The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-31

oak, the rugged and fantastic piles of rock, and the
numerous cascades combine to form pleasant pic
turesn Unfortunately the soiourners IN this Eden
are addicted to shocking habits OF intemperance
they gain largely and spend freely" as they say in
the gold colonies, and the consequence Is that the
attractions OF the richest fieds-such AS the Hang
ing Rock, for instance-are marred by disgusting
scenes of riot, 6ebauchery, and drunkenness. The
New South Wales gold companies have received an
addition to their number native association hasis
sued prospectus of plan for working certain
quartz vein on the Lower Turon The Turon
Golden Ridge Quartz Crushing Company have en-
gagged Brazilian miner to report upon their claim,
but in anticipation Of this gentlemans report. they
have tested their quartz at Sydney. The results are
literally stated in Mr. Lloyd's Sydney God Cuca,ar
yielded IL dwts. of gold or at the rate of fl 200
sterling per ton. Another specimen OF quartz, Sin
which no gold whatever was visible" was tried by
another assayer, and produced at the rate of "l52
ounces of gold per ton of quartz;' and gentle
man who returned from the company's claim in
September, stated that there were hundreds OF tons
OF quartz which were at least equally rich. II
these statements be substantially correct the Great
Nugget VEN will be shamed into utter nothing
ness, for the "sientlic of Sydney valued the mug
&c. vein quartz only at flI6 per ton. The people
OF New South Wales, who live in state Of ami
cable rivalry with the gold dggers of Victoria,
eXult in the continued prosperity Of their fields
and the brilliant future which is opening for their
companies; and they protest on every OCCASION that
the yield of gold per man, in New South Wales, is
greater than the yield of gold per in Victoria.
Certain il is although the mining population of the
former colony has never at any time been large that
gold to the value OF 345 sterling, has been
shipped from New South Wales since the first dis
covery of that precious metal.
In one respect the gold fields of New South Wales
certainly inferior to those of Victoria The Vic
knowledge this much by paying small advance on
the metal imported from the rival colony. The New
South Wales gold sells at f3 Is. 3D. per ounce; the
Victoria fields, Mount Alexander, Bendigo and Bal
larat sell their yields at f3 l0s 3D. at Sydney.
The Victoria accounts, too are great in figures.
But then it must be recolected that there are not
in the province Of Victoria Nevertheless, there i
something imposing in the fact that from the Sd to
the 26th Of September last, the yield of Mount Alex
ander and Ballarat amounted to 36G 1913 ounces.
The average yield of week is 80 900 ounces which,
at 70s. an ounce, represents an annual yield Of
Fla $50 900 sterling-that is to say if the produo-
tiyeness of the gold fields remains what it was in
July, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS last. There are of course
signs of any falling off, the contrary, the yield
has been increasing from month to month ever since
the first nugget was found. 1.-The weekly YIELD"
says the Melbourne Argus, lis constantly increasing.
So is the number of diggers" Still, the paper from
which we quote calculates that perseverng digger
can easily secure an ounce week. On the same au-
thorty we state that the digger spends half ounce
for his living which leaves him profits at the rate of
half an ounce per week. That there are large finds.
too that some unsuccessful while others dig out
a fortune in week. has been mentioned in former
reports and is again incontestably proved by the
latest advces. In September, a certain digger at
Mount Alexander, picked out noble solid piece.
about nine pounds of pure gold, besides great
quantity OF smaller nuggets around it. The value
OF the find" was from fS00 to $1,000. Another
man found between nine and ten pounds Of gold
imbedded in the pipeclay. party of miners at
Bendigo obtained in day 20s ounces, and this yield
increased as the party got further into the dip Of
the rock" The Daisy-hill diggings, though the
washing, were daily gaining in public favor At
Reds creek, the Ovens river $50 miles north
cast OF Melbourne, two meu are reported as having
Computed their Sr earnings one generally at esht
per day. The Melbourne Argus, in giving these
particulars, asserts that facts like these must con-
vince even the most cautious of the capabilities of
the Victoria gold fields and it hints that he must be
bold man who would dare to compare the Yields Of
New South Wales with the inexhaustibIe treasures OF
Mount Alexander, Ballarat, the Eureka, and Ben
digo.
In spite of the large number of emigrants from all
parts of the world who reached the colonies in
August and September the cry for labor was as loud
ever But ought to be remarked that in this re-
spect New South Wales is in more favorable posi-
tlon; wages at Sidney are exactly one half of what
they are at Melbourne The quotations of the labor
market have already been given in former report It
appears however, that even at the exorbtant rates
which are freely given all trades and professions are
languishng for want of manual labor Money
cannot buy it. The Melbourne papers change their
correspondents almost every month. journalism
is beaten out of the field by the superior attraction
Va uSSinnS' anu cNSn vi ut"J uiNliS. otNcIdA
gentlemen who reported for the Neibourne argus
are, it is stated, on the road driving drays,' for
that, it appears, is the more lucrative profession
How the journals which reach US in due order, and
in such mighty files brought out is an inscruable
| mystery Compositors and pressmen are not to be
had, even for the high wages which that species of
\ iacor commands in the gold colonies. II has come
| to the worst says the Argus in one of its last
numbers; g the editor il left alone this morning, to
bring out the paper with his own hands, Australia
is tie land of mnyes for that particular number Of
the journal was brought out, and very creditably.
| too
1t is stated in London that the British government
had sent dispatches, per Adelaide steamer, to the
GoyenorGeneral Of New South Wales, and the
Lieutenant Governor Of Victoria, authorizing the le
gsatye councils in both these colonies TO form them
selvesi intoa Parliament of an upperand lower House,
1t being at the same time intmaed that soon rs this
arrangement shall have been brought into operation.
the crown will concede to them the management Of
their own affairs, including the entire receipts from
the public lands to assmilate their position to
that of Canada. Those dispatches are said, likewise
TO have contained assurance that the transpOrta
ton of criminals to these colonies shall positively
cease within short period, which will be named as
soon as the necessary plans for different disposal OF
conyicts can be completed
News received via Adelaide confirms the death Of
Leichardt, the Australian traveller.
Cape OF Good Hope.
PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR CATICART--DEPREDA-
TIoNS OF TIE sAyAGEs--PARTY OF ENGLISH
ALMOST DEsTROYED-TnE MARKETS.
The steamship Australian, from Sydney, whose
arrival was announced by telegraph, per Arctic; has