LUCKY GOLD FIND

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17640, 2 December 1931, Page 8

LUCKY GOLD FIND

FORTUNATE PROSPECTORS RICH PATCH IN VICTORIA SYDNEY, Now 19. Two Iwothers. named Stagg, the sous of it, fanner, and Conrad Olsen, 65, a prospector, have cleaned up 120 oz. of gold from a, two-ton crushing. The stone was taken from tho wild country in the Comhienbar River area, 60 miles from Orbost, Victoria. Tho value of the gold, won is £720, and represents three weeks’ work. The crushing has caused a local sensation, but Mines Department officials who know the area say that although the country is auriferous it is patchy, and tho country is practically inaccessible. The prospectors, however, declare' that til!, find is in a- well-defined reef, which is widening the more it is worked. For sr/r/ie time Noel Stagg, 24, the elder of tho brothers, has been prospecting in a. creek which runs into the Combienbar River. lie found gold in such quantities that his brother joined him. Then they got on to the reef, and enlisted the aid of Mr. Olsen.

Together the three men got out two tons of ore, but they had no money to get it hauled to the Government crushing plant at the Bairtisdale School ol Mines. To get expenses for their trip they dollied about 306 z. of gold, and one of them made the trip to Bnirnsdale, where lie sold tho gold to a local bank. Tie arranged for a team and the ore was hauled to BairnsJale. As yet there lias been no rush to tho district, about 20 Orbost men have pegged out claims. Mr. Olsen arrived in the Comhienbar district six months ago pushing a barrow containing all his wordlv possessions. He' had walked from Snowball, 40 miles from Braidwood, in New South Wales, and had prospected all the creeks along the route. He met Noel Stagg three months ago. Now they have 10 tons of milling ore at grass.