New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-01
NEW SOUTH WALES.

BY the arrival Of the bark Panama, Capt.
Harms, 50 osys from Hobart Town, n " ! We
have received our files OF Colonial papers - u Of
August.
The gold discoveries at Bathurst are sal
creating erest sensation IA that quarter o. me
globe. The Hobart Town press speaks encouraslng-
IS Of general prospects IN tne cissnes. Inc marko'
reports represent scarcity Of breadstrfs, d.. ns-e
. fsu supply OF vegetables.
4 great discovery OF geld is related having been
MADE near Bathurst IN TIE Placer Of shat district
Considerable excitement was sed AS The Bathirsi
Frte Press informs b. the arrival IN THAI pl ace,
cunngthe month Of July, OF a one hundred weight
lump OF nearly pure gold. Sydney was made noisy
IN excitement The news vas toli ~ tho folio =
mp extract ron The $, dHey Morning Hsrad, July -
The report which reached tom on Iueslay, i1a'
J pounds eigh. OF gold had been picked ~ IN one
place. came from many parties tnat we ha1 ME
doubt Of It's truth. and yet it WIS 50 astounding mat
could scarcely creolt II. YESTERDAY however
brought confirmation OF the report. There Is no
Ion ser any doubt about u. o. Monday the god Wa
deposited in the Union Bsnk. at BathGrsi, ny Dr.
heIr, the fortunate owner. We believe TINS 10 be
81 unparalleled case.
eOc wasthe loTeest quantity ever found IN ore place
in TIE Museum AZ - Peiersburfh there Is piece
Of Geld r6rhing seventy pounCa but one hundred
U0uCs was never found before. II IS muchto oe re-
re a. that in &c excitement natural uDOn such an
o.ras'cn. Dr Kerr broke Up the quartz IN which the
ccls va Undecided. A block OF quartz weighing but
etf4ftN. Eve pOuICS, and containing Sky pounds OF
pure cold. wOold have been prZC lar beyond rs IN
trrsc value. II IS useless however, 81 regret what
n pa,f. no. should scar too narrowly me acs OF
o.. Slo suddenly ara Unexpectedly finds himself iA
Thffe can re 10 doubt that when this unprece.
dcu'td fact becomes known ID England, It VIII
cause tie most intense excitement.
TIE news from The TGr0n l. most encouraging.
ne nUJf kslVer machine IS found 20 answer oey Oua
al Cypectaiions. \ person who has one writes TO
fneIO in sydney, that IN future he shall not nave TO
write Of the number OF ounces, but OF pOunIs OF
oglf hat 10 Ry The old S0XpnlE method OF
washing with the pan and cradle many persons were
still procuring upward OF II day essen, auo there
were bur few who did not make ter shiings
Many persons arrived IN Bathurst on Monday,
bringing large quantities OF gold. One party OF SIX
had made GiO0 IN ten days, and similar party hAd
made ESQ in II days and Mr.. Heb3Ie White re,
ceived a letter osterday stating that party OF
three, who were unsuccessful for seven days IN I'VE
days more obtained 200 ounces This shows the
value of perseverance. Mr.. Suttors party had &C
cuYnulated upward OF sixty pounds of gold
On the whole. the news Of yesterday is the most
satisfactory and the most convincing 70 the ex-
tent and richness of the gold field which has yet
reached Sydney.
We believe that there are at the present time
more than one party making preparations fof gold
digging on scientific principles and on an extensive
scale
In the Pyrenees range Of mountains, IN
Victoria the search fer gold has been quite success
FIJI. They are working the mines with quicksilver
machines also, the pix and cradle have been INTRO
duCed.
TIE Hobart Torn Courier is quite severe
on the people Of California for their vigilance, ae-
ton ana wholesale condemnation Of sydney
rogueS" in Vigilance Committee assembled. u holds
the following anguage.O on the subject, which, 10 say
the least dscloses some broad opinions OF ITS own
The people who have emlgraied from sydney
and this colony were composed chiefly OF emigrants
and natiye-boTn colonists, and as far as concerns
any advantage Of commercial intercourse between
the countries California has Teaped the whole benc
1T and unless we looked forward beyond the pres
en- peiod 10 the time when these colonies shall De
connected by a chain OF steam with the PacIhc ana
united with the States in perfect freedom of com.
uercial rtercOufse-an event which the discovery
Of gold IN California IS certain to bring aoout-t
would have been better for every emigiant from
these colorics and better for every merch o. con
nected with them had the gold for centuries con.
tmued undstWred and undiscovered N rs parent
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