CALEDONIAN.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 262, 3 June 1868, Page 3

CALEDONIAN.

June 1, 1868. Mining operations are going on favorably notwithstanding the wetness of the weather. On Poverty Terrace some claims are paying .£ls a-man per week, and the work is all tunnelling of some three or four hundred feet. On German Terrace some claims are paying over £lO. Mr Sangrishe and party have & very good claim on this ground, there are over one hundred men «t work here. At Ballarat Terrace work is going on Tigorously, and claims will, I think, average £lO a-man. On the Caledonian Messrs Braith"waite and party have one of the best claims and should, I think, reach as high as £4O a-man ; they have between three and four feet of washdirt. There is a water-race here which brings in £7O a ~week to a company of thirteen who are the proprietors. Now that a track is going to be made it will much improve the business of the township as well as be of great personal convenience to the miners; the streets are in a most deplorable state, being black mud about three feet deep and a man at one side will find difficulty in paying his opposite door neighbor a visit unless he is dressed so as to be indifferent to the consequences. Mr Brennan has suggested to his neighbors the advisability of their all subscribing a small sum each, placing a few men on the street and making a road, as he says the Government will not do so; his plan is likely to be acted upon, which will not only be an advantage to the residents, but also to the parties going up from Westport. Business goes on steadily, credit has to be given in some cases for a month or two, but in the general ran of business had to be given in some instances for three and four months, but this period was occupied in tunnelling, &c. There is no doubt but the Caledonian has proved to be one of the richest diggings on the West Coast for its extent. There are over thirty people engaged washing tailings and their work brings in about £4 or £5 per week a man.

The ball at Messrs Brennan and Byrne's, on Friday night, went off well, and would have been much better were it not for the sad accident which occurred that evening; however, dancing was kept up till a late hour, and all parties appeared to enjoy themselves. The music was good and the viands of rare quality. The host and hostess did their, utmost to promote the general conviviality of their guests.