LATEST NEWS FROM AUCKLAND.
YIELD OF GOLD FROM COROMANDEL.
The s.s. Wonga Wouga arrived in Welling, ton Harbour on Tuesday from Manakau, Tara-" naki, Nelson, and Picton, and brings us our usual files to July 31st. Theie is no general news of importance from Auckland except the irradual developement of the Coromandel gold fi dd, relative to which we make the foUowing extracts fromthe Southern Cross.
A large number of specimens of gold and quartz were brought to town yesterday from Coromandel. Mr. Watson and Lis party came up, fetchiug the entire of their specimens, which they crushed on Mr.Cochrane's premises. The specimens weighed about 17lbs. in all, and the yield of gold when cleaned and dried, was ssU>B This amalgamated party of sixteen men, during the four weeks tbey were engaged in the Driving Creek, obtained quartz specimens, weighing in all 31Ibs. Among these was the " Welcome Nugget," weighing 9lbs. sozs., which was purchased by Mr. Samuel Cochrane. Alto* gether the first lot of specimens sold by Mr. Watson, on account of bis party, fetched £19% ss. The gold taken from the specimens crushed, yesterday is valued at £193, taking it at £3 an ounce. This would give a total of £385 ss.
A bag containing 48|oz. of gold dust was also deposited in this office for Mr. Von Teoipsky who is at present on a visit iv the neighbourhood.
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Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1750, 7 August 1862, Page 3
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231LATEST NEWS FROM AUCKLAND. Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1750, 7 August 1862, Page 3
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