New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-17
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h.aS 10 10 the md Of August we showed 20 9e
si u1s eunces ssee then the quantities. brought in
have been e. uDcerf ,.o,.
ees,eye 70 Adelaide By south Aasr.liaD
ssor On the 18Th ''fD'
To..i quantity brought down by escorts $50 ls3
We have here tolersbly correct data 20 deefmnepie
ssersge weekly yieid 81 the Victoria diggnY 10 an
address 10 her Msjefty, orawn up by TIE LegHlstve
Uounsl some DAYS ago IL l. suited that tls Preeent
weekly yield Of gold, taking the last three nonus -
criterion may be tst;msted at 900 ounces wnlcn, az
7ol an ounce, gives grozs annual sum o. AIscovoo
,terlincs This estimate l. fully subs;annsted oy the
kcures given 10 our previous article, and more man
s0unrned BIZ the satisfies gwen above ior we hnd tnAi
b the brst four weeks Of the pfceent monn ciose Jpn
80 OOO ounces have been conveyed from the dgqogs
BY escorts, in addition 20 tine unknown qnAntnees
brought away By private Persons and SOU renann5 ~
he hands Of the digger Perhaps an ayerags yeis %
.ate Al al events IL IL perfectly certain thHf tne
weekly yield eOnssnty increasing; but on inc otDer
hand be stated that the present. Is the most "a
vorsbe period Of the year for gold digging and That he
.umber OF digger u con family Increasing.
In our previous summary etimated the total yea
Of cur eold fields from their commencement 70 me cn1
al lugust AZ 2 422 o. 10 which adding the amount
since brought in have presert total 2ss
Which, u k3 l0l per o. equsl TO fl0l45i52 sterling;
hut his amount, We may again state We oeh5ve 20 pc
much below the actual value Of the gold pfo'ucso III
We have said that tie number oil dggers y increasing
Our previous estimate gave The number at ioOVO snd
hksy that upward 10000 are at This moment on tne
ground Taking the average weekly yleid gwen ~
he legislative Council ind that the average yield
per man per week s exactly ounce Tau result s al
least confirmed by the general statements OF the dggrs
shemselyes, il being universally admitted tp@ any per
seveyns digger can easily secure an ounce aweeS-a
striking contrast with the wages OF the LAnark hanioon
wes.er and the pttancc doled out grudangiy 70 ths
porsetshire laborer the iaurished lrish peasant
Ia I'd 40
II ,pleudid ma Of pure SOLID gold, weighing y 10 o.
This superb has been purchssed by the executive
Or Rl,GJ0 for presc,tati0D 10 her Majesty ana Is
forwarded by the Australian steamer These are solitary
k,sfapces however, and offer no standard Of general
sscces , -, 49,
ded to the fact that our gold fields are noe YET
beginning to exhibit the slightest sympom OF eshaus
op bat have given fresh evidence OF their INDEFINITE ex
tent In two Instances II has been found tiat sPys
which had been tried and abandoned a. comparatively
unproductiye have proved, upon more minute inyest
ssisou 20 be richly remuDeratve Other locaiiucs,
Hitherto untr,d ue spoken Of confidently as Astounding
n gold II IL MOI necessary, however, 10 supp fnent
he substantial pro oils OF the enormous Richness OF the
uroyipce by mere reports OF additional goldheias
But by way OF showing the extent and present aspect
Of the vsrous godheid We may quote the iae-' 70
norts from several different localities distant very many
.nilee from each other An experienced man, writing
ifom Mount Ale> ander on the l7ih inst says
"some Of the gold finds around this creek have oeen
numerous and heavy. On Tuesday last one man pickei
cut noble solid piece, about nine pounds Of pure gold
hesdes great quantity Of smaller nuggets around TIN
al worth 1850 or kl00O--at one swoop. Another
party on coming down to the ppeclay found between
nine and ten pounds oil gold rostng the rock a. an
angle Of about 45o and lying beautifully Ia sort OF VEN
ON the ppoclny. Many men with their families have
evidently come up here now TO settle permanently, ior
10 exhaust the gold vi me Mount VIII take many years
yet--ies0 won't zee Z out"
Another dating his letter from Eureka. near the first
Bsllsrst eoldfed, writes ,,.-
asy 20s ounces which every day since has Increased as
the party get further into the dip OF the rock 1hs par
y certainly deserved succes, for tnSy sss tue noie
whore no other party was sinking having been some
psp,bs unfortunate determined, In the event OF
that hole proving failure, 90 bid fsreweu 10 me dg
sngs. great many Instances OF equally goo ,us.
