New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-08
We likewise subjoin comparison OF the quantity IN
with those received and shipped during the first
two months of 1854


At this season on most of our gold fields the pro-
duction of gold is very materially affected by the
scarcity of water, and since our last summary the
weather has been unusually dry The miners have
however been busily engaged in making piles of wash
ing stuff and it is expected that the average of the pre-
ceding year will be at least maintained during the
present Should this expectation be realized it will be
accomplished not so much by the discoveries of
gold fields as by the more extensive of machinery
on the old diggings, by regular mining or aurterons
quartz lodes and the Of powerful crushers-of Ber-
dams and other patents, some Of which have been tG-
ken out by inventors in the Colony In the neighbour
hood of Casilemane alone it lately ascertained
that there no lees than 200 pudding machines.
Quartz crushing is beginning TO be carried on with
great activity al Bendigo and Baaarat AT Ballaarat
also machinery is extensively used for pumping water
from the deep levels which in some cases are upward
of zoo feet from the surface.
Discoveries of gold have been made on the Kelor
Plains and also at Mount Ararat, near the River Hop
kins. The workings at Anders0ns Creek, or rather
in the bed of the Yara Yerra still spoken of ia
vorably and several hundreds of men are reported 10
be- at work there.
The western gold-felds continue TO yield much
rs ever i'll fact more, there is very large quantity
of gold not shown IN the escort returns which brought
down by private hand from the various western fields
where no escort is yet established. Among these may
be mentioned Wardy Yallock, Smythe's Creek, Mount
William, and many localities between the latter Mount
and Basarat Balaarat still maintains its position as
tie leading and most permanent god-hed, but digging
Is here not on the whole profitable the other
fields round il. 1t assumes moro the appearance
of lottery than OF a reward for labor The depth
to which Il is necessary sink. and the expense at
tending the sinking make the Ballaart field the resort
only Of moncyed diggers shepherds" while the
new arrivals and men out of funds bctake themselves
TO surfacing shallow digging than that OF Bal
laaIat.
/ From Mount William the accounts are more satisflc-
tory than heretofore and there is denying the fact
that large quantities of gold continue to arrive in Gee
long by private hand from this and other fields OF minor
importance. The diggngs at Marlborough aud Avoca
/ have rather fallen of during tue last three mon.ls
This NAV safely be attributed TO the late excessive
drouih having completely put stop to all surface dig
cling except in tie neighborhood of good supply OF
water. These dggings will, however, be WORKED with
profit and advantage as soon MS the winter rams maze
replenished the creeks. At Creswick Creek a large
quantity of gold continues to be produced, and line
or lead has lately been struck upon there similar TO
those of BaIaarat. Machinery strange TO say, is
scarcely yet thought Of Notwithstanding the many in
ducements offered by nature and the richness OF the
auriierous rocks for Its introduction.
BUSINESS IN GKELosG.-Irade continues dull IN
Geelopg Notwithstanding favorable reaction in bus
ness matters in Melbourne and at the goldhelds But
although business not very bsk there Is moro col
fdence existing than of late. The rapid rise and grow
ing extent of the new township of Baiaarat o, the
dieencs of the same name has injured the retail trade
of this town to SEINE considerable exte1t. The large
number of retail traders established on that town.
shp have fairly usurped the retail trade that formerly
was carried on here. The Banks having become pur-
chasers of gold at Balaarat and given the hignest
price for il induces the digger Of to sell Oh the
spot, and the competition in trade provides him with
supplies cheapy he could take them up IRON .nis
himself Business generally is looking better ana
busting season next Spring is looked forward 10 win
confidence.
Our Social CospIrroS.-The melancholy events
which occurred in Ballaarat in the beginning OF De,
cember last have exercised influence on our socin
progress Of very unfavorsblc kind. These evcn.s
viii be known to the people Of England peso0 la~