The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-30

hundred ounces day having been procured the rich
est claims Subsequently, the hill was abandoned nAvn9
been considered worked out but upon more caretu
examination this found by means to be the case
At the beginning Of April last the miners were tearing
the hill up from top to bottom The stun was nnrd-a
pick required 10 be sharpened twice day The Patter
Point dggers continued TO be doing We'll 1t Is said
that more peaceabe better behaved dig
ara not m he found at the mines than the Americans
who emigrated from California
In Van Demens Land gold has been discovered, but
we have little than the announcement. Large par
ties gone in different directions with the view of
prospecting.
to the end of March They filed with details Of the
wrechedness OF the placethe gay Adelaide, with
its crowded streets snowy shopswhich is reduced
to deserted town and the work of defamation still
going In the of three months upwards 900
had quilted for the Melbourne dgging and less
than ZOO also their children, left depend
ent on the government their husbands having deserted
them and proceeded to the gold mines. The local 60
vernment had be, at its Wits ends utterly at loss to
stay the current of emigration Various means were
devised but they all sgnally failed and. dernier
sort Sir H. Young resolved 10 establish government
cort from Mount Alexander to Adelaide distance of 400
miles with the view OF obtanng capital and causing de-
mand for goods, &c at Adelaide The has been
successful. The utmost excitement prevailed in Ade-
aide, March 20 in consequence of Mr. Commissioner
Tomer arriving with the first overland escort bring
ing apwnds q a qu1rer Of ton q gold The journey
was accomplished eleven days. The scheme of estab
fishing short practicable route between Adelaide and
the gold diggings and armed escort for the convey
OF gold to south Australia has thus far succeeded
BY this arrangement il is calculated that half ton
weight Will arrive monthly. and the remteis have
pressed the Willingness To pay TWO per cent 10 the South
Australian Government escort fee. From official
list of the remit il gratifying 10 observe that
the gold sent is chiefly directed to the addresses of the
miners wives and families in Adelaide. MIR. Wood.
ward who resided many years the banks OF the Rhine,
bad arrived by the Aibemare for the purpose of
tabsling vineyard, and conveyed with him large
collection OF vines Of different varieties. num-
Der of vine la5orers from France expected in
the colony Tho Adelaide crisis has had most disas-
trous effect the prospects Of the local press In 1851
there were twelve printing offices and thirteen newspaper
Two Of the newspapers published daily four BIZ
weekly one thrice week. and the remaining six were
published weekly. or these newspapers eleven were
English and two German. Seven OF the newspapers are
now d.funct; they We're known as The Old Coionisrs
Journal OdaftitoWs Chronicle .2usirdl Eraminer. Sid
.austrdsche ZtiHg. Descie Ztitng South .4us;rai ian
Moeup Ga-ete and Mining Journal The newspapers
extant consist Of daily. two bi-weekes weekly,
Iii weekly, and the government Gazette. The oe
parture OF subscribers and composors for the dggngs
is assigned az the of the death of many period
Gala in the short space Of seven months. Some well
grounded fears existed to the next crop of
many farmers especially in the south having quilted for
the diegings without having put in crop and leaving
their landlords in the lurch In such condition was
thsDbippng interest that although from to two
hundred vessels had left per month for Melbourne
crowded with passengers less than four vessels with
their cargoes on board waiting for compliments Of
hands to sail for England.