FROM THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 30, 1862. THE DUNSTAN DIGGINGS. 125 POUNDS WEIGHT, OF GOLD. BROUGHT DOWN BY PRIVATE HAND.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18673, 30 September 1922, Page 8

FROM THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam." TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 30, 1862. THE DUNSTAN DIGGINGS. 125 POUNDS WEIGHT, OF GOLD. BROUGHT DOWN BY PRIVATE HAND.

SIXTY YEARS--AGO

Spine excitement pervaded the town last night owing to a rumour that a large quantity of gold from the Dunstan diggings had come to town by the Lyttelton steamer from Waikouaiti. The report proved cor rect, and ,at. about nine o’clock -Mr John Jones, of the firm of Jones and Monteagresti, called at our office and informed us that he had just arrived by the Lyttelton steamer, from Waikouaiti, with one hun dred pounds weight of gold, consigned to Messrs Cleve and Co., of this city. Mr Jones informs us that there was more gold ollering ,for sale than., there was . money o.i the field, to purchase , it. There was very great excitement on the diggings, some of the finds being very rich indeed. Mr Jones corroborates the statement of our special reporter respecting the rising of the river. On Tuesday week it had risen-, since the previous Saturday from seven to ten feel, sleeping away tents, cradles, and mining tools before the miners had time to remove there Oreat confusion and considerable individual loss had been occasioned by the sudden rise of the stream, many diggers being deprived hi a few moments ,of their mining utensils which, cannot easily be replaced. Hundreds of claims are stated to be under water, and will not, it is expected, be workable for some time to come. On Wednesday evening the river had fallen two and a-half fc-et, but the bulk of the claims were still under water. Mr Jones speaks in high terms of the richness of the Dunstan goldfields, present and prospective. As one instance of success, one man of a party of four had refused a thousand pounds for his share of the claim. ... In addition to the one hundred pounds weight brought in by Mr Jones, Mr Baird, of Waikouaiti, brought in twenty-five pounds weight.