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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 205, 2 September 1867, Page 2

The Westport Times and the Charleston Argus both give very depreciatory accounts of the so-called Karamea gold-field. It is, -of course, unnecessary, to remind our readers that it would be too much to expect that these joumals.snould regard with

■■■^■■■■^■■■■■i^MiiwwM— 'in ' i»» mm imi— B— mnmimi»-» favor the .probability of an exodus from the West Coast to the new gold-field, and therefore their version of the case must be taken 'cum grano sails', with some margin. But independently of this consideration, it should be distinctly understood that the locality to; which theirV observations refer, is not the. Karamea gold-field proper, of which such bright anticipations have not unreasonably been formed; It appears from the paragraph in ;the Westport Times of the 25th ult., that those who left Westport for the purpose of ascertaining the truth with reference to the alleged gold discoveries in this region, never -vyent further than 12 miles into the interior. Dr Hector expressly stated that the greatest yield of gold would be found on the ranges which bound the Karameavalley — that is, ou the Karamea aud Collingwood ranges on the one, side, and the Wangapeka and Mouut Arthur ranges on the . other, aud iv the yajley^ itself.- Tlie truth of this statement, has been already satisfactorily ascertained by all? those miners who have prospected in this particular locality, where there is room enough for almost any number of diggers; ; aud our faith in the future of the Karamea. the refore still remains unshaken. We may add that Messrs Snow and Mackay's party, who had completed the road over the Saddle ten days ago, may be expected to return to town this week; aud, as they intended to combine prospecting with the -construction of the road, we shall soon have reliable and definite information aa to the results of their. work on what may be considered the real Karamea gold-field, and not. on the seaboard, where it was never anticipated that gold would be found in any payable quantities. ' The usual parade of the City Rifles' No. 1. will take place to-morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, ou the ground adjoining the Government Buildings, and we are informed that the Cadet Rifles No. 1. will also take part in the parade. A notice appears in the General Government Gazette to the effect that application has been made by Marmaduka Constable, Thomas Fraser, John Thomas Wright, and Robert Miller Robertson, all of Dunedin, for the issue to them of letters patent to be called " Constable's Patent," for the exclusive right within the colony of New Zealand to " the use of an invention or discovery for the preparation of phormium. teuax or New Zealand flax, as well as of the ordinary cultivated flax, and also of hemp and other similar vegetable fibres for use in the manufacture of rope, yarn, cloth, paper, and other articles, by boiling; steeping, or stearniug the same iv gaswater or ammontacal liquor, being the refuse- water produced by the dry distillation of coal for gas purposes ; fuller particulars of which can be obtained from the specification deposited in the Patent Office at Wellington. James Campbell, who was ai rested in* Nelson on a charge of forging a cheque on Mr Carter, of Wairau- valley, and^forwarded to Blenheim, has been committed by the Resident Magistrate at that place for trial at the next sitting of the Supremo % Court at Nelson. . r y r.\i We regret to observe, that the ; monument lately erected by the Oddfellows of Nelsou to the memory of the late Mr, „ Thomas Sullivan, in the old Catholic Cemetery, Collingwood-street, has been .... much mutilated, the corners of the pedestal • having been chipped off by some mischievous individual. '. < In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, James Wilson was charged with | assaulting and heating :Ann . j&ltorij on Saturday night. The prisoner admitted the chnrge, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment -with hard labor;The foiiowing debt causes we're alsoßeafdV: V —-Dillon V. Levy. ;. This wasVan>,action;^ ' brought hy the rpl'aint.iff, a Iseama'n,^';re*^ '^

cover £20, . due for, wages from the defendant, the master of the schooner: Augusta, and for cash advanced by the plaintiff on various occasions. Judgment, ' by consent, for the plaintiff, for £9 5s 6d. Mr Pitt appeared for the plaintiff. Marco Spangia v. J. P. bakes. An action of a similar character to the preceding case, brought to recover £8 3s, wages due from the defendant, the master of the schooner Flying Cloud. It appeared that the •plaintiff, who had been. engaged at Lyttelton on the 22nd July last, had only made a verbal agreement with the defendant, and the case was therefore dismissed. We beg to remind the members of the Artillery Corps that the election of two of their number to commissions as First aud Second Lieutenants, will take place this evening at 7 o'clock, at the Militia Office. )/L We regret to state that we have receivedintelligence of the sudden death at Deep Creek, Wakamarina, of a well-kuown and much respected member of the mining community, Mr. Henry Harvey, whose, , name, as our readers will probably remember, is intimately connected with the discovery of Hough's Pass. It appears that he was at work on Tuesday, the 20th ult., and sat tnlking.to his mate until 10 o'clock that night, when he retired to rest, ap_ parently in excellent health. The next morning his mate, thinking he was sleeping later than usual, called him twice, and receiving no answer, looked at him and found him cold in death. An inquest was held the next day, and a post mortem examination having been made, Dr Sichler stated that his death had been occasioned by the bursting of a blood vessel in the brain, or apoplexy of the brain, and the jury consequently brought in a verdict of " died by the visitation of God." He was buried the same afternoon, the mournful ceremouy being attended by a large number of diggers, and every respect was paid to the memory of the deceased, who was universally esteemed. Mr Harvey had intended, so soon as the weather became . more settled, to try his fortune at the Karamea, of which he entertained a high opinion.