WEST COAST GOLD FIELDS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 1016, 22 March 1865, Page 4

WEST COAST GOLD FIELDS.

From the (Chrhicl-jrch) livening Mail, March 11.

We have been favored by Mr Hill with tße following letter received by him yeaitrday ftow an experienced Australian digger, now at U» Wml Const. We arc glad to draw the attention, of our readers to this letter at a tirac wlica any information on tfce subject is valuable, as it ju«y be relied upon as being tiie unbiassed opinion at a. goodjudge:— n , Greenstone CmJc, West Cost, 7!h Jlr.reh, ll»5. Dbah. Mb HilJi—l have nuir-h pjeamireira fi^udintc a few lines, hoping tht* may Rwi yourself and family in goqd health, as it lw«w. Mr Williams ia »H«hdy unwell wiUi an attoekrf dkrriidJii; taken, so last night. {. •*<*** have «nt you a few ln» ere ta, tat. from the fact of our having been tr": c"'"s ever*i.ice leaving Chrlteburcb. Ihe "***£*** roudh, and the rivcw hij?U, and we were only delayed one day on the road; ani o.i our nmval at the GreenHUme Creek, wo fwind that neariy all the people hud left, and in many cww, P»yi»W« claims, and are . ow returning, to them ; out of a population of, I am told CW» diggew. only SO W*rhcre i» a great rush to the Three-mHo Creek, Mx-mile Crock, Callapb.ia's Gu ly, Fox'» Orefk Gully nnd Mnori Gully: and the whole of them have turned out very well, end in some instance* they hr/e done first rat*; and on cor arrival we found the ground all taken »p 5 and the number of people daily arriving couM scnrcely ho counted, from the fie* of their nirivtaft in thc.titcamcrs, also ovcrtona from Christchurch-the Cl y of Dunedin »lea««r on Sunday last, aiso two otiiers; ana in spewac to sevecid of the passenger*, they tell roe tliat tte excitement in Nelson I* very great -thesUMUW are fall. Inm n'rald that ft great many persons will be disappointed here. Ttw place is JfV rough, and the gold is very much scattered indeed; wherever we'tried.'and that j* *g*" c many plnoe*. wo moid fiad tha color, bat not m euffielcnt ouaaHty to pay. W« went to >J» disinnes I ««vo mentioned, ana were not cmmho wiibtlielirtacc, and returned to ti»e Greenstone, wticrc a «rreot many who are at wo k are detar preity well. Wages are from 2* to L 2 per dtew. On our iirrlval here, we we» oJierea a claim, a» did not accept the offer. I cannot ftdtiw any |Wi'.«>n to come, but I nelievo ««» w.,J be ui»n;e qonati.y ot gold oWi*»M■•»]■• W«t Coist, «nd it »111 eoUielj. gwfc aw«

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