COOLGARDIE NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2168, 12 September 1895, Page 19

COOLGARDIE NEWS.

Perth, September 4. An immense reefing formation 60ft wide hsa been discovered half-way between Coolgardie and Hannan's. The Burfaoe stuff shows gold freely. Already 300 acres have been pegged oat. September 8. A party of four, organised by the Northwestern and West Australian Exploration Company, led by Moßeley, have arrived at Ooolgardie after five months' journey from Port Augusta' across the heart of Oentral Australia in search of gold. They had eight camels and three horses with them. The country traversed was fearfully difficult to explore, and In one part they bad. to cross a atoatoh of 700 miles of derat., Tboy

Buffered terrible hardships from want of fodder and water. They had several other dry stretches, but on the whole water was f airiy plentiful, though feed was very aoavoa. The blacks, too, were troublesome. The party failed to make any gold dipoeveriea of any importance, but Moseley ie confident that a wide area of auriferous oountry will be discovered, as there are plenty of promising signs. September 9. Speaking at Kalgoorle, Mr Alexander Forrest stated that tbo Government had decided to call tenders for the exteueion of the railway to Hannan's. There would also be a large extension and duplication of telegraphs, and boricg for artesian water on the goldfields would be largely carried on.