New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-23

the discovery Of very minnie fakes of gold upon Of
the Islands and stated that had in conseql-nce
been ndursd to their attention gold hunting IN
hope - finding profitable field By the present arrival
lsan that their sesrrh has proved successful and ths
eih.uce Of extensive gold mines in the COLONY is already
es'sbli~hed.
he FIT public sale Of gold ,h4 product Of New Zasnd
wss b, ID N An kard, the mar, OF Msssrs Coaneu *
Riditgs o. the nth ~ Decemb-r The parcel offered Or
sale prssd about SIX of gold dust and abOsI
ten ou ners If aurierous qssrE dug by M Coolsnsn
party at the Wspysrd DggDgs Coromsnds hToor.
The dust consisted of hsky gold Of pale lemon color
largely int mix with sursrou' qusrz the ssptrston
having been effected only by washing IN the simplest
maj Q,r The gold quarts which offered in separate
t- consisted Of the larger pieces selected sm ths WASH
No very accurate assay Of this gold yet been obtain
hut it is found b. free from any alloy eIcep. silver.
Of which i; contains portion The quartz Is highly Surf
erous sud from ~ great frsbity may be separated oy
crushing. with great facility
SINE very en- samples If gold from the wssu dggags
oistsni from the foregoing about miles wer. brought
into Auckland the 18Th December, and were sold "a
PR by private s.e-hs quantity sold about nve
ouncss
Considering the small number Of dgg-rs yet upon TIA
ground not more than forty persons, scattered over An
II 10 2 square m-th- short time since the nrst
specks Of gold discovered-only two months-ant
the large proportion OF the tins of esch digger )oyed
n z1lring this c0mmancent of the Auckland gold dig
giugs regarded shordDg the most brilliant promise
If ultimate productiveness.
On tue lIh 1t Ds1em ler says tn, Nee Zeat1sder Mr.
Heaphy the Commissioner Of the Gold Field arrived in
Au klaI q, ara brought WIN MN some pNCcs OF Soiu
chiefly by dgg,rs At the Wsi,u and KapangS to b.
delivered 70 their families and fl-I ds m this town The
quantities (Which have ourselves scent were nearly ~
follows Of nuggets If quartz iniermnged ~th golt II
gold dust and nuggets, ounces and gold dusk
ounces.
III. rugget, and in fact a, the gold from aessrs Coola
hama shC Creighton & Cooks dizgings 50 sharp IN
theiT giles the gold fakes project strongly a. -
The Commissioner in suppo.ing that the vein OF
sun rock cannot b. far perhaps not more than two
HUNDRED wards distant from tue pre,est place OF deposit
The lOcsy Of The kspuugs dggings - IN the side OF
wooded hill above the and about three husdrsd
wards MAUD clip II earth appear. to have oiled the
course Of a narrow rivule and the gold found IN thi,
bed smong stsmps quartz blocks aud d-cyed veg
e'a;ion Sir Heaphy supposes that by carefully following
up he Zip he aurerVus rock parity denuded oy II Will
eventually be found
Auonr the parcels was some red coored gold broaght
from hs Wsi.u On that stream th- floods Of lsst week
had Sled the pits Of many ths gers with drf sand
w ar grstf j To learn that Mr. Hesphys report con-
firms all had previously heard OF the quiet aud feaily
conduct Of The natives He had Effected extension OF
the nj boundary ue 10 the north d. whereby
the rich deposit in which Mr. Goodman has beea
added The district Slresdy ceded to The Government.
Prom al ascertain. We may infer that tae ma
erfy Of the dggers earning fairly r-mun-rsve wages
some more n Ills while. the other hand there
Who through oi tools, of skill or OF energy
snu perseverance owing to The Hoods or again through
want OF inc miners call "luck in choosing their
spots Il labor earning barely maintenance, II even
50 much.
ht.r worked arger results nay be- hoped Ter We should
add that Mr. Hesphy has brought number Of spec;
mens st quartz Hhich sPeck. e gold very visible
found by himself in varloas localities ia which ae figg
had Mt commenced operations, and thus holding cut
urging promises OF the wse extent Of tho auterOu5
hsst
Committee has offered reward Of $500 for the dis
covery before the 18th of Missy l-53 OF available got
Geld within certain distance Of Wellington on one Of the
southern Islands.
DiscoyLRY oF Co.L ~ THE lstANDs-A valuable coal
ftd has been discovered Pskagao. in the Wellington
district and company has been organized 70 WORK it
GIta' hopes entertained N Il the steamers which are
10 touch n New Zealand their way from Panama q
Australia vii De- induced by this discovery to stop Il VOL
ngon nsfe,d # Auckignc The inhabtani. OF the Latter
place not IDLE One gentleman offers Il0O fr tho dis
cOYtry of coal IN he northern stLd OF the group Ii this
csnnot le done then d. designed o. establish slsl com
nuuicat.on between hs islands. by which the much
needed cOsl be- brought from W-r g'On @ Auck aud
II requiring the Panama steamers To fetch Il them
selves from Wellington 20 tue north.
PoIUic.L-lhe people of New Zealand are greatly |
pleased with the Constitution granted by the Imp rial
Government They thu eve Of an election tpr
members Of the Provincial Council and Representative
Chamber provided for by the Constitution The CoOnisIs
are emp wered To amend it when deemed proper.