The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-21
IMPORTANT FROM new SOUTH WALES.
Additional Intelligence Of the Gold
Discoveries.
The Excitement of the People OF
South Australia,
&C.. &C.. &c.


Sidney to the 2ad of May which is three days later than
advices by the way of England.
According to these accounts all doubt to the exist
Of quantities Of the precious metals in South Aui
tralia appears to be dissolved
It is rendered certain that in the county Of Bath
urst, New South Wales, placer has been opened and
very extensive geld washing operations have been conf
MERGED promising rich returns.
The excitement had reached California, and the clip
per alter Caxton had been laid on for the port OF
Sydney to have quick despatch She would be the FIRST
vessel up for the Australian gold diggings, from San
Francisco.
from the Sydney IN. 8. W. Empire, May III
The interest excited by the gold discovery inereas
ing every hour Go where you will the inysrste cues.
ton Is well what do you think of the -" OF
c9u n !, is expected that you will supply in your own
twenty four hours believe about two hundred per-
sons have started for the diggings of them foot
with their tin pots and stocks Of provisions slung
their backs Hundreds also the OF depar
tures Of them only waiting for the by this
mornings mail to confirm them In their determination
upwsros Of forty persons yesterday booked for
Bathurst per coach at Mr. Tittertons being about Eve
times the number usually entered within the time
Taxing all these circumstances into consideration and
making due allowance for vsters by private conveyance
and the large number Of persons who have left ana who
daily deserving the sheep stations iu the interior
the iDnux OF population into Bathurst must have been
immense. The most Of those who have gone have We
believe formed the seyes into small nares for reatr
protection, which, doubt Ia the wisest that
could be adopted under the circumstances. There can
be very little doubt that much difficulty, confusion aud
set ssnecv by those Who nave MT bScn td .o
Tie mysteries Of gold washing Mr. Hargcaves stated in
his letter that those Engaged in digging had already
lost much gold from the want Of accurate knowledge
Of the process of washing.
is not true stated y the H,eid that The fares Of
the mail TO Bathurst have been doubled They are just
the same now fCrmeFy ner has the contractor any
intention OF raising them notwithstanding the large in
crease or the pass, Dger traffic.
1t Is expected that the by to-day mail will be
extremely interesting persons being in hopes
Of receiving direct intelligence from the dgging by IT,
hQf vii iu4epG az. thaY, reeiou al1
The lump Of gold brought to town by Mr. Austin has
been extensively exhibited During yesterday heard
d it in all quarters of the city, and though suspicion
Cbtainsd some currency that 1t in reality from the
California mines there does not appear to be any good
regular shape about three inches long with sna por
ton of quartz in about the centre 0ther specimens a.
We have said, will doubtlessly arrive to-day.
Mr. Kite, who arrived from Bathurst yesterday re-
potts NJ all the shepherds had deserted from his
tons This desertion Is not confined to Mr. Kites sta
tons. but becoming general Several influential
gentlemen have proceeded to the gold district aud
others, including some Of our leading merchants, are
preparing 20 follow few days Will give Us years
history Of this important discovery.
IL is said that Mr. Inspector. General Spain. who left
Sydney two days ago for the Wesern District has been
recalled to arrange efficient stem Of police for the
Gold Diggins,n which. without doubt, will be wanted.
AZ signs Of the times" large roamonger in George
street has advertised gold sboves;n aud numerous
email households being broken up, to provide the
means OF translation TO the mines.
We heard last night that the whole Of the Parramata
day toddlsd off to the digeings We do not give this
information being literally true but as it ca ne from
pretty coed authority, reason to doubt It.
From the same manor Of MAY o31
Left SYDNEY on Frjday night nv mail arrived late On
saturday at Bathurst hired horse and proceeded 70 rs
listers inn Guyopc district twenty three miles from
bathurst: fell in with Mr. Uarrrsyes the discoyerer of
the gold there who kindly offered 10 accomnanv me a.
to the dganss at the creek rode down about
twenty miles through perriers estate along the foot
the Three Brother Ride, 10 the bend In the crock call
ed Ophir where we found located down the creek from
zoo TO 700 reope divided into parties OF from three 20
egtt each bus, I'm dry digging aso Washing the earth
from bs INKS OF crock in nil nroournp v means
Of Grading and washing more or les rod dust many
picking Jumps of gold about one foot from the surface
and on MIR arrrayes ouest onoo the m as To their src
cess found some had been very successful others obtain
irg only small quantities; met with Mr. Piper who had
u. oreDed bed of sc sate gsood watching him gath
err from crevcos several small pieces OF gold and one
an ounce each removed the dirt from the large psse and
took Il % specimen which now have ia nav posses
sion Mr. HAWKINS party produced several pieces vary
ing In size from eighth Of ounce to ounce In
weight; and the average of this DAYS work from the
quantities seen by myself and Mr. Hargravcs was fully
Ialf an ounce man, syerv minnie fress crouns N iy
gers arriving and ercamric All ar lions 70 know N NJ
Harg ayes had been commissioned by the government
TO issue licenses and expressing their willingness to
take cut licenses immediately and the majority In favor
Of 81 per month per man; every thing ~ orderly each
PARTY taking to their thirty feet / also met with Mr.
Stutchbury on the around who EXPRESSED an opinion
that without loss of time deposit bank should be open
"a ON the dQgpcs TO be protected OF course nj the ex
pcnse the degers or from the license foe and when
removed 10 be under a proper escort to Sydney lie
seemed perfectly satled nj The ordeyy manner of the
dvs ore but was OF scarcity on proyons
II rs fully antc,rated that eight 10 ten mi lie ounces will
be gatI ere q by next saturday
t,r chr return 10 Guvo, n "a dozsns nf ror+,., 80
ceeohgs TOWARDS tne uggrgsi lis LISTERS went into
Bathurst On Tuescay party OF three, who had only
been cut Few days inst brought into Bathurst seven
teen ounces and sold the same for col Excitement on
IRE meIei4e nouIiy nearly every ono leaving Bathurst
ir the ground would recommend as treat portion OF
.lc ba'hust countryis stul unplonghcd ana unsown
tist tne government Immediately offer bounty OF Is
70 is "a per bune 10 farmers within reasonable DIS
Ience irom the dggngs Tor all wheat raised the next
IN Greer that the arm servants may nave an In
ed rate OF wages which may deter many from the
more lucrative but hazardous, avocaton Of gold dig
Ia ,bo ann, ,.rc- f-or, ,.hi.i Co.,, .n,.
the sbove deslsin n few f,,iba- narticu,sr- = ~
aTbe aecoupts lv The mali ri, nnruing are In b,yh
decree con6matoy az ,s rsyons s,.tss,en, 20 5s
discovery OF ricb and eTtensiye gold Add An The Wei
iing.on is,,,.t ,ta nrai,s $500 =, hin a.. =,
prrscnt only 10 at Trac leadnS 10 ve,rs
In Gorge street received s,mnrs 81 the i th.
morning one saurlc shown 70 us contested of about
ounftsr an ounee and was In mail pIeces someb,g
Ike the ecared drops OF melted load az .der among
sand or dt The e.ntleman to Ebon n va ,eni GwbS
heg excnsiyrlv purcbssed Californian g,II sav. that
the Ba,bu,t - rnne a. hv h ,s.l,rIsv