The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-29

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,.s. dsss:s% ssor nss1sy xis 900 ar.e q $50
Inc number Of GsEsrs st the various COLA fields may
BE- estimated at one hundred thousand; and the
average earnings may probably sn b calculated at an
ounce per per week. There has been slight fals
Cd in the quantities sent dom BY escort during the az
month but this IL partly to be referred to the dep
Of dggers spend their Christmas at their snsctir
homes
win be from the preceding SUNNI nv that three
and the Ovens, are now being advO tsRcouslv vorked
The astonishing richness Of Mount e1ander is evidenced
the immense quantities tht have already been drawn
from It, The whole coarry thereabouts appears 10 be
or less auriferous.
Bsarat diggingr r. again rising into favor and their
pro1uc'ivness fling moro fully developed. The gold
At Baarat Is me unequsly distributed than at Mount
unsuccessful not great at the latter place
But toen tke individual gains in greater
tb s ~ more severe Also than At rns rs
Ilade before the deposits struck upon. There s no
doubt at Balaat will continue to give out considerable
quantities. for long time to come, and will be resort
for many diggers who have failed ut the Mount.
We capa oilities Of the Ovens as very rich field may
sao Melbourne as yet has been comparatively small but
It is known that large quantities have been carried pr
yst'y overland to Sydney and al reports agree In attest
state for instance that gold buyer in that city lately
purchased 500 ounces in one lot from two m'n who had
just down from the Ovens The data for determin
ing the value of these diggings incomplete, but
enough has been shown to indicate the existence Of large
quantities Of the precious metal there The labor Is
severe, owing TO superabundence Of water, but the
chances greatly in avr of the industrious worker
There various minor spots throughout the territory
where gold has been found by explorers and in paying
quanttes Some Of these kept secret by the
dscovsrers others known, but the limited extent of
upon them But the three fields already mentioned may
be considered the grand centres Of golddggng opera
| tions in Victoria
from the Sydney Gold Circular Of Dec. 27.l
The Christmas HOLIDAYS have round once more,
but without producing that dminution in the produce Of
our mines which might have been expected On the
trary indeed the quantities at all the dggngs have
Some Of the few parties left at Hanging Rock in the
north appear DO doing extremely we'll much Is
ounces and 40 ounces per week having been obtained
Rocky river continues to rise in favor and to afford profit
able employment for those who working there with
| abundance OF room for more.
Two additional report. from the Rev. Clarke the
northern gold elds have reached which We shall no.
CLEAN Of sunshine has length gaddened the hearts
Of the owners Of the Turon bed claims During the past
week Of them have been able to get to work one
claim yielding single day 10 lbs and the following
day 40 gold while several Others average from 10
few parties on the Tuena are doing moderate stroke
Mundy Flat still continues very rich, some parties making
The numbers at the Meroo and Louisa Creek the
increase, and spcers Creek is favorably mentioned
there much doing at Bells Creek and Majors
with the exception OF some few parties who own good
bank claims At Bells Paddock however, the diffusion of
king much 15oz 20oz per day. There an In
Of numbers all the diggings in this neighbor
hood that may look for considerable additions 70 the
usualsupply
TFrom the Melbourne Gold Circular Of Jan. 81
Gold has maintained upward tendency this week
owing to the demand for shipment by the Great Britain
and the Balarat which materially increased by the
agents Of the Great Britain reducing the freight to
per ounce (the ships and their erasing from
the bills Of adng the clauses that considered
ionabe Although not cleared out at the Customs there
already board Of the Great Britain and the Rlsrat
The price Of gold left OIL 70s 3D.
being an advance on last week Of Sd. per ounce
The news from Flyers Creek is encouraging several
parties having succeeded in realizing large from
spots overlooked in tho general rush to
the reported fields The Ovens is also increasing in
the amount that has arrived this even
ing by shows At Bendigo reports Of duness
rife and at Balarat the running about Of the dggers
from place to place, is the cause of falling of in
| quantity.
Number Of persons who have arrived in the colony
this week. ,a!o
Addition to population this week. ,leS