The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-15

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The BATHURST DiccisGs--Ors HUNDRED
WEIGHT OF GOLD In ONE LumP. BY al arrival
at San Francisco, advces 10 the I'd August have
been received from Hobart Town, N. 8. w.
We copy the interesting resume Of the news
from the Alta California
The gold discoveries ut Bathurst are still
creating great sensation in that quarter Of the
globe. The Hobart Town press speaks en-
couragingly of general prospects in the Dig
gings., The market reports represent u scarcity
of breadstutfs, but roice fair supply of veget-
ables. The Hobart Town Cour. er, July 80, has
the following:
BaEAD.-The price of foar having lately adj
vanced to t25 per ton, few Of the bakers yes
terday raised the price Of the four-lb. loaf TO
shilling--but generally no advance in the price
has been made, most Of the bakers being deter
mined to sell ut the former rate (lld) until
their present stock of -four has been worked Up,
when, should -four maintain its present rate, it
will be deemed necessary to advance the four
h. loaf to the uniform price of one shilling 1t
il somewhat strange that while -four commands
such high rate, the price Of potatoes should
still be from "a to &c per ton This Ia, in
deed, fortunate circumstance for the humber
classes of the community, among whom the con-
sumption of potatoes is very considerable; per-
haps, in proportion with the increased popula-
ton, thirty per cent. greater than It was this
time last year.
great discovery of gold is related as having
been made near Bathurst, in the placer Of that
di ,trict. Considerable excitement was created
as the Bathurst Free Press informs US, by the
arrival ia that place, during the month OF July,
of an one hundred weight lump Of nearly pure
gold. Sydney was made noisy with the excite
ment. The news is told in the following ex-
tract from the Sydney Morning Herald, July l8:
"The report that reached town on Tuesday,
that one hundred and six pound weight Of gold
had been picked up in one place, came from so
many parties, that we had little doubt of its
truth, and yeti was so astounding that we could
scarcely credit it, Yesterday, however, brought
confirmation of the report There is no longer
any doubt about il. On Monday, the gold was
deposited in the Union bank at Bathurst, by DR..
Kerr, the fortunate owner The particulars Of
this most marvellous event will be- found in
another column. We believe this to be an un.
paraleled case. In California, we believe TWEEN
ty-eight pounds of gold was the largest quantity
ever found in one place. In the museum at St.
Petersburg, there is piece of gold weighing
seventy pounds; but one hundred pounds wns
never found before. 1t ia much to be regretted
that, in the excitement natural upon such an
occasion, DIR. Kerr broke up the quartz in which
the gold was EMBEDDED. A block of quartz
weighing but seventy five pounds, and contain
ing sixty pounds of pure gold, would have been
priced far beyond its intrinsic value. 1t is uscless
however, to regret what is past, nor should we
scan too narrowly the acts of one who suddenly
and Unexpectedly finds himself in possession Of
n fortune.
There can be no doubt that when this unprc-
cedentcd fact becomes known in England, it
will caus the most intense excitement.
The news from the Turon is most encourag-
ing. The quicksilver machine is found to an
swer beyond expectation. person who has
he shall not have to write OF the number Of
ounces, but of pounds of gold that he obtains.
BY the old slovenly method Of washing with the
pan and cradle, many persons were still procuring
upward of Jfl day each, and there were but few
who did not make ten shing.. Many persons
arrived in Bathurst on Monday, bringing large
quantities of gold one party of six had made
t400 in ten days; and n similar party had made
Goo in fourteen days; and Mr. Hobblewhile
received a letter yesterday stating that a party
of three, who were unsuccessful for seven days,
in five days more obtained two hundred ounces
This shows the value of perseverance,. Mr.
Suffers party had accumulated upward of sixty
pounds of gold.
On the whole, the news Of yeste Sday is the
most satisfactory and the most convincing as TO
the extent and richness of the gold field that
HIS yet reached Sydney
We believe that there are at the present time
more than one party making preparation for
gold digging on scientific principles, and on an
extensive scale
In the Pyrenees range Of mountains, in Vic
toria, the search for gold has been quite success
ful. They are working the mines with quick
silver machines also, the pick and cradle have
been introduced.