THE MARY RIVER, GOLDFIELDS, QUEENSLAND.

West Coast Times, Issue 669, 15 November 1867, Page 2

THE MARY RIVER, GOLDFIELDS, QUEENSLAND.

We publish in the following extract from the Sydney " Empire" of the 2nd inst. the latest and fullest particulars we can obtain from the papers ivith reference to the new Queensland diggings :—: — " The excitement amongst the people of Brisbane, concerning the Mary Kiver G-oldfields, still continues, and is, indeed, increasing. Other subjects of interest are quite thrown in the background, and the various rumors which somehow or other reach this city serve to increase the avidity with which our citizens seize upon every scrap of reliable news. We believe that a great many persons started for the diggings yesterday, by the overland track, and there is no doubt that, unless very discouraging news arrives from G-inipie Creek, the steamers for Maryborough will have full passenger lists. Throe horse drays carrying parties of intending diggers, with their provisions and equipments, started yesterday, and we have also noticed men passing through the town, leading packhorses loaded with tents, and the usual digger's outfit. " We have received some very valuable and interesting information with reference to the new gold-field, from a gentleman who arrived from Grimpie Crceklast evening. He started from Brisbane to Maryborough, per steamer, early last week, and travelled from thonce by road to the diggings ; having made a careful examination he came back to Brisbane, overland, starting at mid-day on Saturday last. He informs us that there were twohundred and fifty people on the diggings, about two hundred on the road thence from Maryborough, and the same number on the road from Brisbane. Some of the diggers were doing very well indeed ; two men found two pounds weight of gold in one day — all dry nuggets — and another man, besides picking up sundry dry nuggets, washed- loz 15|dwts out of one bucket of dirt. The diggings are eonfiued at present to a blind creek ; it has two branches, each of which leads into the Mary Eiver, which is distant about one mile. There is a flat of limited extent between the river and Ghnpie Creek. "Tbc road from Maryborough to the diggings is a very fair one, and could be made, at a slight expense, available for any description of traffic. The road from Brisbane to Grimpie Creek is on the other hand, reported to bo positively frightful in some parts ; it would be impossible to get a loaded dray over it, and even horsemen are forced to lead their horses for some miles along a bridlo track. The worst part is between lurandur and Imbil, Mr Lawless' station. "A rumor reached Brisbane that the large quantity of 500 ounces had been forwarded from the goldfidd to Maryborough. JAs far as we are aware, this report has not been authenticated, and we must warn our readers to be careful not to place > reliance on it until further information is received."

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