The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-27 00:00:00

The British Columbia Goldfields,

The Vancouver's Island Chronicle of May 14 says :
—" From Mr. Jas. Birkitt, who left William Creek
on April 18, we have received important mining
news. The gunboats' or Welsh company struck the
pay-dirt in their new shaft about three days before
Mr. Birkitt left, and took out 240 z. in about three
hours in coarse gold. Mr. Reece, a partner in the
company, sold out for 16,000 dole. cash on the same
day that the prospect was obtained, and Mr. Birkitt
sold out for 18,000 dolts. cash the next day. The
shaft was about 60ft. deep, and the pay was found
on the bed rock. The Welsh claim is situated 600 ft.
below the Barker claim, and is on the same side of
the creek. Mr. Birkitt left here about two months
ago, and has made a clear profit of 9,000 dole. per
month. The Barker claim averages 100 oz. per
day." The British Columbian of May 18 says :--
" From a letter written by Mr. Holt, of this city,
and dated Richfield, April 24, and which has been
kindly placed at our disposal, we obtain the follow-
nte
hours, ascertained
and
ing facts. The writer is a thoroughly reliableepyleni
en
gen-
tleman, who would state nothing bu
facts Almost:— everybodydfianyd readysof ni
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—cat pen ters 16
miners 10 dole. per day of eight hours. Much ex-
citement still prevails below the canon. The Cana-
dian claim still continued to yield 300 oz, per day
of 24 hours. Hard, Curry, and Co. took out as
much as 1021 b. in one day. The Cameron Com-
pany, the Barker Company, and several other com-
panies also are doing exceedingly well." The
Chronicle of the 10th gives some information ob-
tained from a Mr. Hurst, a passenger from the
mines by a late steamer. It says.--“ Mr. Hunt saw
specimens of quartz from the head of William
Creek. The specimens were very rich—half gold—
and the discoverer has found the lead. Rich speci-
mens of silver were found in the same locality, and
Mr. Hurst, who has mined three years in Washoe,
says that Cariboo will rival that country in rich-
ness within a very few years. Bald Mountain is
permeated. with gold and 'silver leads of fabulous
richness."

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EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION OF PHOTO•
GRAPHY.-M. Ghemar has succeeded in producing copies
of pictures of a larger size than the originals 1 The thing,
in itself sufficiently wonderful, comes upon the spectator in
a novel and striking manner, when he sees, for example,
Mr. Holman Hunt's picture, "The Light of the World,"
the figure comprising which is considerably less than life,
reproduced from the engraving about 6 feet 6 inches
high, and this, moreovor, perfect and undistorted.
GAIR, THE MIIRDERER. This unhappy man,
who now lies under sentence of death in the con-
demned cell in York Castle, is perfectly calm and collected,
but his impending fate does not apparently make any im-
pression upon him, inasmuch as his general demeanour be-
tokens that of a man undergoing imprisonment, rather than
one about to be executed. He reads diligently the books of
the prison, partakes of his food regularly, and sleeps well at
nights. Should no reprieve come, Gair will undergo the last
penalty of the law on the Bth proximo. —Yorkshire Gazette.

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