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YIELD OF GOLD AT BENDIGO.

The whole of the Bendigo with the gullies on other side, have been found to be rich below Golden gully as far as the
white hills.  The bed of the Creek yielded immensely at Golden point Kangaroo Gully, and flat with many of the intervening gullies those have turned out remarkably well.  In all the worked gullies there has been a continuous vein or lead to the creek.  In many instances as in that of the Commissioners gully and others which were lost for some months, and when again "picked up" was founds to be exceedingly rich.  Preceeding [proceeding] from Kangaroo flat up Bendigo about two or three miles the opposite side of the creek was highly auriferous famous for its heavy nuggets.
All the heaviest gold has come from the upper gullies or those nearest the dividing range.  The upper parts of every gully have yielded the heaviest gold and the largest yet found in them.
A party in one week washed out of a hole on the back creek opposite the old Cricket ground about forty pounds weight of gold.  The sum of gold seems to be confined to a narrow gutter about the width of the drive [?] or tunnel.  At the Milkman's flat several parties hit on heavy gold, one party washed out eight pounds weight of  Coarse nuggety gold in one day.
 
EAGLE HAWK
The greater proportion of the diggers here are Chinamen.  A Calculation has been made that there must be above a thousand located here.  Their earnings about three pennyweight say about twelve shillings a day for a man.  About the centre of Eagle hawk there is a specimen of a very primitive attempt at propelling or  a puddling machine with sails; The idea seems not to be  a bad one and might be improved upon Considerably.  How much oftener this gully is to be turned over is somewhat difficult to say.  Ever since the subsidence of the first grand rushes, people have found employment in washing the refuse of early diggers, and it is now Covered with Chinese, all of whom are obtaining at least a livelihood by working the same stuff over again, when will they have done with it, and how much will they leave behind them.

MOUNT ALEXANDER.
 
A portion of the old Sailors gully was turned up in April 1853 with great success,  One man got ninety five pounds weight of gold another got fifty pounds weight & another twenty four pounds weight, another took out his days Share two pounds  weight.  In June 1853 sixty pounds weight was taken out of one hole on one of the new hills lately opened at Fryers Creek   in April 1855 the Heron Nugget weighing seventy eight pounds was found at Fryers Creek and was ultimately sold to the Bank of England for £4080 -
 
MOUNT WILLIAM GOLD FIELD
 
These diggings are on the Grampion Mountains the diggers get their supplies from Portland and Belfast to which the gold is chiefly sent. There is a favourable report of these diggings.  No striking results have yet been exhibited.  There is no escort from this field.

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