Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-08
GOLD DIGGING IN AUSTRALIA.

The following extracts from letters from Ba
thurst, in New South Wales, give clear, and ap
parenty more reliable, account than most which
have been received of the state and prospects o
the gold mines in Australia. 1t would seem, from
the account here given, that the search for gold
this region is less matter of uncertainty and acci
dent than In California, but that success is NOR,
nearly proportioned to the amount of patient labo
bestowed, with fewer chances of splendid success
and lower average compensation
Ertract of letter dated Bathurst, 23d June. re
atirs TO the Txon gold digg,.gs.
81 started in company with -, and reached the ID
o about o'clock followed the river up about two pes,
and found the --- party. After psrtaking Of inner,
joined the dggers the river bank, and tried and at
the rocker Continued at this that afternoon and ext day.
and then cried enough. We got some gold DIT, but not
much and, from all the inquiries made fod that
one procured some quite sufficient repa the working
man but not enough make worth mans while TO
ioego his other occupations and ssim:e modes Of
making money party of three men, y working steadily,
may realize from two to three seek and, as is all
dust there, and every shoveul conins some, oil may get
certain proportion There have ben Jumps dug up at
the Turon, there is less chance and consequently less
element. My opinion is that will resolve itself into
steady article Of production. export from the colony
upon which very large population may be employed, but
without dement the other branches Of industry in
the country proportion Of the population will become
gold diggers but sufcient very short me for all the
other of the coons will be pocurable at present
wages All gloomy apprehensons have completely subsidized
in this district and should hope before long will in all ot
Shepherds and accustomed light work will attempt
to get living by digging should think Of doing
and should future discoveries like the Turon require
constant steady bard work to be remuneratve there is little
fear of old hands taking to it,"
Extract Of letter dated Bathurst 25h June, relative to
discovery Of gold, and its effect. WI
am happy to state that every thing my station up to
this period is going .aiasctoly single person leav
ng any inclination evinced do Instead Of sppre
tensions of scarcity of labor there every to antic-
pate plentiful supply from the disappointed na"- =
Aocking here from all quarters; well equip
ped others the AT the time fresh fields Of gold
almost daily discovered and the metal will doubt be
obtained in other parts Of the colony, and thus equaze labor
in the several Districts Yet Inclined think the largest
fed will be found here's and If SO, think that existing
interests will be rather improved than injured and that fresh
will be developed The Of the sheep will
be profitable while the fleece in the London market will
maintain repuneatve price. On the whole, the gold dis
covey will ultimately be attended with glorious results, and
the colony will advance rapidly.
The proportion Of the fortunate is small compared with
the bulk but that will always be the case, when every
thinks he has good chance his neighb,r. am in
formed that the Tuon the gold has yet been found in
Jumps but there s abundance in small parcels and most
at work find certain return for their labor pocur-
ing nearly half an ounce per day on average.
81 could purchase gold here to advantage if had the
fundR3 per for dust free from quartz the piece which
the Governor purchased was offered to at CAS- per