THE NEW GUINEA FIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 221, 19 September 1927, Page 4

THE NEW GUINEA FIELD.

SOME RICH FINDS.

NO PLACE FOR POOR MAN.

An interview with Mr. T.- Travers Black appeared recently in a Sydney paper, in which that gentleman spoke very highly of the richness of the gold finds on Eddie Creek, New Mr. Black, who is a mining engineer, returned to Sydney after having spent eleven months in New Guinea. He said that some of the prospectors had discovered at Eddie Creek lodes which contained undreamt of riches, and as. much as 3200z of gold to the tonworth £2 an ounce—had been secured by miners. That yteld was phenomenal, and not, of course, general, but from 10 to 80 oz was the normal output. Mr. Travers, however, made it clear that to mine, in New Guinea, a man must possess .at least £400, and employ not less than fourteen native boys. He had seen men clean up lOOoz of gold daily, and he felt that' when modern engineering methods were adopted the yields would ba abnormally high. He added the warning that the difficulties in reaching Eddie Creek were very great, and it was essentially a place for very strong men.