The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-23
NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND.

NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Discovery or Gold Fully Hstablished-
Fields OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Captain
Cooks Visit by New Zealand Chief.
We have files, says the San francisco Herald, of the
Auckland NeO Zealande to December 15 later than pre-
vous advces. The last accounts received from this
group informed Of the discovery of very minute fakes
OF cold upon one the Islands, aud stated that msny has
in consequence been induced turn their tention to
gold hunting in hopes of finding profitable field BY
the present arrival learn that their search proved
succ essfu aud the existence OF extensive gold ia
the colony is already established
The frat public sale Of gold the product of New Yea
land was held in Auckland ut the mart of Msssrs
nell Ridings the llth Of December The parcel Of
fered for sale about ak ounces of gold dust
and about ten ounces OF aurifeous quartz dug by Mr.
Cooahan's party, At the Wynyard Dsgnss Coromandel
hsIbor,
largely intermixed with aurerous quartz the separa
ton having been effected only by washog IN the smpes'
manner. The gold quartz which wss offered in se2a
rate lots consisted Of the larger pieces seecea ro 'e
washing. - 49,, :.
No very accurate assay of this gold has yet been OBJ
tanned but it Is found TO be Zee from any aoy aAeeps
silver, of which it contains portion me me, quartz -
highly aureIous and from It's gssaG irisoi'y may %
separated by crushing with great facility. .
Some yery fine samples OF gold from tho Waiau dig
gings distant from the foregoing about seven were
brought into Auckland tina lStn OF Decemoer, and
were sold at ga per ounce by private sae-the Quantity
sod about five ounces.
ConsiderIr the small number Of dggers yet upon the
ground not than forty persons scattered
Of ten or twelve suAra miss-the short since
the first specks of gold discovered
and the large proportion tns time OF each digger
employed exploriDg this commencement of the
land gold dggings Is rssarde as aordng the most bril-
liant promise OF ultimate procuctiveness.
On the 14h OF Decem Der says the Neio Zealdder Mr.
Heaphy the Commissioner OF the gold field arrived in
Auckland and brought with hun some parcss of gold
chiefly sent by dggers the Waau and KapuDga be
delivered their families and fislds in tins town. The
quantities (Which have ourselves SEEM nearly
follows-of nuggets of quartz inerningled with gold II
ounces gold dust and five nuggets ounces, and gold
The nuggets and in fact all the gold fro Messrs Coda
han and Creighton and Cooks diggings sharp
their anples and the gold flakes project strongly as
10 the Commissioner 10 suppoang that the vein
of auresous rock cannot be far perhaps than
two hundred yards distant from the present place Of de-
post.
The locality of the Kapunga dygngs is the side of
wooded hill above the stream, and about three hun
dred yards inland. slip earth appears to have filed
mp the of rvulet, and the gold is found
In this bed amongst rotten stump quartz blocks and
decayed vegetation Mr. Hsaphy .upposes that b, care
fully following up the Flip the auriterOus rock partly de-
nuded by it will eventually be found.
Amongst the parcels was some red colored gold,
brought from the Waau. On that stream the floods of
last week had filed the pits Of many Of the dggers with
We grataed learn that Mr. Heaphys report con-
firms al had previously heard Of the quiet and friend
ly conduct of the natives He had eecIed extension
OF the boundary line to the where
by the rich deposit in which Mr. Cooahan works been
added to the district already coded to the
From all we can ascertain, we may infer that the
ory Of the dggers are earning fair wages
some mort than this whie the other hand, there
are some who, through want of tools, Of skill of
energy and owing to the foods again
through what the miners call luckn In choosing
their spots Of labor are earning barely maintenance
even SO much.
