KIMBERLEY GOLD-FIELDS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1848, 23 June 1886, Page 3

KIMBERLEY GOLD-FIELDS.

The gold lever inereeeee in intensity in these parte, Among many young men wbo have no encumbrance it ia the chief topic of conversation, and there ia no doubt if they can manage to get money enough for the journey, a goodly number will make tracks lor Kimberley before long. A party of ten are just too the eve of starting from Greytown, and others are miking preparations. The names of tbe first contingent are— Messrs H Udy, (tertian) H Humphries, J Jackson (Stooestead). J Humphries. J and W Bieknell, Jones (Gladstone), F Hawkins. B Noble and G. Stevens. The party will probably leave Greytown on Monday, by tbe road over tbe Bimutaka, with their drays and horses then taking a steamer at Wellington The Greytown gold seekers are all young man in robust health with sanguine hopes and with strong sell reliance. There is only one married man among the party. They are mostly young fellows, who are held in good estimation by their fellow townsmen and tbe settlers in tbe Wairsrapa generally. We. with the rest of tbe community, wish them unalloyed prosperity, with the hope that they may all return and gladden our hearts with tbe proofs of their success and adventure. The departure of this party will tend to thin the ranks of tbe most prominent footballers and cricketers in this part of the district.

A number of persons have during the past week or so (says the Examiner) left Woodvilla for Kimberley, among them being two men who had been working at one of our local sawmills. Thepe latter gentlemen, if reports are true, have left many sorrowing friends among the tradespeople (who have given them credit (or goods to considerable amounts) without even saving “ Good bye.” One of the storekeeper!, we bear, baa started in pursuit, srmed with a warrant. It is to be hoped be will be able to lay bis bands cn tbe runaway! before they succeed in getting out of the colony. The Ster stetee that tbe sum of £3OOO in bard cash has already left Feilding for tbe Kimberley.

Tbs Ags’s Perth correspondent ha* telegraphed from Kimberley “ The finance committee met the other day, and *et aside •nm of £10,0(0 (or the construction oI a tramway from the jetty in Amur Pool, at Derby, to what ia known a* the PUndan, the erection of a large bended warehonae at terminoa. and generally for improvements at the port.” The “ Onndagai Timea ” Adelong eorraapoodent. writing nnder date May 31. «ay» that at Perkins Brothers’claim, at the Kangaroo Oroand, 31 tons, crashed at the Beeler Battery, yielded only 16} ounces gold. Wilson and Bitehie report baring crushed Ilf tons lor Shaw and party of the North Victoria mine, the yield being 23 ounce*, a return that will pay splendid wages. Messrs Boseo and party got 3 ounces 16 dwt from H tons, sad Messrs Perkins', Gibraltar claim, crashed 5) tons for 3 ounces 17dwt. From Australian papers to hand we take the following The following intelligence baa been telegraphed to the Townsville Bnlletin from it* Herberton correspondentG. Hide, of Herberton, ‘ has received a letter, from a well known miner, named Dan Dedry, who left Herberton some months since (or the Elvira river, in Western Australia He states that twenty man in that country during the last wet season all got a little gold, the total perhaps being IOOOoz. All the diggers are leaving Derby for ratiocs. The tnp to and from takes three months. He says that men woold be mad to go there till after the ram. Be has been living for fourteen weeks on damper and tea, with no sugar. H* prospected the Margaret river for a long distance, and jfouiid gold for fifty miles in a narrow ravin*. Now that tbe water has given out. no gold can be obtained till the rains in November. Be states that unless better country is found, it would be madness for any on* to go there. Nothing payable has bean discovered (here up to the date of his letter. The Elvira river is 360 miles from Derby. He says it is dreadfully hard to live on that digging*. Horses are worth £3d each at Derby. ’ The greatest excitement prevails at Townsville, and numbers are going to Kimberley, although some experienced digger* are holding beck (or more information. Tbe report that one man found a nugget weighing 700oz is causing great excitement amongst the passengers on board the Victoria and Afghan. Nsw South Wales people are strongly advised not to rush to the diggings too impetuously, nr much misery and privation will ensue. Mr Kilfoyla. of the Ord river, arrived at Katherine oo June 7. and repoits that the Kimberley goldfield ia situated on the Elvira rivar, which rues into tbe Panton river. The Pan ton rivar rune into the Ord river eight mils* shove Messrs Osmond and Panton’s cattle station, the total distance from tbe settle station to the diggings being about 85 mile*. There is a good track all tbe way, and the diggers obtain their meat snpplies (roan Mwri Osmond and Panton’s station. Mr W. 3. O’Donnell, the well known explorer, who ia packing rations from Cambridge Golf to the diggings, report* that every mao who wua first on the field has got gold mostly in good quantities. A quantity of gold is being bald on the fields. “ Billy ” Carpenter had 60oz, Hadley's party a good quantity, aud "Jack ” Horrigan about lOOoza. Everyone who has bean down lor rations had go'll in hie possession. Maephss and Leonard Elvy teak down about 70oz* to Cambridge Gulf last trip. It was fine roqgb coarse gold one pisee weighing 4oz. The value of gold on the field is £S 15s, at Cambridge Gulf £4 per oz. The actual value ia about £3 3s 6i Mx O’DoiumJl sold ou load of rations on the diggings at the following rates Flour, Is 3d per lb ; sugar, Is per lb ; ten, 4a per lb. The distance to the goldfield* from Cambridge Gulf by O'Donnell's new track is about 170 miles. Mr Kilfoyle recommends persons going to the diggings by sea, to land at Cambridge Gulf, and also to bring horses. Travelling by land from Katherine—a distance of about 580 miles-is by a good road. The longMt stage without wster is 20 miles. When Mr O’Donnell left tbe diggings for Cambridge Gulf there were about 70 men working. All had gold. The country at the diggings ia getting dry. There are no warden* there yet, and ne Chinese allowed on the ground. The sinking is only ten iochee. No gold has been discovered on the Margaret yet. A great number of Queensland diggers era pasting Katherine every week ou the w*y overland to Kimberley. Melbonrna, June 4 —Messrs Moore, Morrison and Headley have arrived at Sydney with 380ozs, partly from Brockman Creek, and partly Item the bead waters of the Mary Hirer, a tribatary of the Margaret, much nearer Derby than former finds. They wi 1 return in s few day* to prospect Leopold Banget fiutber noith. They are not satisfied that tie quit title* of gold they have fonnd in the loa>l ut» mentioned would support a tntb. Ail those that have arrived at Yeodg • tkiion have been fairly successful. Sever 1 el the pa< ty were tick while at tbe digging, while other* were occupied in looking after horses, and they eould only average two men at actual work.

Blotter/ bring* down a lump weighing 38o*s, part of which, however, ia quartz. Two men, McKenzie and O’Donoghne, left (he field at the cud of February, and have not sioce bent beard of. It is snppoeed (hat they have been murdered by the natives.