WEST COAST GOLDFIELDS.

Wellington Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2566, 3 September 1867, Page 5

WEST COAST GOLDFIELDS.

A cobubspondent of the Nelson Examiner writing from tUe Buller, says Quit Weatport must, eventually become the greatest city of the West, and thai instead of Hokitilca shipping goods there, the Wcstportiaiiß will in n short time be enabled to ship goods to Holcitika, which, owing to the stale of the impassability of the bar has been closed for many weeks. He concludes by saying that as the Buller is the -only river on the coast that, vessels can safely enter in at all times, and as all the most prolific gold fields are both norili and south of it ; in spite of (ale, West port must eventually become the leading city of the West. "Another Buller correspondent says: — There hare been many rushes from here in various directions. First, the one to the Karamea, which has turned out a " duffer." Yet I believe there is gold there, but more inland and not near the township ; but even if it was, water would be the miner's great difficulty. Much amusement was caused here by the arrival of the news of a rush to the above place from Nelson, and speculators were anxious lo purchase lands in that district of which they knew nothing. The Pakihi is looking up, and the diggers ' are perfectly satisfied wiLh their prosperts They are now commencing washing out, with good results, yet there has bern twoortlnve rushes to the North Beach. The Caledonian Lead is turning out very satisfactory ; the German Terrace is vt i ry good from all accounts, from four to five feet of wash-dirt, and the whole good payable stuff. Then cornea the Welshman's Terrace, which h paying well ; and again, beyond that is Duity's rush, which remains to be proved, all tending towards the Karamea, .but yet Ihe lead inclines inland. It. will, as I stated before, strike the Upper Cjjllingwond. There is likewise a rush from the Pakihi, more inland, and at a less distance from the Builer as the bird flies, where good payable coarse gold has been found. Some fair specimens of gold bearing quartz came into town the oilier day from the Waimangarua ; the specimens I saw were very pretty."