LATEST FROM THE WEST COAST NEW GOLD-FIELD AT COLLINGWOOD.

Southland Times, Issue 731, 3 October 1867, Page 3

LATEST FROM THE WEST COAST NEW GOLD-FIELD AT COLLINGWOOD.

By the arrival of the Lord Ashley we are placed in possession of latest West Coast advice. The Nelson " Evening Mail" of the 14th ult. has the following respecting the discovery of a new goldfield;— Intelligence arrived yesterday evening, by the Lady Barkly, that very considerable excitement prevailed at Collingwood, in consequence of the discovery of a goldfield of great richness in that district. It appears that the fact was elicited in the following manner: —A miner, named Thomas MGrrane, met his death last week whilst sinking a shaft at a place known as Doctor'^ Creek, near Washbourne's Elat, about seven miles from Collingwood, by the earth falling in upon him. An inquest having been held upon the body, and a verdict of' Accidental Death' returned, it was buried on Tuesday last. Some curiosity however having been excited by the circumstances of M'Grrane's death, several persons visited the scene of the accident, and to their surprise found that the ground was exceedingly rich. The news quickly spread, and in two days more than half a mile was taken up of ground, and a large number of miners in the district had given up their old claims, and repaired to the new diggings. The gold is described as being coarse, but found at a depth of 70 flpof. anrLof jnarvpillnusTichness. „ Already two public-houses and a store nart> ucci erected on the ground, and diggers are flocking thither in large numbers. The " Nelson Examiner" of the 19th inst. contains further information on the same subject: — * The news of the discovery of rich ground near Collingwood, reported by us last week, induced a number of persona to hasten to the spot, so that there are bow between 300 and 400 I men on the ground. A letter from Dr Turnell, the Warden at Collingwood, was received on Thursday, by the Grovernment, which gave the following particu-lars-—"The miners have commenced deep sinking on the terraces in several localities, In one instance a rich lead of gold has been struck at a depth of seventyfive feet, and claims have been taken up for a distance of half-a-mtta along the BUj*