Pue continued high state of the riv-r entails ioree-1 idleness on the sluicers who S n claims are situate on its banks. Those in wore favoured localities .Veal} hard atwork and will continue till water begins to fall short. This will be somo considerable timo it we continue to gat anything like the amoant of rain which has fallen during the past two months to aupmant the supply. I do not know whafc'Mr Uh-ich may say in his report to the Government in respect to ohe auriferous natiire of country between Clyde and Saint Rathans, but I am inclined to think that it will v>s a confirmation of my oft repeated statement that it is one of the richest gold-fields iv Ot:ifo, and as yet scrro*lv touched upon. The gold is in th« ground, but the great difficulty is that tho necessary amouiu of water is not available for the purpose of extracting it This is not to be get without some considerable outlay. In view of the Urge increase i;i the yield of go.d, as evidenced in the small portions which are being worked at Tinkers Dry bread,_ and Welshman's Gnlifes, ou<*ht not the Government to make nuyvevs by practical engineers, and ascertain the best m-dc of getting asntHc-icnt quantity of wat >r zo extract the precious metal. The cost wonkl not be great, and the money would be well spent.
