ha ul, it wi 1 tnu-h that figure" in^ a day or two Enclosed, is a more genera: price cnr'enr, liut it would be useless to place imp icit faith in it-i qu >tationvas prices fluetuato v.ry much Money is freely spent, and anything le s-t-hun a shiliing knot asked for any article ; in fact ihis c .in se-.-ms the lowest in vogue. With -uc'i a state of things bu-i----ue<"s can hardly be otherwise.-rhan brisk. Gol-i i* plentiful, but beyond selling for ab olute requiixment-: it h chiefly held by the miners, < who think they will be able to do better by Holding on. The q-iamities so kept back must he ennnnou-s.. The tscorts from these drcum^a-ices will not so rapidly tnciva^e as some think they mu*t, but sooner or later the g->ld ui!l have to jjo down and a few months wiiimx-e cletrly show the'amount that has been obtained. Many other interesting particulars must stand over, as I am. compelled to hastily close this dispatch. j T;ie folio'in<T supplementary letter -wis published yesterday m the iorm of an "Extraordinary." Haetlev Township, The Danstaa, 17th Nov., 1862. 6 p.m. R-w^y, who only a-rive Hier* lnte 'ast uight, starts otanoiiue mrain, s- th -t t' c D vy Tihi s maybe sib.c to pub'isli tlie latent paiti ulais, ia time for tlie Umeo sfceamrr. My ItiSD d snatch was flatQ'l the 15th instant, s'n c wlnc;i tuna further pai'M-ula-s r^anlimf tv« new rush hive lealml -ut Ib is sifcu'ilwd about 12 miJe=) ti-oiii o.Hi op' Wilkinson's mit s •;iiiniip. Tiu pr.i3ppctor"s H-incs -.re M. Gr),'w. P. May, and J. MiUhns. Twm of th s-Jsire o. i Cai ton da mtne s. i lih Mt.-; is now :-,.«f-erfc n-, io i.c t^e Car iro;.a creek ev.iptymxjnbn he CHU<a on th» lei' U-.wk. The d:st:mee is dveii af 82 uii'es frcin 'Irs At thp time they •:i;i<ie tnj discovery t -ey w e --e looking out for the tvp>rt«l lic't finds of Fox <nd pmty. Un« of ih in, oi ihe9.li instmr, ace dentally f-nn-1 on a ca't'e tr.-ek, <m darh ) larrt'i s,,il. a four p nnvwe'glit pi< cc of iHd. 'i bis Id rho t , ar ty to think th:«t it Hal tieen lost by 'ox's party, (.ub o-i . i-cns.siii£ the m-tf r ovr. at liifi'Sit, two of them, irom tl eir Lnlifo-ni in fxo-iieiice. were Xl to b'diovu thtifc. gll mi.dit hn found is .sush stuff. They woe JH.'ctnpa-i^l by six o-hcr^, also looki:^ o-»fc fort.')- whi reabouis of Fo- an! },{< m ;ucs. [nW r presence Nmgmi fl "1 pu-ty. im^u- h-d from t't ■ •- uv:e ihe !'.>llowing pie-vs. w-ihiiiir 1(5 in.1,. 10, 7 , <), 4j fei nyweiuu-s respictively ; obfc inin'r in ■■', j

nine umicrs six psn;iy«ui^|jrs au<! a-iia" ; a-ul the.fc!;en suited thftfc Uuv sli.ml! «afc ojiea prof eel fco tho l)anst;in fo-a p-iMie, tini, r o\ nm The. •■■l- •"•-> spot o i y/hic'i they to in {this gold as a kind of slide or landslip. Tho wor I ternici will i:ou..->, n ~.v ,• i !e-». iluh rj,n^e* !)on 11 the cre^lc ; ami t!iev b--iove that fclhy Il.v dis.-ovi-ivd o ie of" th > rich'-st. •T'll 1 fields in t!i3 wo -id. Tireisno ti v er toon Ft hut pie'iy wt'iin a few tiiihw* fiisM»«:-. tic!i i< a sliort sarnin-irv of tlie man's stp/einc tf, th j ori»i ial of wliieh is fji-wu-10l !>•/ \I • ivaliol to D.u-li.i ■t is stipp-isi-l fiat h io sim '\vliere in t'lis im n >• It x.t3 locality th-it F«i and party sire ptetrin^ th ir gol I. O c <ji thid pa-tv his lately left .t ric!i el tim-on fot<tp.-'< (In iv, f-rtht! pa c they ar« w-u-kinjr, hut a'l e-uleivors to tivick.t i-in hive so <ar filed.' A fewdays .vi i -on ea lio mo-e iuf -rruati wi, veg'lr 'mi f-i- c:.;a >i ities of th:s new and las- disirict wliiuh is now.lik;! to recjiw: a fair trial. G)dh.i«

