The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-29 00:00:00

The Gold Diggings of British Columbia,

The British Colonist of the 12th of August gives a fa-
vourable account of the progress of gold mining in British
Columbia, especially at Cariboo. The Colonist says :—" The
steamer Caledonia arrived last night from New Westmin-
ster, bringing 310,000 dols. in treasure, in the hands of a
few lucky Caribooites, The Burns Tunnel claim was yield-
ing largely. On the morning of the 29th :they washed out
20 pounds, or 240 ounces. The Cameron Company is also
paying well. They have four shafts down, averaging
about 100 ounces to the shaft. Tho Grizzly Company was
averaging from 20 to 50 ounces a day. The Arabia Com-
pany was averaging from 60 to 100 ounces. On Lowhee
Miller and Co., Morehead and Co., Fairbairn and Co., and
the Plumbago Company were taking out good pay. On
Lightning the Dutch and California companies were ave-
raging from 80 to 100 ounces per day. Dull times on
Antler Creek. On the day before the party left a party had
gone out to prospect a rich quartz lead supposed to be at
the head of Red Gulch. The discoverer brought in some
exceedingly rich specimens, and said he would make
the spot known for 10,000 dols. Twenty miners there-
upon each deposited 500 dols, and despatched a party of five
miners to test the matter." The following is from the Bri.
fish Columbian:—The following gentlemen left Richfield
on the 29th, and arrived at this city on Monday evening the
10th--Mr. J. Diller, Mr. Lorring, Mr. Hard Curry, Mr.
Prindle, Mr. Achinson, Mr. Rayside, Mr. Moffat, Mr.
M'Donald, Mr. Masters, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Webster, Mr.
Goldsworth, Mr. Picton, mad "Uncle John," having in
possession 310,000 dols in treasure. The above party left
Richfield on the 29th, arriving at Lillooet in six days I Mr.
Diller went up to the Cariboo country in 1860, and has re-
mained there ever since. He now goes to his native (Penn-
sylvania) with a very handsome fortune. A very rich quartz
lead was struck about the 22d ult. on the head of Lowhee
Creek, and a companyorganised, of which Mr. R. T. Smith,
formerly magistrate at Hope, is the head. The lead was
traced some 200 feet by simply removing the moss, when
the gold was quite visible to the naked eye. It is thought
it will yield as high as 10,000 dols to the ton.
The following is an extract of a letter from Mr. Russell,
manager of tho Bank of British Columbia branch at Rich-
field, to the manager at Victoria, Aug., 1863 :—" The news
on the creek is beginning to grow exciting; they have
struck it big on several of the new claims down below.
Burn's Tunnel, which has been worked on faith and jaw-
bone (credit) for the last two years, washed up a promising-
looking pan of dirt off the bed rock, and had 1,400 dols. at
the bottom of their pains. If this is the result of a single
pan out of a little pocket in the bed rock, what may we look
for when the lead is fairly struck? Baker and Co. are
doing splendidly; they took but their biggest days' work
this evening, 270 ounces. The claims that are paying
largely now are the Grier, Point, Burns, Foster Campbell
and Co., Barkers, Baldhead Grisley, Moffat, Cameron, and
Never Sweat, and on Lowhee, Sage, Miller and Co. and
Moorehead and Co. and a great many mere are doing well,
but theabove -mentioned fellows are the tyhees (chiefs)."