THE KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1813, 20 August 1886, Page 16

THE KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS.

(Rbuter's Telegrams.) Sydney, August 14. The Triumph arrived at Newcastle to-day, bringing among her passengers 31 returned diggers from Kimberley. They give discouraging, though indefinite reports as to the state of the field. A Cooktown telegram dated the 4th insfc. which appears in the Sydney Morning Herald states that the Hero, from Cambridge Gulf, brings news that Inspector Hare, the new Government Resident at Wyndham, arrived at Cambridge Gulf on July 20 by the mail steamer Otway, from Fremantle, via Derby. Sergeant Troy arrived at Derby on the 14th July from the diggings. He is of opinion that the diggers are withholding the fullest information, but all there are getting gold. Several diggers arrived at Cambridge Gulf from th goldfields, via O'Donnell's route. The gold being got was of good quality. The country was blue slate, and there were lots of good-looking quartz reefs. The diggers are all returning from Wyndham with rations to the goldfields. On the 22nd an employe on Stockdale station, close to Cambridge Gulf, gave information that he had seen a digger with two natives and eight pack horses, and with £1000 worth of gold in his possession. He would not give information where he procured the gold, but the locality was not at the present diggings. Stores at the diggings are at fabulous prices, but at Cambridge Gulf supplies are plentiful.