arrival: OP. THE <<L ORD WOBSL-E I," WITH NEWS FROM OTAGO Up to the ISth November. Bt? the Loid Worsley we have reoeived intelligence from Oiago up to the 18ih Inst. The news from the gold diggings is still of a most satisfactory character. The amount of gold brought down by the last Escort was 35,100 ounces. The weather on the diggings had been very fine, and the majority of the diggers were well satisfied with their prospects. We extract the following from the latest papers received by this opportunity,
LATER FROM OTAGO., ARRIVAL OF THE ESCORT WITH 35,100 OUNCES. Tbe Lyttelton Times says— "Tbe yield from the gold fields is sepsibly increasing. Hardly any arrivals had taken place during the week. The Oscar left on the 1 Ith with 22,000 ounces, and the Omeo on the 15th with 10,1)00 ounces, both for Melbourne. A daily paper 4 Tbe Otago Daily Times' has appeared, the first yet published in New Zealand. We subjoin the following from the " Witness-" — The escort arrived on Thursday with 35,100 ounoes of gold. The principal item of information is a rush across the Molyneux to the Blue Ranges. We be-
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Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1687, 22 November 1861, Page 5
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195Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1687, 22 November 1861, Page 5
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