The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-26
AUSTRALIA.

(From the Melbourne Argus. Oct. III
Since the despatch OF the last mani several new
PUSHES have broken out and an increased activity
has been observable on the more important gold
fields OF the colony. while tho quantity OF gold ex.
ported exceeds that or the corresponding period OF
the past year. party OF miners who have been
located for some time in the neighborhood OF g..
Arnaud have made . very fortunate discovery
within the last few days. They were prospecting
quartz reef about mile from the Bell Block
claim, when they came upon mass OF quartz
ana gold or rather gold and quartz, weighing about
500 ounces, and estimated to contain only about
seventy ounces of stone. They also obtained speci-
mems weighing about 400 ounces more. These speci-
mems were obtained within twenty feet or the
surface rush has taken place In the neighbor-
hood OF stelgitz hole bottomed in Long Gully
TN DISH This caused rush, and on Monday the
gully was pegged out fully a mile above and below
the prospectors claim, which is IN what Is called
Fowler's Gully, leading from the Long Gully to the
top OF the dividing range between Seiglitz and
Anak'e' the depth OF sinking being about eighteen
correspondent saw two tin dishes washed from
the prospectors' claim that contained Mt least
three pennyweghts OF nice rough gold, one
piece alone WEIGHING half pennyweight
Other holes have been bottomed containing gold
In few days. A splendid discovery was recently
made by the New Victoria Quartz Mining Company
shal, at depth or 100 feet, and penetrated dis
lance OF sixty feet when they tapped the reef from
which stone was taken the appearance or which far
surpassed anything previously met with IN that To-
calty in point OF value The reef was driven through
and found to be four feet thick, the quartz
being ,permeated in every direction with gold.
The Berlin rush, near Kingower and ten
miles nom lnglewood still goes on. In Cleland's
Gulley, where fifteen pound nugget was found
saturday week. nom forty to tfty claims are gold
and from this place alone one gold buyer purchased
twenty eight pounds Of gold last week, represented
by thirty beautiful nuggets. Almost oil the gold In
the Hangover district In nuggets and It will be
membered that 1t was at Kngower that the famous
Blanche Barkly nugget, weighing 1,7O5 ounces, was
obtained. On Saturday handsome piece OF gold
was taken from OF the claims, about six inches
below the surface. 1t was the size OF hens egg.
fresh gully was opened on the same day, and gold
OF the claims. The present dlggi ngs are shallow,
but IL Ia the general impression that they VIII extend
over large area. The number OF men on the ground
Is about 500. Later accounts from this locality
twenty-four ounce nugget was brought TO hight by
Mr.. w. Prentice besides others OF three ounces,
ounce, &c. One OF between two and three pounds
weight was found by Mr.. John Wilcox; another Of
from one ounce to three ounces. II Ia supposed,
moreover, that some Others have been brought to
light and have not been reported.
One lucky digger lighted upon sixty ounce mug
get, about foot from the surface, In Fortunate
Gully the second gully opened; and the day previous
q similar nugget, weighing about three ounces was
found In the same gully bv Mr.. ReddOch OF Ingle-
wood. There Is rumor that third gully was
opened and O twenty-three ounce nugget got.
thlrty-three ounce nugget has been discovered In
Knoblock claim, Cleand's Gully. recent tee-
gram from the rush announces the discovery or o
nugget weighing fifteen pounds. new reef which
according to present appearances promises TO be
usually rich, had been found at the Buckland, within
about mile and half OF the Red Jacket. The price
OF gold has been reduced to IT'S. Oh. per ounce for
auyial and to 75s 3D. per ounce for standard by the
whole Of the banks In the Sandhurst district,
dncti0n 0ccasioned by fall In the rates OF ex-
change.