THE NEW GOLD DISCOVERY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2271, 28 June 1880, Page 2

THE NEW GOLD DISCOVERY.

The “ Otago Daily Times” correspondent telegraphs on Saturday from Wellington as follows :—Some information which has been officially obtained about the rumoured gold discovery between the Paringa and the Haast Rivers confirms the suggestions that have been made as to the possible value of the new Helds, but it also makes certain that the nature of the country is such that anything like a rush would result in veiy great suffering. It is said two men named Kinnard and Tan, were' out prospecting seven months. They got a little gold, chiefly from creek beds. Then they chanced to find rough gold on the top of a high spur, and following up certain indications they succeeded during seven weeks in getting something over 41b weight of gold. They strove for more than two months to bring water to the terrace where the find was chiefly made, hut failing they returned to Paringa. The gold is nuggety, and one piece of it weighs about soz. Traces of quartz can be seen adhering to several of the bits. The part of the country in which Einuard and Tan worked, is described as between Abbey Rocks and the Moeraki Lake. It, as well as another large tract from the Abbey Rocks to the Waita, was before known to bo auriferous, and a road which is in course of construction, will run within five miles of the former, and will practically open up the latter ; but all authorities agree that the difficulties in the way of getting provisions to Kinnard’s Terrace or its neighborhood are very great indeed, and that they should deter from the attempt all who cannot incur considerable expense and endure great hardship.