Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-06-14
From the Australian Gold Mines The
Dust ShipDed by the Ton.

extracts showing the wonderful stories
going abou. the Australian geldsinmess-
We give the following in fulfillment Of the
promise. We may premise that the mos,
of the statements-we believe indeed all
nre given on the responsibility OF mis-
sionnry preacher whe has been prospecting.
This discovery will work well indirectly
for the United States, we opine. The
amount derived from II TO England will
Tend just so far to diminish the English de-
mand for California gold, and throw il into
our markets. aBu. to our s,ery:''- Ohio
Statesman.
Long ere this you will have learnt the
apening Of the Victoria mines of Ba.hurs,
aad Mount Alexander. To these must
now be added apparently inexhaustible re-
gioDs, all around the Mount. In point Of
tact, the yield is actually Incredible, and
daily increasing. The pursuit Of gold dig>
ging absorbs all other yocations nothing
is thouger of, spoken OF, or written about
except gold. business contracts Of ali
kinds-the social compact, domestic cons
tent, the relation OF mnsler and servant,
and allolher ties, either civil or religious
in a State of disruption, beyond the
power of language to describe. Six weeks,
a month, fortnight--nay, even weeks
labor, produces occasionally prodigious
sums. ! snw four men lifting seamHn's
ehest into dray half an hour ago, almost
loo heavy for their united strength. This
chest contained the product Of six weeks
labor, and contained a, least 200 lbs. OF
gold. The banks and the tnst office are
working double hours; all other public de-
parlments nre crippled for wan, of hands;
mlie servants are net to be had, even al
extravagant ra!es; women are not much
better. Marriages are now in high favor
almost nll the single men arrive from the
diggings with gold enough to maintain q
wife. SO far The abstraction Of young wo>
men fronn service is desirable, be the in-
convenience what il may; but there are
other channels fnr expenditure, where
prof gacy and licentiousness are exhibited
ON t fearful scale, amid the riot Of waste
and reckless prodigalt,y. Enormous sums
are squapdered by the diggers and their
families. Every Jack has his Jill. and
Jack has more money, besides, than his
muster of The proceeding month.
asked The wniter and then the chamber
maid Of the inn where stop, 10 send me
sat a small bundle Of linen 10 the laundress;
they, however, stated that they could not
find any person willing TO wash. Under
these circumstances, went to the haber>
dasher for supply. ] notice this as an
instance of the things here, which are fas,
assuming California character with res
spect 10 the rate Of high ptices, equally for
the necessaries and Injuries Of life. If
you want pair of boots, the price is f2
los; a pair OF strong shoes, 20s Then
there is such a consumption of bottled beer,
champagne and other wines, spirits and
tobacco, as would astonish new conner.
An order came 10 town yesterday from
publican on the Mount Alexander road,
ior 1900 dozen of bottled beer. This man
I am told, actually sold seventy men 10
nne day to The coming and going diggers,
hundreds Of whom call al his house every
day. -
| think The community Of Victoria, tak>
ing them all in all, are now the wealthiest
10 lhe world, and possess besides, beauti>
ful country and heahy climate in the main
though | must say do not like Mel
bourne as a metropolis, il is singularly hot,
dusty, without sewers or drainage, aud.will, !
By and BY, become very unhealthy. The
country between Beltort and Wamambhooi
is extremely fire, close 10 the coast, for
agricultural purposes, and the climate
much mildee than 10 The neighboring dis
,ricl. think Geelong ought 10 have been
the site of the capitol. am convinced in
n few yearssit will rival this city. II
stands much higher, on the margin Of a
fine open bay, and commands a fine back
country. The wheat crops on the bnrrabul
hills, close 10 Geelong. .ure magniicent;
calculated them to yield SO bushels an acre.
There. however, will be great difficulty in
getting them in, for want of laborers,
though los. and Us 81. per diem, with
ra.ions, is freely offered.
The total quantity Of gold shipped to this
dale from Victoria, is l02 2.479oz since the
24ih ult, and proceeding III 1925 OF !, or,
10 round number, 226 300 o., which,
taken al f3 per ounce only, gives f600,>
400, or fully as much ns the Sidney peo>
Pile have shipped since the discovery, in
May last. J,hs effect of such an immense
addition Of exportable commodity to the
customary transport OF wool and tallow, has
been most extensive or extended issue Of
bank notes, far beyond the ordinary regdla>
lions Of banking principles; FOR which. in>
deed. there was no help In fact, the whole
circulation ofsihe three banks may be said
20 be out, in proof OF which, obtained
with some difficulty f40O on Wednesday
last, from one of the Anglo banks. and on
another occasion have known q bank in
Sydney quite cleared out. Ali our banks
stand 50 high in the public estimation, that
little can Be unprecedented from their ex>
panded circulation; still a large addition to
their coin is necessary in the absence OF mn
assay office. milking our gold in bars le>
gal tender under goyernment s:amp, or a
branch mint, which would be still better;
though feresee difficulty in obtaining
from the home governments a branch mint.
tits wonderful 10 reflect upon the facts
included in the gold discovery, and nppas
rantiy disclosed in the benevolont infen~