THE GREY.

Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 799, 27 November 1865, Page 2

THE GREY.

(From a correspondent of the West Coast Times. ) Geeymouth, 12th Nov.

There has been another rush to the north of the Grey, some good finds having been reported in that locality, and I calculate that about three to four hundred persons crossed the river on Thursday and Friday to proceed to these diggings. The formation of the ground to the north is similar to that on the south side of the Grey, save that the places now being worked are situate about half a mile inland from the sea beach. Owing to the large accumulation of debris, consisting of stumps, roots, &c., thrown up by the action of the waves, and the large quantity of vegetable matter, there is more difficulty in getting at the gold, which is here generally found in deeper sinkings than is the case on the diggings situate on the beach between the Grey River and Saltwater Creek.

A rush, which promises to turn out first rate, if at all equalling the report of the prospector, about thirty miles from the Grey mouth, has taken place. The exact position or whereabouts is not known, only that it is about twenty miles above the Arnold ; but I will report further. One of the boatmen resident on the Grey, received information from his mate up there that they were clearing, per man, from £lB to £2O per week, and advising him that they were working on an extensive flat, where plenty of ground could be had, and in every hole they had sunk the color of gold was to be had. The Arnold continues first rate. Accounts from the Twelve Mile, Maori Gully, Red Jack’s, Noble’s, and the-districts outlying, continue also very encouraging. T'he news from this side of the Teremakau is

very good, and a party from that place states that, though he cannot complain, he is almost envious of the claim next but one to his o-wn, where they are doing a stroke. There is a large extent of auriferous ground in this district, but on account of the fineness of the gold obtained, it is very requisite to have the proper appliances, which, so far as I can at present ascertain, consist of a large-sized cradle, furnished with a copper-plate, kept perfectly clean with nitric acid, and coated with mercury, which catches all the gold. Mercury is fetching at present 18s per lb., and copper-plates are not obtainable. However, a short time will no doubt remedy that difficulty, and we shall get in a supply. This goldfield is situated on and near the old Canterbury track, which runs near the seabeach up to the Greenstone, and which I understand was always thought to be auriferous. If such is the case, the sooner we get a network of roads made to the interior the better, as an extent of auriferous country would thereby be opened up capable of supporting not thousands, but hundreds of thousands.