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Star (Christchurch), Issue 103, 11 September 1868, Page 3

Victorian Precious Stones. — In the Colonial Monthly we fiud the following allusion to the precious stones found in Victoria. We recommend our miners to be more careful in examining the contents of 1 the tin dish before throwing them away. It is possible, nay probable, that many precious gems may also be found in the washings in Otago: — "In Victoria, the diamond has been found for certain only in the neighbourhood of Beechworth, und mainly on the Woolshed Creek and streamlets flowing into it. It was frequently associated with black sand, sapphires, zircons — and in a neighbourhood yielding many fine cairngorms and : agates. The whole of this country, from Beechworth and Yackandand:ih, round by the Indigo Creek, Chiltern, and Rutherprlen, seems most likely to yield diamonds. Whenever a claim is bottomed on the bed rock in these localities — especially if either sapphire or black sand be present, or have been obser- : verved in the course of sinking — one would be justified in keeping a sharp look-out for diamonds when washing for a prospect of gold. In fact, anj whitish or yellowish little atones, as well as any. of a blue or red color, which have held back M'ith the gold, should 1 be put aside and carefully examined ; for, on account of their specific gravity being higher than quartz or such-like rubbish, they may be at least suspected of being something precious, though perhaps not diamonds. Owing to this obstinate tenacity in sticking to the tin dish in the last operation of wa>hing out the gold, we possess all, or nearly all, the diamonds yet discovered in Victoria.

STEAM TO AKAROA, TIMARU, OAMARU, AND DUNEDIN. Alteration of date of saiiine, in consequence of the inclemency of the weather. tz&<~:9^ ''r'HE favourite pasJL senger Steamship '*wE^ come hang, •***&&Ss3&£&z£Br- Captain Mailler, Will be despatched for the above ports on WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, At 1 p.m. No cargo received without shipping order from the agents. For freight or passage apply to E. S. D ALGETY & CO., 1125 Lyttelton and Christchurch. TO BOATING CLUBS. THE Season will be opened on SATURDAY, the 12th inst., by a procession of boats on the Avon, to start from the Boathouse, at 2.30 p.m. Clubs, and those interested, nre invited to be present. 1128 WANTED, a good SECOND-HAND D()3-CARTand HAftNESS. Apply to Mr COLLINS, Hereford street. U2(Jc \.\7"ANTED, two well-bred YOUNG VV DORKING COCKS. Apply to Mr COLLINS, at the Livery Stables, Hereford street. 1127 c \\T ANTED, a Second-hand PERAMBUW LATOR. State price to A., Star office, 1129 4f OST. — Between Coates', Colombo street, Lj and Mills' Hotel, a brown LEATHER PURS: I ', with elastic band round it. It contains a small sum of money, receipts, and a small lock of hair. The finder will be rewarded by leaving it at MILLS' HOTEL. 1132 -> RE WM. RAYNER'S ESTATE, LYTTELTON, NOTICE. ALL parties indebted to the abore estate who have been applied to for settlement of their accounts, will be sued in the Kesident Magistrates' Court, Lyttelton, for the same, without respect to persons, if not liquidated before the 10th of October next. C. W. H. WOLEDGE, Collector in the Estate of the late Wm. 1133 Rayner.