j. ver so ricalv hem sovntip-'n the surfaae of any troli I lid. I in thy word; if the st;tti'!ue >ts r f t'leoprospectors s'ir.uh! Pr ive true. Irisa ;n it imp >.s4----lil»* to re-i'is-i t'l'-m, b.io tliiiy stialily a!Hnn itsco------i-ectne-s. an I .-t-aned imo> im-nediaie y ncc'mp.-inii;! by every n.j.|i.iiiiit:itu'e they could me t, to •* 1 .y oa." If tli : ,nod i;i Mi.-h ' envy piece- \vu re illy"t">ti-'»<l oil one of tiiese mmy fenvices, common to the Dun-tfin g >ld fiM it, will he i npos-nDle to «le(hie th' value of tlii> fivsh d.-Vriiopiue it, or tin ineivA«el resources ;t will open out r > the ii^triofc. If ev-t- the-v w is a Lin I of uold, i i the sense it is often UJHMtiuueij, bhls (iel'l is o;ie.

Th -s•• ar a I rhe |iarticu'ar« at present o')tiin tbl<>. A.l 'o ■-,' ov> Miousm I pers us hive alrc.i iy goir1, and h .U'-iy nth Ti .-ire p-e-ari -a or tr- Im-jt.

_ the soeT i« of this au itnmy of the 'ther recent di«sct»verie.s a-e hey n! the b urn lanes of 'his g>ld field. -eriou.-j c illusion will -ay'uq uoless pr.\.npl'a--tion h taken by the Mov^nnn^n .. Ahvady tie 'ou.iniss:on«r is overv.ork<d ; ni d if the limits of the L v istan »-oli iiel«l aroi-xfi-n led to meet theditfij dcy, fu •- ther as-i.->rauCL> inn t hj r-nlerel. in th^ s'.iipe of a e./ni.y Wtr<le'», as io i,so!t.'ti -lone in V'iotorii.

it. is i-epoi-el npoa re iab'e siut.ltori:y that 200 omic s w re jv-^.tefiliiv \v;ish -il-out <-f o c r'n\ d.suful ..f stnlKi'i O'Jhimv's Gttl y. Tiie i)jek t l.ntkj iso rich b'ltr. t!)p h ililers «>f tliiv cl iim ihruht they h-id <ln»p;ie'l v >cm ;in i iiiucusc pi >>■. It, is ana r «-v ce■vice, anl i-i ru;i anir into tli; hill >i U-. i-, t u>y u«xt I -hail 1)3 tble to giv ■ t m fill r uii-m of this uxtrao (lina y fin I. 1b wi 1 i-rohably hd the h aviest one yt-b ohtiiiufi! <m the Dunsfcun.

The Kfas«:'rive'* is also going to turn ont. splenil'iliy. an I tlirea ro foai* pMny.v.-iir its pei*<ii-h i-s fcite pr isp ctj o'Jt.tiuwJ. It is r'lirfy miles fr-jin this i)Hvnu>l t'te v iad ug't.aa i ovv.r the S;uwy K,;uige, as i;. is lv c ca! cd.

A in h> i<-isc very, ti'*l ft '•■'•eiity-iwnn/*"-> '<= iainio'HHV!!. T!i. g'i. ha^ing;s>nj tv i imediiijparjic ilars 'nay no duller ti.i.o,, j a»--.c t :ete ... .v .iy i.s kiiiw i tv a few, >iti.l itln> to oie of ill;. p;lice fores lieiv. t will Up. "lec'a'd lliis week, but nob til the pities a. q iaiito.l with it h tve in vie so.im further arr.mj;eii.e is Tticy i!o not apply tor apn s|)t;ctiiu c .tiiu, prefiiri'injv a sysc-tn of co 'liiu.itto i wtith i c they iiave ' ail 'in '' lam as^u e:itt* v. disj»ve:-y. an Ith it the 1 ims be n here ; b it li ivin : no more amhiMUo i^ifm-ni ition, and not ■being pa mir.ceil o oic'iiti ai uaujes, 1 Lue'.ely the ne>\s tin* \vh :t it is \v«)rdi.

< liapeMe ■' party lias buceeded in turnina* thu M inilie ekia. in conj<)tic.ion with < thec-i, anj ttie vari >us c auuh >ider.s are ia i-x-ellent sui •its, a;ifijipiiiii^ a la ye v tuni fo;' tie'i* exertions.

