| THE GOLDEN AGE JUNE 6 1861 _now the Queanbeyan Age_ THE GULF.- The accounts from the new diggings near Bodalla still continue to be good, Mr. J. P. Sweeney arrived in town on Thursday with 80 ounces of gold, a splendid sample; the greater part of which was obtained in his claim. We understand that Mr. Byrnes has most liberally allowed the diggers to take claims on his private ground, double the size allowed by private landowners at Araluen, and if the diggers like they can register provided private lands adjoin to double the extent they hold. This is very liberal on the part of Mr. Byrnes, and is worthy of imitation.- Braidwood Dispatch. ADJENBILLY CREEK.- There are rumours in town that 32oz nugget has been found in one claim. As the miners get to work, the samples of gold arriving in Tumut appear to grow coarser in character, and everything seems to promise the existence of very heavy gold. The furniture for Mr. Murphy_s new hotel passed through the town yesterday. Wynyard Times. THE GOLDEN AGE 1861 NOW THE QUEANBEYAN AGE THE LACHLAN RIVER DIGGINGS.- These diggings are situated about 70 miles below Cowra, on the Lachlan, between the Lachlan and Bogan, but close on the banks of the Lachlan River. The first lead opened was by the prospectors, and they are doing a ripper stroke. I saw as much as 24 ounces washed out from one tub of dirt, and there has been about thirty holes each side of the prospectors bottomed, and all first rate ones,- as much as sixteen pounds weight washed out of the tub. Every one on the lead is turning it out in style. I wish I could let you see some of the nuggets I have got in my possession. I have brought a quantity of the gold. It will take some to fully test the richness of the Lachlan, but it is the belief of all the Victorian miners and deep-sinkers that this is and will be a second Ballarat. Every new hole that is bottomed is richer than it_s predecessor. This morning my attention was drawn to a great number of people running in the direction of the surface diggings. I followed them, and I could hear the cries of "a new lead", "a golden hole bottomed". 5 dwts, to the dish.- and true it was; I saw the dish washed out, and looking over the wash-dirt taken out of the hole the men picking up a piece weighing 1 _ oz. Weighed on my scales. This lead No 2, to be called I believe, the Mudgee Lead. http://groups.msn.com/AlluvialGoldProspectors/_whatsnew.msnw |
