GOLD-PHOSPECTIN& IN THE SOUTH.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3751, 27 July 1869, Page 6

GOLD-PHOSPECTIN& IN THE SOUTH.

Evlkv in ail brings ua ij^lligeaee of tho excitioaa beiti,; made in peyeivl p-rH of l^e fcsouth to direover a pajable goldfidd. We nv» iao fc the folloY.Mng accouufc of a public racetln^ held on the subjeotzrom the Lylldton Times of r'-g 10th instant : — An advertisement to the following efhet wan in«eited ii our issue of yesterday: — " Gold I—A.1 — A. meeting will be held in Messrs. Wilson and iporfc'o buil'hug, at 2 o'clock p.m., to-day, Fnd*y, July 9, 18u9, ot tbo°o iutbrp'tid in formiug a compauy to flue, payable pold. }\£», —Those who have already n«ut in then u&nies will plo?se accept this notice." a lua-J^ng too' 1 " place in Meesia. Wilson Mid Alport's cuctsiGti r.ioia ot> th-; above hour, «tud w.'a Lately ami luflueuUaUy alluded, cousiderable juteieab and excitement bem~ duolayid thiougliout tho pvooci dingß. —Un the/ motion of Ms. J. A. Bin), Mr, William \vU-on took Uie choir. The following resolution r 31.5 earned: — "llyit in tho opimou of t^ iincDttn^ »i is desuclilo to form a company for the piirpojj^ of proapeotin*; and working tho various ducriot' crippled to bo' gold-bearing diatiicta, or prT*enf>ug projects for raiamp pur-po-es, and that such 00m. ,. uy should coLMaiBt of ■ &hire 3 of £5 eaoh." "That a committee be appointed foy the- puvpoae oi diawiug up tho rnlea and logulatisg rll ma., 1 1 r, necessary to 'uve *"ffoct to the ioie^oiiiweusolui'ioii ; tbo committee to consist of M.'s.e.'W. WiUoc, Vjimor, De Bourbcl, H. B. Jiart, J, OllWsr, th\ tir^st, Cowlishftw, Gilchiibfc, Oriig, 0. £, o>b nb, L. iv, Nathau; treaaurer, J". IL L'itcht _ ; secrotary, J, C. Brooko ; wi'tik pouflr I add to their nu.^.sr." " J'hal, as toon o* ru(T,ui'<u^ funds kove been subEcnbed, exploring p=ir,.ies bo engaged and be desp'.tuhed in feiich clirt Jtiocy a" may bd considrred a& prcscctin^ C:o raocb iil'elj prospect o£ success, and fihit sucli f-splosing p^vti^ br, pledged to seorecy and to commimioot© tho re-aiia ox tkoiv labours to the com[iauy employiug th^ra ; and iv the event of a discovery of a i/orkablc field, it shall bo au inefcruotion to tie co'Jami'j' M 3 <'tn^. the party shall have an iut-ifst given to 5n e-.uesa of thoir wages." " lhat this meeting i y of opinion thstt the reward for the di&covery of e> payablo should bo immediately iucrea«ed from £l\J to <21,000, and thftb the uhanimm bo rrqueiteii f > confer with the Provincial Government in tv« mat l ;o»;." At a eubstque&t period o£ the afternoon, Messrs. Wilson ami Brookw wci' 'd o/, the Provincial Secretaiy, and raado forL<if,l Applic 'ion for the £7s, which, on reference to the ejumrte?, was found to have b^en le- voted. It was rather a singular coincidence that the uionej. -was iirsfc voted by tho Provincial OounrU on the 9bh July, 1868. The deputation, oonsiatinfl of Messrs. W. Wilson, J. Ollivit-r, L. ti. ii&than, H. E. Alport, and J. A. Bird, waited on the Provincial Government, on the 13fch instant, for the ptirpone of xirging the desu ability of iooreaninp the leward for the diseoveiy of a payable poldfiel^ troti £200 to £1,000. The Government iuforqid the tbpulai ion that tho request could not be icamcdie,te!^ coijpliod with, but said thsy «ould ucderfciko t-» r^oomraend an increase in tho vote at the text "espies of tko Provincial Couucil. The committee hsld iteii' 13* ; meef.ng on the 13th. Ifciwa-i ies/lve4 fr^afc the eharea should bo £5 each, and the number to be issued to 20©. Tho titlo of the Canttrbuiy ProspeoHng Company (LiraiteJ) was adopted, and r\ quorcm of fiva fixed to constitute a committee, instructions 'jore j^ivbn for registering the Company under the Joint Stock Companies Act (Limited), and for the preparation of a memorandum of asf-ocijtioo, lfc wftß decided to make a call of £1 per share forthwith. The Bank of New Zealand was appointsd the bank of the Company, and Messrs. Gairick and Cowlishaw solicitors. On the following day the managing committee of the Prospecting Company received au intimation from the Government that the £75 voted by the Provincial Council for the exploration of the "Malvern Bills, ov other districts supposed to contain valuable niia«rals, would be paid over immediately on satisfactory p*eof being given that £150 has been expended in such an undertaking. Specimens of quartz said to have been found in various loculitles in the proviuoe were brought to Christchurch on the 14th instant, and shown to several persono. In some oases there are reasonable doubts as feo whether the quartz actually came from the districts with which it was identified. The "diggings" at Baker's Hill, Wellington, Btill continue t© attract numbers of people. Nothing very decisive has as yet been ascertained as to whether tho workings will prove remunerative, but | prospects aro obtained iia almost every spot. Some j people do not believe that alluvial gold exists in the vicinity, that which is found being washings from quart 7, and indicate that payable reefs are not very far distant— Pott, July 16. Intelligence has been received at Timaru, stating that the prospectors who recently left that place for the purpose of testing the pajabls nature of the quartz reefs lately discovered up tho Opuha Gorge had reached the ground and commenced work, They and party were in a gully branching off the 1 Opuha, and had sunk to a depth of about 12 feet ' alongside the reef. They propose going down about 40 feet, and then driving through the reef, and test- ! mg it thoroughly. Goldie and Edwardfl. the second I party, were also in the locality.

Josrphike — W» are glad (o c»ll the attention o our lady readers to a great improvement in this cele bratsd kid glove. We understand the original in yentors have made arrangements to manufacture if in a cla«8 of kid leather superior to any hitherto used and they have taken the opportunity of having a com plete ?et of new cutting machines made, so tbat tie glove #ill be a little longer— a want always fait in this article. A Crown will be found Btamptd in one glow, to distinguish it from all other Josephines and tho well-known "F.P.C." ttadeinarkintheothsr.— Gourt Qirwltfa