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IMPORTANT FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA.

By the arrival of the English Mail, we have files from British Columbia to the 28th April. We extract from the Briiish Weekly Colonist of that date. LATEST FUOM CARIBOO. KEWS TO APKII/ 7TH. IMMENSE YJELD OF GOLD. We obtain the following intelligence from Cariboo from Mr William Griffin, who arrived in the Enterprise on Tuesday. He left Williams' Creek on the 7th April. Weather mild, from tvvo to three feet of snow ; several showers of rain before he left. Miners were in good health and spirits. There was plenty of work, wages from 10 dollars to J 6 dollars per day. No idle men on the Creek except those who would not work. Flour was 1 dollar per lb. ; bacon 1 dollar 30 cents lo 1 dollar 50 cents ; beans, 60 cenls and no demand, j No demand for rice ; colL-e, 2 dollars 75 '

cents; tea, 3 dollars i SO cents; sugar, 1 dollar 50 cents, very little on hand ; candles, 2 dollars 50 cents ; beef, 40 and 50 cents; mutton, 40 cents. Packing was GO cents per pound from Forks of Quesnelle to Williams' Creek with tobogans 1 on the snow. Some men made as high as 35 dollars per day packing a distance of GO miles. The trail was good, occupying a day and a half in crossing it without a load. Davis was packing with twelve animals from the Forks of Quesnelle to the mouth of Keithley's Creek, feeding thera on flour. It is a distance of 22 miles. He had driven into Williams' Creek a flock of sheep. Beedy was obliged to stop sleighing goods to Williams' Creek owing to the snow being too soft. A great many claims were nearly ready for taking out, and by this time there are twenty claims ; all they were waiting for, wa3 water to wash the dirt. Black Jack claim paid 223 ounces the day Mr Griffin left. On Tuesday, March 31st, they cleaned up in 16 hours the sum of 285 ounces, or 4560 dollars ; on April 13th took out 260 ounces, or 4IGO dollers ; on April 2nd, ten hours work, 301 ounces, or 48 IG dollors. Loring and Dillor took out on April Ist 78 lbs. gold dust; one bucket yielded 143 ounces and two dollars. It had paid with ten men drilling from February 28th to April 2lst, 167,000 dollars. The entire sutn taken out of the claim since it was opened is 173,000 dollars. All this was taken out of a drift 40 feet long by 12 feet wide. The claim is valued at 100,000 dollars a share. There are three shares in it. Cameron Company are doing very well and took out 200 ounces on April Gth. The highest amount they had takeii out was 400 ouucesln a day. Barker Company in seven hours' washingltookoutSSounces, thefirstday's washing since the 29th January. They hacl worked most part ofthe winter ; and washed out up to the 1 Oth January the sum of 137,000 dollars. From' that time on they could not wash owing to the scarcity of water. A portion of the company were drifting since January 19th, and now have a huge pile of pay dirt ready to wash as soon as a sufficient quantity of water can be obtained ; the balance of the company sunk two shafts, in one of whicli 27 dollars prospect to the pan was found. The gold found in the new shaft was of a much finer quality than was found in the Original one. Rawley & Co., were panning out ; no water to wash. Prospected 2!) dollars to a pan. There are about 350 men on Williams' Creek. A half interest in the Murphy and Morley company was sold by John J. Murphy for 5,500 dollars. 1 Mr Griffin met about 200 miners On the route between William**' Creek and Yale. The principal travel was that way. The miners were not arriving , very fast at the Cieek. Provisions wero plenty on Williams' Creek. Sugar and whisky are the only articles that were scarce. At the Forks of Quesnelle there is a good stock of provisions on hand. Very lew wintered there. Mr Griffin has been fourteen days in making the journey down to this city. A train was met at Williams' Lake loaded for Woodward & Co. Wright's train was at Cut-off Valley, and three other trains were on Grave Creek, all bound upwards. The trail from the Forks of Quesnelle to Williams' Lake was good — some little snow on it. Toe lower part of the trail to Yale was very good. There were immense quantities of gold on AVilliams' Creek, but the owners were afraid to send it down. No escort. The Columbian says : — The Cameron claim, is situated below the canon about one mile. There are eight shares owning 700 feet of ground. Tliis claim differs from all others on the creek both in its character of gold and also the position of finding it. In most of the claims as yet prospected the gold is found on or near the bed rock, but here is quite a new feature in Cariboo mining, the precious metal being found only 17 feet from the surface. There is about 1 2 feet of pay grave], averaging 3 dollars to the pan. At present the company do not know how wide the streak is, but it is the opinion of most of the old California miners that it will extend the whole way across their ground. The gold is of a much finer description than any as yet found on the Creek, and in the opinion of many will . assay at least 1 dollar 50 cents more per ounce than the sold before taken out in this district. The" company take out about 100 ounces per diem. " In or about one month there will be employment enough for 800 men in and below the canon. Prospectors have commenced operations as far below as Willow River, and found very promising and flattering prospects. Amongst these companies is the Richficld Co., who are sinking with all confidence to strike gold. Adjoining below is tbe Beaver Company, sixteen shares, Who are sure of striking it when their shaft is down ; shares cannot be bought for less than from 5000 dollars to 8000 dollars per share. Still below is the Swamp Co. ; shares are held at a very high figure. *••* The Dam on Tenas Lake, Lillooet route had broken, carrying away about 100 feet of the centre. It is impossible to repair it this season. Luckily the steamer Marzelle was in the Lillooet Lake at the time. The new steamer Prince of Wales was ia Tenas Lake at the time taking in her machinery ; but it is expected that she may be got out at high water. 1 '

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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 28 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

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IMPORTANT FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA. Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 28 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

IMPORTANT FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA. Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 76, 28 July 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

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