IMPORTANT FROM MARLBOROUGH.

Wellington Independent, Volume XIX, Issue 2051, 21 April 1864, Page 3

IMPORTANT FROM MARLBOROUGH.

LARGE YIELDS OF GOLD. EIGHT POUNDS OBTAINED IN 10 DAYS SY ONE PARTY. The Mosquito from Picton arrived in this harbour tb.l3 afternoon, bringing further intelligence of important discoveries of gold having been made at Wakaniarina. Captan Thompson has kindly supplied, us with the following extra of the Marlborough Press : April 17th, 2 p.m. By the arrival of Messrs. Mears and Austin, about noon this Sunday morning ai Blonheiin from the diggings direct, whicl they left on Saturday at noon, we have received the following roliablo intelligence from the Wakamarina. . Messrs. Wilson's party have obtained eighi pounds weight of gold in ten days. • Newport's had obtained in the space o: four hours ten ounces ; whilst a party of foui got five ounces in six hours. Gold was being obtained in almost all parti of the river bed. There were fully three hundred persons pi the diggings, amongst whom were a numbe of Nelson people. The above news had bee] despatched to Nelson, Mr Mears had beei more than 13 miles up the river, and gol< was being found there, and the ground wa mostly taken vp r at that distance, . • ft r r •? ,-. > * ■ ■„ ■.;■.-.■ -,r. :.,: ■• ■• -. .

l 'Jim. -ut-Hiu-i.'jYiL.'i^iimumuiijn /tica trminn iiiiii.unf rfttwrintTfit : - ■••■ >i : — ' ■ — : '.■•'.•,'-.-:,.,v-'if:'^^ A small portion of gold • was thi^.;,mornin|^| brought into amdng^i; Vlucii waf^¥~- ; small nugget feigning about 4 dwts, pS«&^f tamed by a boy with a knife. . ■ r .-Wi& Messrs Mears and 'Austen return to tli#V, diggings on Tuesday 'nest. : - ; ; Some parties were- leaving to get proTi* r sions. / As cur reporter was met with.by ihe.-pax^. : ties above named between HavelocJc and . ; Wilson's we may shortly expect to receive- f 3 further intelligence which will be publishea forthwith. „,.. We take the following from the Marlborongk Press of the 16th inst. „, „".' We cannot too strongly impress upon, thej'" minds of the inhabitants generally of this province, the very great importance of the discovery The indicated locality, possessing as it does, every reasonable facility of approach from all portions of the province. From Pictoa toe • easiest and : most accessible route for parties visiting the Wakamarina would be first by boat to the Grove, a distance of about eight miles' thence overland along for the greater portion ' of the distance a good bridle track, toHuyelock lr about eleven miles, and from Havelock to the crossing place in the Wakumarina river, the, distance would be about seren and a half miles further, whilst six miles further up the met, would be about the spot where Wilsou's ; patty was working, „,,;, . From Blenheim there is a good sound bridle track the whole distance to the Wakamariria River, following the overland route through the ■ Kaituna valley to Nelson. The disUnoe by this route would be about 42 miles. The nature of the country in the locality in* dica.^mLwherft the gold" was discovered is nearly -,. v all buisbVwhile the land is hilly, b'uTnorf^o'suclrr ' an extent as to prevent, we understand with „>, little difficulty the culling of a good bridle truck that might be used by pack horses. Messrs George llutl&nd, Joshua Butland, . Hiratn William Harris, and John Wilson hare addressed a letter to Thomas Carter, Esq., Superintendent of the Province of Marl borough, claiming the bonus as discoverers of the fieldp The Gold Fever in Blenheim. — No sooner was the news received in Blenheim of the discovery of gold — not this time in the gizzard of a duck— ,it the Pelorus, than great excitement prevailed, and our office was besieged ou the afternoon of Wednesday, with persons anxious • to obtain a copy of the Marlborouyh. Press, which was certain to contain the latest and most authentic news from the diggings. Owing to the favourable news then aud previously re* ceived, a large number uf persons, have started, chiefly on horseback, with a view of acquiring ocular demoustratiju of the quantity and quality of the gold in the above locality. More are projecting an immediate departure, and there ap« pears a very great chance of Blenheim being almost deserted. About 60 persons may safely be estimated to hare left Blenheim since the ; news arrived, many of whom intend to try tbeir . luck, aud let us hope tUej will not be diaappoiuted. Small kuots of persons may daily; be seen in various parts of the town— in which there now appears to be some life — eagerly discussing the all-important subject of newly-found diggings, whilst some uf the implements of gold- , digging are conspicuously displayed outside 1 ' some of the shops. 12uzs. were taken to Pictoa yesterday.