CALEDONIAN.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 385, 24 October 1868, Page 3

CALEDONIAN.

21 Octobbb, 1868. The new ground on the Buller side of the terrace is turning out very well. Butler and party have come on payable wash dirt in this ground, also Aschie and party. Some diggers who returned from Auckland have come to the Caledonian and purpose remaining in that district in preference to Hokitika to which they belong. On German Terrace the several claims are doing well, and the new ground on the face of the terrace is proving to be rich.

Rowlands and party have some fair wash dirt, and their claim will pay good wages. Langrish and party are working their new tunnel, under Mr Barrie's store and hope to come on the mainbottom lead.

At Gile's Terrace, Davis and party are washing and their wash dirt has turned out better than was expected:—

Perry and party are also washing and their claim is' fully maintaining its rich character.

M'Kensie aud party are proceeding with their long tuunel and have made very fair progress since they commenced.

At Deadman's Creek Terrace, Thompson and party have struck the lead of gold at the opposite side of the creek, and their wash-dirb is equally as rich as that of Martin and party. Martin and party have three feet of wash-dirt, and their claim will pay about fifteen pounds -a-week. Graham aud party have not as yet struck the run of gold, but are in hourly expectation of doing so, they are now in a direct line with Martin

and party's lead and must be very near the run of gold.

Meade and party who are working towards the Fairdowns have struck payable gold, and the ground about this quarter is likely to turn out very well. The population is increased by miners from other diggings, who are of opinion that they can do better in this neighbourhood than in the Hokitika district of which they do not speak in very glowing terms.

The claims nearest the Waimangoroa appear to have a coarser description of gold and it very much resembles the up Buller gold. Several new hands have set in on the beach and ai'e doing what they consider will pay small wages ; the work is very light, and they can make an easy living. There are no accounts as yet of any success being met with by the different parties who are out prospecting, but the Caledonian men entertain a good opinion of the ground back of Mount Rochfort range and think that if gold is struck there it will be heavy. The recent earthquake does not ap. pear to have done any damage at Deadman's. At Gile's Terrace, the men were just going on night shift, but none went into their tunnels that morning. At the Caledonian no damage was done beyond the breaking of a few bottles in bars &c, and disturbing the peaceful slumbers of poultry. Several parties who were asleep woke and thought they had forgotten to shut their doors and took no further notice of the quake. The Caledonian track has stood the recent rain well and is in a pretty fair state of repair. The late fresh appears to have taken no affect on the Arowaite bridge and Mr Jones has been fortunate in not having even a pile displaced.