NELSON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 384, 14 March 1863, Page 6

NELSON.

By the Lord Ashley we have Nelaon papers to the 7th iutt.

The Btiller Itivor correspondent of the Nelson Examiner, writing under date-of the 2Sth February, gives the following account ot the West Coast Gold Fie'.ds:—

Since my last, the Lyell has not failed to keep up its reputation as a gold-field. There have been some heavy finds there during the past fortnight. Some complaints tin re also are, as a mr.tter of course, but even the grumblers are, I believe, making very good wages. There lias been one large nugget, weighing nearly sixteen ounces, obtained since I last wrote, and nugects of from three to six, seven, and eight ounces have become quite common. The gold is almost all nuggety, there being, in fact; scarcely any fine gold obtainod. We have bad our miinbers well increased lately and, although some persons cried out about the scarcity of ground, all have managed to obtain claims, some of which are turning out to lie exceedingly ric!>, although they are in ground which had been passed over by previous diggers in order to obtain places more easily to be worked. Some persons have found their way here overland from Wancapeka, and report having met with very tine prospects high up on the Buller ; but, at the present time, it would be almost impossible to set provisions there. One party has just returned, _aft?r having been absenta fortnight prospecting; they found gold in several places, but"the, at present, almost insurmountable difficulty of getting provisions anywhere near has put a damper upon them, nud they were satisfied again to return to the I.yell, the banks of which, in many places sire turning out remarkably well. It is generally believed that the large flats, vih'ch extend for a grest distance from the river, but corns miles up it, will turn out heavy yields of gold. The one difficulty is in getting provisions there.