GREYMOUTH.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXV, Issue 1631, 8 March 1866, Page 2

GREYMOUTH.

From the Colonist, Feb. 27.)

The Wallaby arrived from Greymouth on Friday evening. She brought no gold. The latest Greymouth dates are to the 21st, from whice we have extracted the following report of a new rush :—

Among the unsettled portion of the miners, last week was prolific of excitement ; at first our great rush was made seventeen miles up the beach, round Point Perpendicular, and on that turning out a failure, their ears were again gladdened by the cry that a better than ever yet was to be found nearer town, and this last has proved true. On Saturday last, the first busy whisperings of heavy gold having been struck on new ground, some distance back from the " Darkies'" ciaim, were heard, and immediately the stampede of all around set in in real earnest. Many whose claims were giving good wages were seized with the " flitting" mania, and tape lines, axes, and pegs were prominent features on the busy and exciting scene. Plenty of disturbance, but happily none serious, prevailed, and darkness itself did not terminate the eager anxiety to secure claims upon the coveted ground. Sunday followed, and yet the hurrying throng of human beings abated not, and similar scenes to those of the previous day were enacted; nor did even Monday show the slightest cessation of the eager in-coming crowd.

Yesterday morning told its tale, and. from the lowest computation, at least 700 men were on the ground, all hopeful and sanguine, and very many who had prospected their claims delighted,

Terrace after terrace had been taken up, and yet the determination to try others was strongly expressed; indeed we did not see a discouraged face, and we are very much of the belief that this will yet prove the richest ground for its extent that has yet been found.

The first workings are from the cut track, about 1)0 yards past Williams andCo.'s store, at which point you turn into the bush to the right, and come upon a series of terraces, which arc now being opened on a face, as the washdirt is at once struck. The highest terrace, where prospects of from two to four dwts. to the dish have been struck, is nearly at the top of the range; but lower down, we are informed that even better •' shows" than that have been obtained—as much as six dwts. being procured.

We cannot as yet say what real extent of country may prove equal to these prospects, but there is not the slightest doubt of th s field being yet f and a great impetus given to the further prospecting of the ground in and around the range near to us.

At no great distance we have the already famous "Darkies," claim, whose yield last week was 158 ozs. to four men ; and we have also Duft and Party's claim, who washed out last week, for one week's work, 401 ozs. to four men besides several claims very rich indeed, so that we cannot but be convinced that pockets of almost fabulous wealth, and terraces where a certain competency can be obtained, exist there.