COLLINGWOOD.

Colonist, Issue 16, 15 December 1857, Page 2

COLLINGWOOD.

[from our own correspondent.] 11th December, 1857. Salisbury Creek Quartz Ranges is looking up, parties doing well. A digger belonging to Sadler's party, at Slate River, informed me to-day that Washboume had brought down several ounces, the proceeds of one day's, work of a party of five. Talking about Slate fliver, I must not forget to tell you that it is lower than it has been for several months —it is destined yet to astonish you Nelson people. Coming nearer Collingwood, at Doctor's Creek, a party of three Maories, working on a deserted and supposed washed-out claim, took put twenty ounces this last week, and a party of Europeans'not far from them, are also doing well. In the main River the Maories are getting gold of splendid quality; all their talk is, plenty of gold when the Waipuke is down. The natives (I am informed by Freeman) from the Ranges, the River, Anatoki, &c, are coming here to' spend Christmas. A man was sentenced to a month's imprisonment to-day; he is to goto Nelson; I think it would be better for the country if he remained here,-—a safe path for pedestrians is sadly wanted along the beach between Gibbs' Flat and Collingwood; it would be something towards roadmaking. I am not aware of one digger returning per steamer this trip. A Good Reason.—A man has declined being a candidate for office in one of the new states because he is not a legal citizen, has never paid a tax or any other debt, owns no property, can t read or write, is blind, lias but one leg, has lost four fingers from his left hand, has ten children, aiid can't leave home for fear they will abuse their mother.