The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-25
Important from New South Wales.

ADD TioSAL iHTELLIG EscE OF THE GOLD Dissolve
RIEs-THE EXCITEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF
SOUTH AUSTRALIA, &c, &c, &c.
Via San Francisco, we have received intell
gence from Sidney to the 23i of Nay, which is
three DAVIS later than our advices by the way OF
England.
According to these accounts all doubt as to
the existence of quantities Of the precious met
ais in South Australia appears to be dissolved.
1t is now rendered certain that in the county
of Bathurst. New South Wales, a placer has
been opened, and very extensive gold was. ING
operations have been comm enced, promising rich
returns.
The excitement had reached California, snd
the clipper ship Walter Caxton had been laid on
for the port of Sydney, to have quick despatch
She would be the frat vessel up tor the Austria
liam gold dggings from SIN Francisco.
From the Sydney (.N S. W. Empire, May H.
The interest excited by the gold disrov, ~ is
increasing every hour. Go where you will. q G
invariable question IT," Well, what do you thin
of the --p or course it is expected thqt you
will supply in your own mind the words gold
discovery" Within the last tweniy-four hours,
we believe, about two hundred persons have
started for the diggings, some of them on foot
with their tin pots and stocks of provisions slung
across their backs. Hundreds more are also on
the eve of departures, many Of them only wait
ing for the news by this mornings mail to con.
firm them in their determination. Upwards OF
forty persons were yesterday booked for Bath
urst per coach, at Mr.. Tiiterton's, being about
tive times the number usually entered within
the same aking all these circumstances into
consideration, and making due allowance for
wslters by private conveyance, and the large
number of persons who have left and who are
daily deserving the sheep stations in the interior,
the influx of population into Bathurst must have
been immense. The most of those who have
gone have, we believe, formed themselves into
small parties, for greater protection, which, no
doubt, is The wisest course that could be adop-
ted Under the circumstances. There can be
very little doubt that much difficulty, confusion
und disappointment will have TO be encountered
in the outset, especially by those who have not
been initiated into the mysteries of gold wash-
ing. Mr. Uargraves stated in his letter, that
those engaged in digging had already lost mnch
gold, from the want of an accurate knowledge
of the process Of washing.
1t is not true, as stated by the Herald that The
fires of the mail to Bathurst have been doubled
They are just the same now as formerly nor
has the contractor any intention of raising them.
notwithstanding the large increase of the pas
senger traffic
1t is expected that The news by to-duy's mail
will be extremely interesting, numerous persons
being in hopes of receiving direct Intelligence
from the dggings by II, together with specimens
Of the precious metals.
The lump of gold brought TO town by Mr.
Austin has been extensively exhibited During
yesterday we heard of il in all quarters Of the
city and though suspicion obtained some cur.
rency that il was not in reality from the Califor
MIA mines, there does not appear to be any good
reason for doubling its genuineness. II Is
lump Of irregular shape, about three inches long
with n email portion Of quartz in about he cen.
tire. Other specimens, as we h We said, will
doubtlessly arrive to-day
Mr.. Kite, who arrived from Bathurst yester
day, reports that oil the shepards had deserted
from his stations This dcse'tion il not confined
TO Mr.. Kites stations, bnt WINS becoming general
Several Influential gentlemen have proceeded I,
the 90 district, end OF ers, Including some o
our leading merchants, are preparing TO follow
few days will give us years history of thi
important discovery
II 10 AMID that Mr.. Inspector general Spain
who left Sydney two DAVIS ago for the western
district, has beeh recalled to arrange an eficien,