Still, all obtain more or less gold and when the field is
better worked larger results may be hoped for. We
should add that Mr. Heaphy has brought up number of
specimens OF quartz in which specks of gold very
visible found Dy himself in various localities in which
the diggers had not commenced operations, and thus
holding out ng promises Of the wide extent Of
the auriferous tract
commute has offered reward Of $500 for the dis
coyery before the l2tn of May 1853 of available gold
the southern Islands.
valuable coal field has been discovered at Pakawan
in the wellington district and company has orga
nzed to work it, Great hopes entertainsd that the
steamers which are to touch at New Zealand their
discovery to stop at wellington instead Of AUCKLAND The
inhabitants of the latter place idle One gentle
man offers flOO for the discovery Of coal in the northern
island of the group this cahnot be done, then it is
designed to establish steam communication between
various islands, y which the much needed coal may be
brought from Wellington to Auckland instead OF requr-
ing the Panama steamers to fetch it themselves from
wellington TO the norih.
The people OF New Zealand greatly pleased with the
new Constitution granted by the Imperial Cove nment
They the Of election for members OF tn
Provincial Council and Representative Chamber provided
for by the Constitution The coonsts empowered to
amend it when deemed proper
TIE General furnishes the New Zeaander with
the following account Of Captain Cooks visit New Tea
land given by old Maori Tor native) chief namei
Tanewa, who represents himself to have been abou
twelve years OLD at the time. Tanewa chief of con
siderable importance Il vas while on visit to the Co
romandel HarbOr that he made the folio wing
We thought Captain Cooks vessel was large kind of
whale aH0 the men On board were gods. When
them pulling with their backs to the bows Of the boats
thought they must have had eyes in the back of their
heads When the natives saw the salt pork which
used board the vessel they thought it the flesh of
whales, 1t very tat For time was afraid
venture on board but did 50 after some OF the men re-
turned in safety. Some other boys went with me Cap.
tain Cook spoke very little less than any Of the Others
He seemed to take most notice OF the children He placed
his hands on our heads and iatted By making signs
he got to draw large chart the deck with
charcoal Of much Of the coast they acquaint
ed WITH which he copied paper. He appeared most
land. As regards the North Cape, (Cape Maria Van
Deman), the men took much trouble, by signs. to
plain that a. this place their spirits after death took
plunge to the realms below. Captain Cook seemed
much puzzled by the mode Of explanation used this
occasion. de gave us the first potatoes had seen-a
double handful These planted, and in three years
called great feast to norate their introduction
at which, for the first tme they allowed to be used
The Nga Puts (the tribe living the Bay Of Islands
and Hokpnga) have asserted that they the
of the poatoe but this am happy is not the CASE
the true in this matter The speeches of
chiefs still handed down usthe speeches made
upon the occasion OF that great feast.
After Captain Cook went away another party of
Europeans who got spars Of Kahkatea (f'odocdpls
cesu from the river Thames, and after that larger
vessel than either the other two the Thames
On taking her departure she fell in with fishing
which had been driven out to The wind was
strong that after taking the two young chiefs board
which it contained she could not again make the land.
The two young men we're taken TO France and in about
TWO years were brought BACK In another vessel which at
the same time introduced pigs.
The Society Islands.
THE STEAMER NEW ORLEANS AT OTAHEITE-sCARCI-
TY OF PROVISIONS.
From the Placer Times
We subjon portion of letter written by the captain
Of the steamer New Orleans from the Society Islands
Tie writer Is well known in community; and the
scraps advice which his letter contains may be of SER
vice to commercial men generally -
On BOARD STEAMER NEW ORLEANS,
OrAHETE April l, 1858.
We arrived here at half past two O'Clock p n three
and half days from Nohahevia, Of the Marquesas
Islands, where called to get fresh provisions. this
port found American whaler and French frigate
moored in snug little abor, large enough
modate about ten vessels Anchorage charged by the
French Governor, at the rate OF ten dollars vessel
Water be had but it Is attended with much Guilty.
and it would take long time to water steamer. No
thing can be got in the way of ships supplies Pork is
from ten to twenty cents per pound the FOOT and the
hogs Ike the natives, wild that you cannot
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