The wuaiiisi" in tnesa dnowy Kangds is intensely \v>i-iii and Ojjp'-ussive. T c ditat c. 'iitiaues t-» fly •ih.Hit in henvy c'omls, leaving a thick deposit on fveiy.hii.y Tke likhy sttte of this manuscript Avill lid s^ine s\)g it cvi letiire of ifs ove pnweriig eff. ct*. To carry on a cone iiondeiice of ih s kiinl luaw.n'iu U nt, siuToun'ieJ bj a coaO n.ied ba- Ij unA ase lit of .lit ria^-.on^. h no easy tak, and will partly at -n • fur the abrupt au l invgiil iv styl>: thes- communications htve assninel. A simple wrlinj? pad on Uie kuei lias nei-n thei;iily c'HiVeii;eiu*e y ur cone*] cuieiii h,is luen a'i!e to < Ltaisi The Commissioner has at. la t gob a table, but won I is still to» scarce to tin I tiiew general. Thee tvv > jit'i-rs i«j,v«v buen wr.tte •iv it.'Wi y'sexjnejs nffi c, w'.iiuh i-.fi!Ld rotn uurnnr tj ni^ht, hy ineu lilce myself, sittism: on a swag ami wntuu in the manner desori;ied. The d» y is n io, therefor.\ a very envn-le oie foe foiv.i is capiviiy «xce;i i ik, nud uuil Hugs avevyvfh re L-oiu-r up. t- has be-sn cr..rami,l the Ja-t tvvo day. by p.j'rfep froiti the outijia^ dis-trc's, Mi.l n= w ar.iv.ils Bu.sir:--s hia bee.i very l>risk tv.'iy pi <:e iteing filled at. ah h »u<\s. 1 have; seen uo'hiug like i ii ai my expeiieiiCj nf riie .iroldfiel ts in Victoria, uf i its timed. Tne J3--ck Or ek ru his the 'ifarest ap pro ich to it, an I by wh.ch readers of this in that «•>- I<iiiy wi Ibe better able to realise it. Tm« si.vis of mun"y ex .en led are v e y larj;e as goods rale Sj high, yet voi-y itrlo (.'ruinhJi.ii- i* h-ar !.

Tn<s Moynetix and Ka^vai-.u still oon'inue high, fliou^h some are w .x-kiii^; on the high bauks. 'i'ha f rrne* is a noo.'e river, and r t qmes an aiticle to i s f.

Tn population rU prnc"able and orderly, but how Imgt \U s&ate or' liiiugs may co.ituiue in the ab.seu'-e ■■f the U.jhi i'issii)iii-r nein,' nuh to grant prote.t.on t) n-,w discoveries beyond the .leHned li nits laid down t'»r this field., is tlithoult io say. With a rapi. ly iiiuie.<siux> p>,iuaiou .isputs will arise, ana aiy exhibitions »>1" l.»w esHiies* are alv/ays eatchiug aua c.kwii a iViiiit!!^-: ot hy certain classes. As ;moi her oppon u-iity will present itself, by the pi'SO to-innmnv, funhur d t»ils must be allowed to 5 an I over, and in clusiiig this rep.>tt it only rrmiiitis to say iliiit if the jtioiure is a giowmg out- the jrivat st caie has been txecisedM oiitainiug auih ■•nticated. jstatdin.-iit-. Tlie ditfii'uay that rxtts i> not iv gviiig eiura atiou to ratuois, biit ia Gxerciriiiy a severe tliscretiou. DISTANCES TO TdE NEW RUS FT. To Kawarau Junetio.t - - 15 miles. To li at "t.ui[.iug place iv the bend of Hivhp iCiuihaJ ~ . 25 „ To Wi kins-'ji's out hut - - 30 •„ To (Jardoiia (Jieek - - - 12 „ 82 miles. PS Sincec'oing this \eWr intelligence has been receive tol an a6t,empt to rob ihe srote of Air. Ra», nt the vlsu.uhcnkia, ur Junction i own-hip. After a •«ev. i-e encounter Air. U.e man tged to licit oti'two men, but has,-m dninjr so, received very severe injnri s aixiut tiie head t'rotn blows delivered with the butt end fta; pi-to-, usei by rhe meu/ Th >y left be-iin 1 thi m un« of their ho >U. a i»i' ibe po i^e ar..- in p >ssession of some lnfonuaiion that is likely to bring the peruutracn sof tneajr. w iigiit. 'llio vlefei.cj iu»tie by ihe sutf'rer jjivv-nUcl the att'-mpt proving successful. 'lJm«je iioiiccauju are atutioued , at the rowtittiiip. J :

OFFICIAL BBPOET.

