Otago.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume XX, Issue 2057, 19 April 1865, Page 3

Otago.

The, usual fortnightly escort arrived in town yesterday afternoon, bringing down a total quantity of £ll,891o?. 2dwt. From the detailed statement published elsewhere it will be seen that all the diggings are yielding good returns, and, that the late exodus of miners to the Grey River has not sensibly diminished the yield of gold ,in this province.-^-0%0 Daily Times, April 8» (jur, Lake correspondent informs us that on Saturday evening last a beautiful meteor was { seen at % o'clock p\m. in jthe ( South-western horizon. It was of a globular form, about half the size of the moori, and ahoAe witti such Brilliancy as for a few second* io light the wtiole face of the country. It appeared to fall very rapidly, and. on lieiring tlie earth the color <bf the light change^ from white to i dusky red, witji Sashes of flame.—TJjrf. , The rush from the Lake district to the Grey river appears to have received a permanent check. v Very few minera have, left during the past week* and the latest accounts therice transmitted by private letter art by no means encouraging. Several, well known resi» derlts of the Lake District have returned, and report, that hundreds are anxious to'do so, but caiinot get aw.a^ for waot 0/ funds. The accounts from the mining centres of the Lake District, &fef reported to be satisfactory, very -large dividends ftre constantly reported, fevf of tlie mining" population', realising less than &6 to £7 week. 4 Wages are £5 per week, and. >theiie appears, no t-eason to, ddubt that double tlie present copulation could easily find remunerative employment. Th'e Scan* dinavian.t!omp"any sent down by escort IBooz. of gold 1 , tifie results of the crushing of a quantity, of picked, stqiie. Ariother p.arty hao stnic^ a <juartl vein about half a .iriile lower down the creek. The qasuig proved very rich," arid the men realised £50 by simply breaking up the stone with a hamster.., t Th'e elevation of the reef aftpVe'the bed, of the creek being upwards of 100CF feet£ pf&sents some difficul • ties to systematic forking, bu J trf is Understood the effort is fibout to be made,. > _ „ ,