NEW RUSH.
Wo have received information regarding the locality of the new rush which has set in at the Waimea. It is at the head of Pretty Woman's Creek, a distance of about 1 J miles from a place known as the Half-way. The prospects obtained out of the Prospector's claim are said to be | an oz. to 2 dishes. The first symptoms of a rush shewed themselves on Saturday morning last, and there were some 500 diggers on the ground shortly afterwards. The average depth of sinking is from 25 to 35 feet. On the prospector's claim it is from 12 to 14 feet. A small shaft at the back of the prospector's claim has been proved' very rich. The washdirt is composed of gravel and black sand, and the samples of gold found are both fine and coarse. The proapoctors have been working quietly for several weeks past. Two stores arc already erected on the ground, and several stores are going up. This information has been communicated by a person in whom we may place confidence, but our special roportcr will visit the locality to-morrow, when a further report will be made.
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West Coast Times, Issue 180, 17 April 1866, Page 2
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194NEW RUSH. West Coast Times, Issue 180, 17 April 1866, Page 2
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