California Gold Mines
The following are extracts of a letter from a correspondent to the TIMES. "The mines denoted by the Nouveau Monde and the Mariposa companies are about as good as the…
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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines
188 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 10
The following are extracts of a letter from a correspondent to the TIMES. "The mines denoted by the Nouveau Monde and the Mariposa companies are about as good as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The quantity of gold brought in since our last notice has been very small in consequence of the non-arrival of the Western Escort. 345 ounces reached town by mail, and 846 ounces 13 dwts. by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AUGUST 17.—The extraordinary success enjoyed by a party at Bell's Creek, mentioned in your issue of the 7th instant, is, I fear, an exception to the rule. But little has been done here lately. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I lately noticed, completing on Bendigo Creek, says Bryce Ross, one of the American "long toms," for washing the soil, instead of the small cradles. They dam the creek up, and make the water run…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →If an abundance of gold, as some politicians appear to conceive, is necessary to the success of our present financial policy, we may at least gratify ourselves with the reflection that we are not likely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather since my last has been very dull, with occasional showers. On Friday last, we had a fall of snow for about a quarter of an hour. A party of miners digging in Silver Wattle Flat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEW South Wales was but a few years ago a bye-word and a reproach among the free nations of Europe and America. It was only known as a country set apart as a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Western Escort, which ought to have come in last week, had not arrived at a late hour last night, and the mails have been detained also, in consequence of the heavy floods. The quantity of gold from this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE continued successful development of the auriferous nature of our gold fields, appear to have opened at home a wide avenue for the operations of the promoters of Joint…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TWELVE months ago, within a few days, there went Girth the glad tidings that gold was discovered at Buninyong. On the 9th of August, 1851, Mr. Hiscock forwarded to this office a beautiful specimen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHEN Col. Thompson was canvassing Sunderland, a question was put to the honorable candidate as to what he would suggest in the event of the coal mines in this country being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have received Melbourne and Geelong papers to the 17th of August. The gold fields had not been so prolific as heretofore. We subjoin a list of gold received per escort…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OFFICIAL intelligence was yesterday received in Sydney, with reference to the progress of discovery in this golden "locale." Hundreds of persons were daily arriving, and about forty drays were already…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS has been an unfortunate winter for our gold digging population; no sooner has one flood subsided than another and a heavier has succeeded, till our golden produce seems almost too small to be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WE have received Port Phillip papers from the 17th to the 24th August. The price of live stock as also provisions was rapidly on the decrease, on account of the great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SEPT. 6.—Some little excitement has been caused during the past week by the discovery of two new localities in which gold is found. It appears questionable, however, whether that on Bell's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No escort from the Western diggings has arrived since our last notice, and the amount of gold received during the week is consequently small, the total amount being 545 ozs. 19 dwts. 10 grs., of which the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have some further information from these diggins obligingly communicated by parties who came down to attend the Circuit Court. There is a special coach provided by contract by Mr. Nowlan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New diggings have been opened on the Mountain Run Creek, about 5 miles west of Mulgunnia, with every prospect of turning out very well. There are at present from 30 to 40 people at work, who are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The price of gold has gone up considerably during the week, as high a figure as 70s. 10d. being realized at my public sale this morning; and the market is decidedly healthy, and firm at present…
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