Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-09-01
Tas ssi.a Airioaa Geld Fields.

b''w As0sr r ~
Africa: -,
The most populous part OF tho Fields
ct prsasnt 10 Pilgrims Rest, where this
paper Is published. The creek being
worked hsre IL between three and four
milss In lsngth, and the number Of dig
gers working Il from 400 to 500. II not
Q little more. The quantity OF gold
found In II has been enormous. Old
miners, OF long experience In all the
gold districts Of the Australian colonies,
say Il l.. for its size. n Of the richest
creeks they have ever known. Al fnt,
the lower part Of the creek WINS most
worked out, but gradually the miners
moved higher up, and as they did 30 tho
fnds increased and the nuggets un.
sarthsd became larger. AZ the upper
bend OF the creek very large finds were
1t one time made, some diegers turning
out daily their 80 or 40 ozs. Beyond
this upper bend heavy gold was also
found. and many claims there are still
paying well. In the hills be, ond the
head Of the creek. the proprietary CON-
pany Of these Fields have protection for
what 10 believed 10 DO q rich quartz
rssi. Heoenay INNER nansa hoa.
csny, fIie,e, yunnihsnain AIu o.ny.s
ouna SonaeI.un ricn a'ial a'p
h.es,n:
known, the ground was rushed and
great excitement prevailed. The
spot, however, cannot DO worked now,
.o1 ~. ~ Nas 49, 80, ~.
nsnss iicnness wiz I've. 20,
tsnt, 70 no unue.elopss vi - -
spnng. tne qsAnli'y W BUY 49,.
nave oeen iouna W ~
frei.e u eno'%oui w no.;s,." tao,
saac, a,noun', ou'" 49, III
that ~ 10 Vely gfe"s. u,.~as
tnlI .ney law ,oa hLee"
weighing some tnl''y una Wv ,I.
one seems 70 nave seen ye. MT
Cunningham has also maue gfee. linus
The digging. up there was very snaiow,
and b work easy. MOI 30 IN rligiiin
Rest Creek. Here very ueep stripP,ns
has 70 DO dono before coming upon inc
bottom; immense powders nave 70 20
removed; and the work OF ths miner u
as hard as any sncn work can pe; nu'
miners have reapea = tsh io~aru W nan
their labors, though othors-and they
are tho majority--hsve not made mor
than q living. Some oven less.
At first the work was carried on hero
IN q very inencient manneri ou. iecen.iy
the styls has been mncn improved.
Now, wafer races are U IN I'LL a'lec-
lions, and the use OF Tue wA.er sA.es vi
Immense amount OF NY shps -
Ground siuic,ng ~ g,eaay n
The bed OF the creek has oeeh NJ s,ot.
its WORKING groRna ah.i leo a Tu ="
Q more oe s5 an S.so
tho terraces IN wnlen go1u nu
oeen maos. tne,o ..hNsxpar,
sroand IN .ns osa o. ..,.a 1. a io,qs
~. iowvs Pa4s, nuanas
e1tsnt STU svs,lAo's oh Iii
wnion, ~ u os,'s,su, ."AI 10 ,,;i.
we're wat,r s,aallo'a. ms. hn. = com.
so's LOT I'M syn nm ~ con ooo csniial
PAM VIZ i W, .nnniv and tho
couia oilns ~" Pr'
onTIpi,s ~ ,hs c,.ok Inns ham
lns go,a '0u Wuna.,s 81 ono md Two
.elJ loA,y. - ssn .ns,h;nc verv
Pounls nS Ws..Sss ~ he fou,
oshasI'ol. nasSoa ho.n tonnJ In
auu NV po A., ~, mon,hs moo an
some ellms; A pOu. VI. .s Ionnd in 4
e,Ens pos lin, wss tho largest
eia,ln ,uP,e.Ss M 10 tbst time.
ill., ,.sn TN nornd nugget Of puro
sais hs. hssn found In a terrace claim
sn.,.sL hsia bv Massrs. Russell. BOY.
III, Wo,msid anil IJIIy--pone of them
a,nsrisnced mlnen-and a few weeks
~ ana,Ssr Nugget Of I23 ounces was
.nI =. ; .,a;w ssia hv Count Nellmn.
.y I'M. sm.,hnr ru n c,osk. We
p,uA, n'.e .um. ~ ,bs ,hroc anj
oulss'sss s". $3.50. on. Ty..noun,l.r