A DIFFERENT OPINION,

Colonist, Volume XI, Issue 1125, 7 July 1868, Page 3

A DIFFERENT OPINION,

Another writer sends the Westland Observer of July Ist, the following, which is rather a different story from the foregoing : — The Wainwngaroa quartz ri;ef is likely to torn out a moat valuable property. A ninth shure in in sold some time rusiue for £40u, iind the few days they were crushing the return was 2ozs. Bilwts. per ton, which is ample proof of the richness of the stone. The B'Uler Kivnr diggings are improving, and a correspondent, writing to the Westport Times, states that some men are making £50 a week. Ho advocates the track from Westport being repaired. Since my last, good ground has been opened, with a good prospect, on two terraces north of the Caledonian —the farthest being at the head of Deadraan's Creek. Coarse gold has been struck between Mount Kochibrd and Waimangaroa reef. I have seen some nuggets of this, which weighed eighteen, fourteeu, and ten d'vts. respectively, and were impregnated with quartz. Q-ood news is to hand from the Lyoll diggings. Some men are making a3 high as £-10 a week. Two nuggets have come down this week, one weighing over 2ozs. the other loz. and a few pennyweights. The Union Bank shipped on Friday 1467 ozs. of gold to Nelson. Messrs. Wrigg, C.E., and party have been at Mount Rochford examining the coal for railway purposes, which has been known to the Westport folk for some time. A lease of this ha 3 been applied for by Mr. Martin, an old Westport resident, and it has been used in the smithy at Waimangaroa Quartz Reef (of which he is one of the principal proprietors) for some months back. I have seen the coal; it is exceedingly good, and burns clear. A tramrond has been surveyed, for bringing the coal to Westport, which will be via the Caledonian, and without a heavy expenditure the coals can be brought to any of the wharfs by tramway. A rush is reported near Mohikinui, and the yield is said to be 2 dwts. to the dish. [ It is my impression that the Caledonian Lead runs all along north here, which the new ground at present opened proves ; and that in a little time most extensive diggings will be opened north of the Buller. As a proof of the richness of the Caledonian, I may mention when up there this week, in one claim—that of Messrs. Braithwaite —from Monday morning to Wednesday evening they had forty ounces of amalgam on their plates, not taking into account the tub. j This claim, in which there are eight shareholders, has for some time been paying about £40 a man per week, and there have been claims on the same lead which paid £40, but are now worked out, and the parties are trying for a back lead nearer the range. I have every faith in the future of the Buller, and anticipate its becoming one of the most important places on the West Coast. It has a good harbor and large miueral wealth, if availed of, which will ensure its advancement, and a capitalist would have a fine fluid in this district at present. The Charleston Herald of June 27th, says :— " Two very good parcels of gold were brought into town early in the week from the Darkies Terrace— one of 466 ounces purchased by the Union Bank, and another of 501 ounces which went' to the Bank of New Zealand." The people of Charleston have collected £293 towards the erection of an English Church; and tenders are called for a building not to exceed £250. The sum £5 ss. will be given to tb.e best cosigner of a church building,