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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 444, 2 January 1869, Page 2 (Supplement)

We learn that M'Kenzie and party have this week struck gold on the south end of Hatter's Terrace, at 150|feetin from the face. There are still several parties tunnelling and sinking in the same neighbourhood, hopeful as to their prospects. On the same terrace parties who have already struck gold are erecting substantial huts and constructing water races, and there is likely to be soon settled there a numerous population. Among some of the parties on Giles and Hatter's Terrace there was, this week, a bet taken as to the relative quality of the ground on the two terraces, and from a pannikin of dirt from Hatter's Terrace 21 grains were panned off, while the same quantity from Giles Terrace yielded from four to five grains— not a bad comparative indication of the value of some claims an Hatter's. Dr Hector, in his lecture at Nelson on thegcology of the province, and in referring especially to the West Coast, said that he had great hopes that throughout the South Island we should be able to discover various isolated localities, such as had been found at the Thames. The friendly Maoris report that five Hau-haus were killed on the day of the charge of the Volunteer Cavalry at Nukumaru, and one horse. D'Urville Island, where auriferous ground was supposed to exist, has been examined by Mr A. D. MTaviah, and he writes to Dr Hector:—Although other minerals, including antimony, lead, &c., may be found in this course, I fear no auriferous ledges will be discovered, all such quartz ledges as I met with being largely impregnated with mica and cobalt.