THE GREAT NORTH LEAD.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 456, 23 January 1869, Page 2

THE GREAT NORTH LEAD.

(from our own correspondent.) A little dulness is apparent amongst tiio uusines community of this district. The races appear to have taken away some loose cash, and the fineness of the weather, and consequent scarcity of water, after Christmas, prevented a good many from washing. However, the recent rain has come at a most fortunate time, and all hands are now busy. On German Terrace the several claims continue to give satisfactory yields. At Giles Terrace a landslip which occurred a few weeks since caused the tunnel of Tapley and party to be blocked up, but they are now nearly relieved from that difficulty. Frotn the present appearance of the top of the terrace where this mass of earth gave way, it is not at all improbable that there will be another earthfall, and the claimholders in close proxiaiity to it should be careful about their tunnels. Perry and party have reached their boundary iu thai claim, and are now blocking out, with a result as favorable as heretofore. The township has been, for the most part, removed down into the Orawaiti gorge, and without doubt will be well irrigated by the first flood —probably entirely destroyed. All hands are at work, and Giles Terrace looks much better than it did before Christmas. Mr Perry, the prospector, went out for a few weeks before the holidays to prospect north of the Waimongaroa rivtr, but had to return sooner than he intended, owin jto the weather. He complains of the great difficulty he found in getting into the bush, and he says it will take a man nearly half a day to get in three miles from the beach. He found gold on each side of the hill, but is now working his own claim on Giles Terrace. In a short time this country will be opened to the northward of the Waimongaroa, where there are some terraces which would support a few hundred well. That gold is to be found in those terraces has now been placed beyond doubt, and the working of this ground will probably lead to further discoveries in the same neighborhood, where coarse gold has occasionally been found.