Story Told by a Returned Wellington Digger. The Field a Duffer. Wellington, September 6.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 169, 11 September 1886, Page 4

Story Told by a Returned Wellington Digger. The Field a Duffer. Wellington, September 6.

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tA !pa«senger who went by the Triumph to Derby , and has. returned <% states that, he consider* there ie nothing whatever yet to justify the rush to Kimberley. ( So far from there being 2,000 men at Darby, there were, only 1990 when, the .Triumph arrived, and probably not more than-, 300, on the field altogether. • He remained at . Derby five daya, and *ays that he did not hear of any largo find of gold, and he consider* that not more than 800ozs have^been taken out altogether from all parts of the field. The reports which havo been circulated have been garbled* inasmuch as only the. good side has been told. Captain McGoe, of the Triumph, brings an account of a meeting at- Derby, on July 10, at which Dr. Lovegrove, r Government , Resident, made a statement on the report given by Sergeant Troa. This report says that several diggers were doing! pretty well at Kimberley, and had made several very remunerative discoveries of gold. Capt, McGee's opinion is that' the field will shortly be a great success. • > • ' > ■■

Amongst the passengers by the Wakatipu, which arrived here- from Sydney to-day, were eeveral returned diggers from Kimberley. Included in 'the number is , a man named Hunter, who has giten me an interesting account of his travels since he left Wellington' about four months ago, , He states that after, spending a little time in Sydney he pioked up twp experienced West Coast diggers, and, proceeded in their company; to Cambridge, Gulf, where they inquired for » man- named .McDonald, who, it was said, , could show them the place, where./.jrqldfnwafli being .obtained.' McDonald .was found, and a party of 200 placed themjfelvesf.under bis; guidance, and started off for, tl?e interior, .After,, they had got , a considerable, dietanct, McDonald started, back' to f ;br.ing on -another lot of diggers; ; During This -absence, some of tue original party lost the road in attem*pting" r l;d*^reacH r the field, and when McDonald, returned he .was obliged to, go. jn Beafoh"of«the,m|eeing men, whom .he found after some; little trquble and a. delay, of about two, days., Kimber<i ley preached. inTja^e 'weeks.'Vtim'e. 5 During %c time ',%,, "was ( p ' ,^' ,fi.ef|,' about .tbjge j weeks, 'he.^ejrer Baw tJ^bre than forty i} ,! men , at,i onetl o^d; th,e journey-^•f^f^M^fy^^B ;t