THE HAWEA DIGGINGS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2318, 21 August 1880, Page 2

THE HAWEA DIGGINGS.

This field is maintaining its own despite the croakings and assertions that it was only a patch. On receipt of latest accounts, which came to hand during this week, wc (“ Dunstan Times ”) learn there arc about 200 men on the ground, of whom about 150 arc on gold, and making equal to ordinary wages, and in some instances more. The gold is of a coarse character, and accordingly patchy. There is now plenty of accommodation and stores; people accordingly need have no fear of being inconvenienced for the want of either food or shelter. The prevailingopinion now is that the gold will not he confined to Long Valley, hut that it will be found on the Wanaka as well as the ILuvca fulls of the range, also up the Hunter Valley. This by all accounts is a most magnificent valley, some sixty miles in length, heading right from the main dividing range, and falls into Lake Hawca. Though hearing every outward indication of being auriferous, it has never been prospected. The Makarora Valley, which falls into Lake Wanaka, is also likely-looking. People who therefore do pay the district a visit will have more than one field for prospecting. One groat advantage in the district is the timber suitable for all purposes which abounds at the head of the lake, and which is to ha had at reasonable rates, there being sawmills in the locality.