New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-18

The Great Britain sailed from Sydney. on her homeward
passage, the Goth December and arrived at helDourne
the 2jth After taking on board large amount oil goa
dust great proportion OF her passengers ana some cargo
she proceeded to llobsonS Bay 10 await favorable oppo
tuniiy for sailing and finally len the Australian shores on
the 9Th January.
Among the passengers were several men who had been
very successful One brought tl5OOO made in public
house in Melbourne Two others 10000 made by keep
inc circus carter brought home $4,000. and one man
on board had nugget of pure gold weighing rDs which
3dc Sgdacg Empire Of Dec 20 has the follow ne:
GOLD NEWs OF THE WrrK-The following consign.
ments of gold were received by Escort and mails during
the last week From Majors Creek Ia ozs 70 dwts.;
Bells Creek ~ ozs dwts Goulburn 2O5 l. dwts.
10 grs DradwoOd 259 Il dwt- IL gr Gundagai l27
czs Tambaroora $50 OZs. Il dwts Sotaa, 1896 10
dwi grs Bathurst 23 10 dwts; Wellington, IA ozs.
NUDGE and MerOo SIS - dwts grs Murrurnd, -
ozs Tamworth IL ozs; and Maitland II total 32i3
dws grs OF this quantity tO7 ozs were brought
by mail, and 636 oZs by Escort This statement shows
increase the usual amount received nor is II likely
until after the Of the ensuing year that any
marked improvement will take place.
The from the several gold fields possesses some IN
teret with the small number of persons engaged in
developing their riches and the Great Britain leaves this
day for the mother country we propose stating briefly the
present condition of the principal diIgings.
At Western gold field the advent OF summer. and the
consequent driving up of the streams and water
have caused the ner 10 betake themselves the beds
creeks and rivers where indeed the richest deposits OF the
precious metal known 20 exist but IN which after so wet
winter the water has yet only partially subsidized The
winter QiggIgS- lGnD1rt ora ana the Drt ftoc--Nlle
been lett for the Turou and the Macquare and the upper
part Of the Long Greek and the Louisa for the Meroo
Some hundershOwes have caused many 20 return 20 their
winter quarters but during the present summer. which
promises 10 be dry one the beds OF the creeks and rivers
will chiefly occupy the attention Of the mining population
Al the Summerhl Greek. whore the gold first dis
covered many persons congregng prepared Is soon
a. the water sufficiently subsidies 10 bring to light the mug
getty treasures Of is bed
Along the Macquare from the Turon % Burr1ndong par
ties are locating themselves or prospecting for likely
localities which their attention when the
river goes down the end of Summer. Many par
ties are doing a fair stroke on the banks of the Mac.
Guarie About mile above the junction OF
the Iuon, number Of dcgers have been az work during
the last few weeks, and doing very well getting from
TO three day. There very little top stun 20 strip
Of and the gold : OF nUggctty description Considerable
obstacles presented however % the working 81 this
part Of the acquaie by the nature ct e country which
j 50 rugged and mountainous that the establishment of
stores VIII be n difficult matter.
At the Turon the of bed claims prosecuting
their operations very satisfactorily until last Monday when
the river two feet in consequence OF heavy fall OF rain
in the proceeding night the ranges and table land AZ the
head of the luron and rs chief tributaries ON the fiat be
low Munday Point and very rich dl-glngS have
been opened In claim IN which the bed rock lay IT
depth Of only six party got Is day. lO-
the next and 3i the ncXtl50 in three days worth
nearly 800 This fact shows clearly that the Turon is by
Tanbaroora which Suffered much lately from want of
water has experienced reverse by the recent fall OF rain,
and many parties are again obtaining large yields.
The information from the Meroo and lis tributaries Is very
encouraging The dggngs at these places will take high
position among the gold field, whenever sufficient popu
ation located them There better place for the
intending gold digger 10 steer To than the Long Creek the
| Devils Hole and the Mcroo
The Aborcrombic and the Tucna di-gins at stand
still The Ovens has neriered materially with their pro
| grc,s
Cur northern gold fields too very dali The dig
gngs the Hanging Rock declining in proiuctivenesS
but whether this is the the consequence of the
degor- leaving cannot say The OakaIYle Creek Is
the only locality where fair return, obtained Swamp
Creek Is deserted but at NugGey Gully fresh place has
been discovered Al Bngcr the people are fast leaving
and going the Rocky River, where there upwards OF
| hundred persons at work, doing pretty well
The Brentwood dggnCs are rcyiyiug. At Bells Greek
and Paddock the digcers doing well and Majors Creek
looking up Tie weekly amount OF gold received from
| these diggirgs has laerly been on the increase
At present the chief interest attached to the Ovens gold
field From the various accounts that have been received
seems very certain that this gold field Is OF the richest
and extensive in the colony. At Spring and Reds
Greeks, tributaries of the Ovens many parties are making
fortunes and mostarc doing we'll The gold field seems OF
unlimited extent, the precious metal having been found
throughout the adjacent country toward the head OF the
Ovens and also toward Aburv Gold has also been found
in many Of the creeks and tributaries of the Murray on the
sydney side l. seems, however from late accounts which
We publish in todays issue that robbes and acts of VIC
lenCe are than any other dlgglngs IN the
COLONY The distance of the Ovens from either of the seats
of Government and the absence of sufficient police prOtec
ton, sufficiently explain this.