are daily coming 20 my knowledge. Everything is now
wearing q brighter aspect. IL may be safely asserted
dat Eureka, n not now, will coon become the EiDora
Do Of Victoria - a. a.
miles further wet, snys;
"On the 10Th Of SEPT, since my last eommomesnon'
NE Dairy hill diggngs have advanced IN public tsvor
and on good grUunds with an increased number OF
ieeers the average hnds have, believe, been larger
than previously the cafe The disgcn have almost
entirely confined their operations 80 surface washing
having been prevented from sinking by the wet; the
surface sol Is universally suricrou and In spots ex
trepely rich, party having procured IN one steinoon
a on " gold; tis Of course y an inttsnce ~ unusua
good fortune bu, believe thsi an correct IN tatns
ne average rein from the surface washing 81 o. per
asy per ulsn nugget weighing Is o. was picked ap
ON the surface ON Saturday las, H..
nd letter dated Rclds Creek NJ oven h'Ctt
ovi,e In apther direction. being lao miles norhes "
Melbourne contains the following passage
"a pcrsen ON the ground reports that party oil four
10, lsa OF gold In one DAY, and thai ne ana nus
Commanders making an average OF ounces aai
bstweenthcin Tue worst suecese ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of ounces per man per day IhS person fensrkstnsi
he never saw Al either the Mount Alexander or the
rcn digpines the gold run 80 regular ana sns' Wnerc
the dsgers sfe now work there Is room Tor oV OF
1900 people The nuggets they have been picking ny
weigh in many Instances IRON quarter 10 hall an
ounce There are now about lOO people on inc VA
TIE distance OF the~e digsings hom Meiooufae rs ISV
miles the Sydney ros and 10 miles roin the town
chip OF Wsngsrsr.s." ,
he mos, Cautious reader viii be ahls to Judge
tpr himse fro the evidence have lad before han
M 10 the actual value Of the golds now being work
ed and their possible capsbilricsN But We think
NO INV al rantshe sssum ton TO claim Tor The colony a
Victoria the honor of being the richest soldned Ia The
Inc social condition Of the Colony, and especially o
the Guy at Melbourne becomes every day nore ooaa
uhcsfed and unuRnsSosblc. The population V swele>
by the arrival Of Thousands OF imnisrans weekly ir0a
England and the negAborng CIons, while there Is n
corre<poudnx Increase Of hoase seSoniao ssaon Ia
deed the prosecution Of the trede re9r,a - 'Ae ere
non OF buildings I'll but impossible from The scre,
of materials and the high prices q labor botn iAos
cause re~nis irom eontguy 10 the geid aiesds ~
not TO be supposed that artisans and iasorers W.
accent the ordinary rates Of Wages when tasy can WI
certainty earn al Of goll week Al te d<s ne
bs~ides being them own masters And sssai'as 'a'
chance Of much greater things Iae want o. dwei.as
OF desert Mo- llC
rrxpls,ns sr,a hecinine intoerahe o,ls, aud viii b
painfully fit BY thousands q n'nnsrsnt on theH ar,
arrival Already much hardship o. tbs knd saa0ssd
nor h II possible 10 provide AZ adequate Ieaedy 40
Attention OF Re locsl Government ard ID the eel'en
generally Is NJ thu moment earnestly are>tdt the sab
iest and coyts are beng made to devise temporary On
pediogs 70 mitigate the evils bat 1t Is absolutely iapos
sole TO make fun pzvyiicn f0y the coming laalataas
and great amount Of hardship viii inevitably be en-
dgred hy such a. have fsiaio IL e compensation
however, b. know that IN the brilliant wo@tac
now approaching, mcn can 1--we almost wholly in Ia
open air wifhOe, great inconvcnsence danger III
heeihnaess of the dls ngs y pgo9I OF tAls
The csusss lesdps 10 this state Of thiags beyon,
human eoatrul Nc fcrs~ighs could have anu psieN
them and no energy coaa fully remedy thew Il Is no
de lack Of private bcaeyolenee public sprs a M
among US that leaves thousands ho.seless; Is th
physicsl necessity OF the poahsiss he reacei
viii come 81 lensth but mean nae = inpusfve ca a
new corners thai they evince hard siAra u sesiFe
ance and selfhclpr1lness PrivsnOas they ros safef
and win be in vsin. as wei 70 snlast 10 blame osAs
people for them
A large prvporsiea II the msics arriving, howcyer
merely make trsfcrsfy ~ EcloSOFse ere tie