THE NORTHERN TERRACES.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 586, 27 November 1869, Page 2

THE NORTHERN TERRACES.

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) On Giles Terrace the parties having tunnels from the gorge seem to be getting on in the usual way, some having very handsome returns. And those going in from the front of the terrace, who are washing, seem well satisfied. On the last shift on Saturday night, Tennent aud party, who started to drive some fourteen weeks ago, struck the auriferous layer. Not much is yet known of it, but if it turns out as well as the adjoining claims, no doubt it will give satisfaction. They are in somewhere about eighteen hundred feet—pretty tall work in the time. Two other parties on G-iles going in from Deadman's Creek —Graham and party and Eccles and party —also struck the lead last week ; but little more is yet known of them than that they are payable. Those on Rochfort who are washing seem satisfied with their returns, and no doubt, some of the claims, when properly opened up, will give fair remuneration for the many hard shifts put in in that to which the miners give the cognomen of "pug." Ido not know whether the word has the same derivation as pugnacious, but it gave strong resistance to the pick. I believe all the parties on Christmas Terrace are now on gold, with the exception of those who pegged off the front of it to catch the ruby lead which was lately discovered in the front of Hatters' Terrace. Two parties are reported on payable gold on the Ruby Lead, and the others are either started with their tunnels or are making preparations to do so. Of course the principal topic of conversation has been the late election. Mr O'Conor is indebted to Mr Burns for a great number of his votes in this quarter. He did a bit of close and systematic canvassing both on the terraces, and at the polling booths. We were well warned of him by Mr Graham, who denounced him as a wolf in sheep's clothing. The majority are pretty well satisfied with the result of the election, although slight differences of opinion are pretty prevalent. In the absence of Mr Reid's reasons for proposing to resign, the general opinion is that he ought to evince a little more Highland determination and say with Donald, when they wanted him to retreat, " She'll nae gae back."