■ «- In addition to the above reports from our own correspondent, we are enabled, by the courte'v of the Government, t> publish the following report;-from"Mr. Keddol, the Commissioner at the'Dtnistan:— " Gold FieHs Department, •• Warden's ..Office,. "D'lnsbin, 15th November, 1862. " Sir, —I have the honor to 'report', for your information, that on the 12th instant two miners, * whose names appear in the marym (Michael J. Grogan and James Mullisis), waited on me, an.l reported that they had <iisuovered payable gol i in a irilmtjiry of tlio Upper Ciutha,* mar t!>e Cardrona, abmit twenty miles south-west of Wilkinson's Station. " Their written statement of the facts of the discovery I foi ward herewith attached. [• I authorised the party of three (one of them being left in charge of the ground) to. mark out siichan area as thvy xvere entitled to under the (101.l Fu-Ms Ivi-jriiJiUioiis,i.e M qiiailni|.!o th? area 'of an ordinary claim, the same to be confirmed in the emit of its being comprised'in any proclaimed gold fi Id. J t "The amount of gold exhibited bythese inon was ot a very coarse 'iescriptiun, consisting of flat invguliir miners, in weight 9 ozs 6} d^vts. Out o l tins I selected seven pieces, and ihdr weights were as follows. - ■ ' l<t .. lGdwts '-J'id .. 10 ■ 3rd .. 10A 4tU .. 0" 6th .. 4 V* "The sample has been left with me, and I purpose taking it to Dune Sin, should my magisterial duties permit, at the end of next week as I auticipate. '• The statement of Grogan has left ma little to report on the matter, save a* t» the distance f-nm this, which I estimate, following the route taken !>y the prospector*, at about 75 miles from tlie ciuiip ; but I hn igine a shorter track could be tak< n !>y crossing the Ciutlia at the junction ot the Kuwar.m, and striking acros3 the ramrcs to the ri-htof the Pisa. Tlie projectors followed j tue western ha ik of the Upper Ciutha until t!u-y j reached Wilkinson's s atio.»; then proceeded up the ! Ciivirona about 12 miles to a she..herd's hut, an I the scene of their discovers' is about 8 miles further up that creek. "Tne jiremeji oxefeme^t pr-va'ls respecting this discoveiy, and I have had repeated a'pp.icitions lor piniculars. A parry under the guidance of a miner named F.ix,is reported to nedoing well in the neighborhood of this discovery, and m-iny rum rs are in circulation rcsp. eting the richness of their workings, and it wns while ui(le.ivoring to trace Fox's party that Gr< gau found the pioinect, th« suhj-.-ct of tin's letter. "I havij the honor to to, " Your most obedient- se- v mt, " Jackson* Kbodell, Warden." The following is tlie statement r.-ferred to ■ — "G.ogan's Dig-ings, Wilkinson's ', ivcr, C ir Irona River. " On the 9th, while, a crowd of diggers were camped on the bank* of th- Girdrona, aijout ten miles from Wilkinson's station, this young man and myself took a walk to see how that part of the country looked. And on walking along the hank of tha river, up.iv what I cull a slide; where there had been a track fornvjd by the Ciitcle, [ being a litrle further up the creek, sat down until he came up; and he imme iiaUdy told me tint some persons must have lost some gold, and produced about four penny weights that he had found on this cattle track. We still'continued up until we thought it time to return to our camping ground, and on the way he showed me the place, and on searching for more we could get none, and by the appearance of the black soil both of us certainly ikomzhfc it must have bfen dropped by Fox or some other person. However, when we came home, and after j sapper the matter bang well dicussed, it was t c opinion of all, with one exceptio-i, which is my mite—-his name is Patrick May. Then he remarkel that begot gold in Cilifornia in sudi black soil ; and t also remarked the same, that I had worked ground in California that was regular I mm.

i O:i Tuesday, the llth, after receiving some j information as to whereabouts Fox was working myself and mates were ahead of the others, anil on coming t ■> this place, I took m\{ swag and Jai i it on the Bink. '■ There,'' said I "is wlfere the go d whs got/ Then I walked to the sp it, and i i breakup up the surf.ic-, the first thing thai I d sc-nrcred w:is a bit. of about 3 dwts , nn.i tiiat af.ernoin we nug«etttd »»ut 9 oz«. 6 dwts. 12 g»ai s, which all bands that were there coul 1 see, and I believe all bands were looking on after I showed lium ihe gold. A«s soon as they came up, " Genthinen,'said I, ''I wish to get'a prospic ivy; c aim, and here is mv authority," so I started on t.he following morning, an I acqua nted the Commissioner at the D ustan of it.'' " Michael J. Guogan." "The appearance of the country. It c rluinly looks remarkably wcJ for creeks and g i lies, and I <U> not know but there is nold in abuidance in all those slidi-s. There may be, and there tnav not be._ It is very hard to try the gullies,'as the gravel is very loose and water very plentiful.