CALEDONIAN.

Westport Times, Volume II, Issue 299, 16 July 1868, Page 2

CALEDONIAN.

July 15th, 1868. (FROM OUR OWI CORRESPONDENT). Marshall and party, have six feet, of very rich wash dirt, are in 600 feet, and are making ahout £3O a week. Bull and party, have struck good payable gold in their claim, they have been at work some months, on the north-east side of the terrace. Hodgson and party, of Ballarat Terrace, have been making about £2O or £3O a week, they have a rich run of wash dirt, and have beea some time washing. A sixth share, in this claim, was bought on Wednesday, by Mr Charles Webb for £lO5.

Pa-smote mid parity, are in :;O0 feet and have throe feet or rich wash dirt. They are rnaitiag iVom £l.O to£i2 , B week per mail. Srrith and party's claim still continues paying more than good wages. On German Terrace, south of the Arowaite, Langrish and party, are putting in a tunnel, also Sorenson and party. A good prospect has heen obtained on this side of the terrace.

Conrad and party, have a fair run of wash dirt, and are making about £lO a week.

The machinery for the purpose of crushing in Langr-ishe's claim, on German Terrace, is just finished, and they will commence working in a few days. i

Bastard and party, are still working at their tunnel, but have not as yet struck the run of gold. At Gile's Terrace, work is gorig on very quickly, the nature of the ground being favourable to tunnelling. Pprry and party, —in the fifth claim—have gone in over 300 feet iu the last fortnight, but will have to penetrate about 900 feet further.

Davis and party, have not as yet, struck the lead, but are in daily expectation of doing so.

On the Bald Hill—between this and Deadman's—some parties are engaged sinking shafts, trying to strike the run of gold.

At Deidmans Creek, Simon and party have not as yet struck the lead, but are, every moment expecting to do so. Several new parties are setting to work on this ground, and the population of the Caledonian District, is rapidly increasing, and miners on the neighbouring fields are beginning to find out, that, the Caledonian is the best ground, at present, on the West Coast

On the Bald Hill—between the Caledonian and the Buller—some parties have commenced prospecting, aud ate trying to strike the Caledonian lead nearer the town ; shoald they be successful in their exertions to strike the run of gold here, it is probable, the lead avi'll be picked up again, on the opposite side of the Buller Itiver.

The miners on the Celedonian have been placed in easy circumstances, by the fine yield of their claims, for some months past, in several cases one or two out of each claim are taking a look round prospecting, and we may expect the gold producing qualities of this district, to more fully developed, in a little time.

The Amateur Concert Mid Theatrical Committee, have already sold over one hundred tickets, and as their expenses will be only about six pounds, they hope to be able to hand the We.stport Hospital Committee, about thirty or forty pounds. After a few days, the Caledonian men propose getting up a ball, in aid of the Hospital, by which they hope to realise a nice little sum, for the institution, on behalf of which their subscriptions have been generally character! sedjby the utmost genorosity.