The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-25

system of police for the gold diggings," which.
without doubt, will be wanted
As "signs OF the times" large ironmonper
III George street, has advertised "gold showers,
and numerous small households are being broken
up to provide the means of TRANSLATE on to thu
mines.
We heard last night that the whole of the
PARA malta constabes threw up their slaves in
the course of yesterday, and toddled eff to the
diggngs. We do not give this information as BE-
ing literally true; but as it came from pretty
good authority, we can see no reason to doubtit.
From the same paper Of May 1871
Left Sydney on Friday night by mail arri-
we'd late on Saturday at Bathurst; hired horse
and proceeded to Mrs. Listers inn, Guvono
district, twenty three miles from Bathurst fiji
in with Mr.. Hargraves, the discoverer of the
gold there, who kindly offered to accompany me
at daybreak to The diggins at the creek rode
down about twenty miles, through Perrier's es-
tate, along the foot of the Three Brother ridges.
to the bend in the creek called Ophir, where we
found located, down the creek, from 500 to
100 people, divided into parties of from three
to eight eaca, busy in dry drigging, also washing
the earth from banks OF creek in all INSTANCE
procuring, by means Of cradling and washing.
more or less gold dust, many picking l,mps OF
geld about one foot from the surface and on
Mr.. Hargraves questioning them as 10 their sue
cess found some had been very successful.
others obtaining only small Quantities; mot
with Dir. Piper, who had just opened bed of
soft slate; stood watching him gather, from
crevices several small pieces Of gold, and one
piece weighing X ounces; also two pieces of
about halt an ounce each; removed The dirt from
the large piece and took it as a specimen, which
now have in my possession. Mr. Hawkins
party produced several pieces, varying in sixs
from onr-eighh of an ounce TO an ounce in
weight; and the average of this days work.
fton the quantities seen by myself and Mr.
Hargraves, was fully half an ounce a man every
minute fresh groups of diggers arriving and en-
camping, I'll anxious to know if Mr.. HarRrayes
had been commissioned by the government to
Issue licenses, and expressing their willingness
to take out licenses immediately, and the ms
Jorily IN favor of IL per month nan every.
thing very orderly, each party taking to their
thirty feet. also met with Mr. Stutchbury on
The ground, who expressed an opinion that
without loss of time deposit bank should be
opened on the diggings, to be protected, Of
course, at The expense Of the diggers, or from
the license fee, and when removed to be under
proper escoit TO Sydney He seemed per.
tectly satisfied at the orderly manner Of the
ggers, but was apprehensiye of n scarcity of
provisions. Ii is fully anticipated that eight TO
ten mile ounces will be gathered by next Satur.
day.
Oa our return to Guyong, met dozens of par
ties proceeding towards the dig2ings; left Lis
ters; went into Bathurst on Tuesday. A party
OF three, who had only been ont a few DAYS.
Just brought into Bathurst seventeen ounces.
and sold the same for f5l Excitement on the
increase hourly, nearly every one leaving Ba.
hurst Tor The ground; would recommend, az a
gre portion OF the Bathurst country is still I'M
ploughed and unsown, that the government i'm.
mediatey offer a bounty of Is to Ia. Sd. per
bushel TO farmers within a reasonable distance
from the diggings, for all wheat raised the next
season, in order that the farm servants NAV have
an Increased rate of wages, which may deter
many from the more hazardous, avocaton Of
gold digging
postscript in the same paper from which we
copy the above, deals in few further particulars
The accounts by the mail this morning are m
a h'gh degree eonhrmatory of the previous
statements as TO the discovery of a rich and ex
t. nsive gold field in the Wellington distri. I, the
prolific character Of which can at present My
be guessed at Three Of the leading i,well, -
IN George street have received sampI. a of The
gold this morning. One sample shown TO us
consisted ofabouta qrarier ofan ounce, and was
IN small pieces, something like the scaped drops
OF melted lead, or solder among sand or dirt.
he gentleman 10 whom it was sent (who haa
extensively purchased California eold,) says mt
me Bathu ST sample IL characterized by the pc
cularity OF having cacined black dirt in The
irregularities of the lump, moi found in the Cali
lorna gold, and also pronounce % il to be Of n
richer color. Another gentleman, who also has
received sample, is informed by bis Bathurst
correspondent that El000 worth of gold was
brought into Bathurst in one day, and that II ia
10 be found in every direction But such state.
menis should be received with great canton
A bathurst lady writes TO her husband. now in
sydney, under date Of the goth, that seyerJ
pounds of gold were brought into that town
mat day The following IL an extract from Mr.
Hnrgrnves, dated Guyong, oh of May,
The excitement Of the people il berord
anything you can possibly conceive. Wbera,;t
will end God only knows Even California did
not equal the excitement and confusion which Mt
his moment surround me.n
by this mail Mr. Samu.ls and Atdo,n
'saer nave returned to Sydney. The worthy
''uerinan has several ounces of gold which he
ug up himself Three apprentices who ran
way from Bathurst TO try their fortunes nt tho
ngg'ngs returned in few days with :. vsntc4n
'nnces OF geld, which was sold for f5i We
ave no doubt Of the truth of this information
several other statements and extracts Of ct-
ers Ion parties on tie ground Of the discov-
res appear In the papers which ue have re-
sWed The following proclamation, by Gov.
'i'zroy, Is taken from The government Gazette
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