THE NEW WEST COAST GOLDFIELD.

Otago Witness, Issue 1466, 20 December 1879, Page 19

THE NEW WEST COAST GOLDFIELD.

: The correspondent of.th'e r Grey"Riv ef ' Argus, at the Seventeen Mile Beach rush, writes' at' the' end o£ last week-:— r". Since .my last report ! from this place a. number of the claims on the different terraces have proved the existence o^a run of gold rich enough to , bring to mind ttie palmy days of the early^"dayß of the Coast.' Commencing at the north end of the rush, where evidently the run drops into a fiat which extends to tiie foot of.Jhe old Canoe Creek Toi--race, tHe first claim* is Morgan's," a hatter ',~ one of the oldest claim-hoWera''on the rush. His ! motto • -is. '.keep -it dark, r i but ifc iß'.generally supposed that he: is getting his share of the metal. The next claim is held by Burns \and party. They have been for some time on payable gold — last week two "men cradled Boz 17dwt for the week^s work ; the wash has a very burnt looking appearance.' _ The golden ground \n proved 90ft wide. \E vidently. Burns and party have an exceptionally goQ&, claim. The next claim is held by Sherlock and party ; they state that their claim is a good one. The next claim is held by Maher and Boyle. From ocular demonstration of your correspondent, their claim is a good, one. .. The gold f is- very coarse, and their claim is very favourably situated for being worked to advantage A break intervenes between their claim and Poschice and Sons' claim, which'is one of the claims on the rush for showing large boulders anywhere that the surface is broken. As he puts a high value on his claim, he must be fully aware of the payable nature of it. Then follows Kitcnley's claim. As he is another hatter, not much is known about him, as hatters as a rule keep their own counsel. The next 'claim is held by Graham and Clark. They have got fair gold — a pennyweight to the dish can be washed out of the wash. Their claim adjoins Tighter and party, who have splendid prospects. They ' have proved a good breadth of payable ground, to wash in their claim. The strata* of their' claim is the tightest on the' rush, and without doubt they have a tight bit' of a claim, : The next claim is held by Paddy Crews .and M'Lellsn. They have .cradlcd.sonie of the wash with a very payable result, and if the, claim holds on as it looksdtpresent,*tb.e shareholders. w^l.be ;n a position to take a' cruise to' the ' Old' Dart.' "•