The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-08-21
From the London Times NJ Inly u
TIE AUSTRALlA GOLD MINES.

Tn. Eur,he, ,a,.a,, ,oI.,,,,. . a..
discovery of coI, ia A..,.",;.
IN p,rliam.,, h., ,on,,J " :,
ms, ,efore tho r,os. ~, a.. -. ~
far In, mos, v,l,,,l. o,d .,,l,,,,;a ii.
ton of facts ~. b.,. ,o, a,',aina,; ~
suh,.c, ". bayn hosa ,aia..ii,. W"
pIeic history of ~. s,s, a., 49,, A..
siuyul,r ,.v,lu,;o, i, H.. .,,1;,;a, -,
eolony which s..,,s Jas,i,a, - 49,. 4, n
,b;,,s n, o,,.,,;o, 81
ordinary l,vs q, ,.,,,a
Tho d.s,a,.Lo. - u. I -,
,euan, Goycr,o, If \;r,o,,a on,,., H..
mas, vivid ,;,,,.o r. a.. Nv,
of ,hesc d,seo,ar;.s -, ,,aIJ 49, " ~.
e,r.ct n, m. ,o,,I,,,a, So it,
o,,.,,.;,,. -, H. ~ it,, ''n 400 w ~
censes were issued The ore was found
pure in irregular masses of "great beaut, -
scattered in the blue clay and other supe.
nor formations, and sometimes in lumps
weighing seven or nine ounces 81 wit.
ne~scd." said Mr. l.atrobe. duripg nv Wis
it, the washing Of two din dishes Of this
clay about twenty incb.s 1, d;.mo,., ,ha
Weld of which WINS M les. than .,,h,
hDilUFs WpIpbt a uplN " ltn
rage rroduc. of thi. sno, w,s estimated f,,
som. tim, n, abop, zoo ,,,c.s ,,d ~,
ward. per diem I'm, .ve, this u.s soa,
.urpass.d by ,b, discoy.,i.. a, Nh, Al
e,ander The ,old r.Ised ,bo,. in D..ao,
bier WAS calcnl.,ed f., L,,d,oJ ,,o;,,h,s
and arrived in tho c,,i.s -, H.. ooas, .,
the rate of ahou, ,uo fans ..ol So.
10000 persons we're soon corcre,,,,d in
the district H.ll,ra, ,..s con,,ara,;,,t,.
deserted and from III. ,,nor.I n,o,,lo,.,.
all over ,he colony Of Tho Same ,.olo,ic.l
formation in which III. ,,oId has b;a,,.,o
h..n C,nnd Nr I,,,ot, d..l,,.. ,La,l
can ." eop,empln,e ma G,,,, +, tho deceive
rios mr. +, tb. ,,s,l, of H.. -, H..
h,ld.
Nv '''S, wv "'"'e structure
'''' '''' ~, "",', '''''n'hefN o' gov
'' az ',',"' ",,"' : P'" ''e ",s'
~,u' W S''''' ~ way, las' year !" 'oF
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Wv Wv ''"''"S ''"sses was ,'"Ieo''
..5i., - ~ "v ''"'e"' "u' w,
IN .o'.,.;.,,I. .,,!,... w. 30 ''''>N'u
49, ,an.us"f u,,'.'I' "''""' :" '',''' "''N'
"a .,,,,,,.J -, ,l,'';. aaI, ,'h.it,.e IL
da,l,ho,a,. .I,n,,,,.,,, 81. ,.,'ai -
dome,,;c ser,,n,s Grs,' ,.aJasn,an o.r
,,ars and .l,,ls no", ,ha h;'Ia. Il.
a, los, hec,ns. os .,,,l,,o,s ~ I,t.,. d.,
had M other ALTERNATIVES I'm, Ia ,,llo,,. ,,b,,o
labor WAS IA be tonnd II r,,l;,,J tho fair,
,,l, of tha, enchanted hind which dra,,,d
after If the p.asnt,t the smith tho rlstk
narson. sauire. AS earh of ,h.u t,i,d tn
stnn tia. nest Cottages vera deserted nm
.inrs, n, a standsti schools closed III.
SHIN. IN the bnrbor v.r. ,b,rdou.d and
even masters Of vessels vere comrolled to
,oin with the men. whom if vns in,pos.iblo
Tor them To retain on bonrd All 6uilding
contracts stopped the survey of the coun.
try became impossible clerks. public : n,
wants, laiers. and consiables caught the ir
fiction and resigned their appointments
The Postmaster and Su,veyor General an.
pretended total interruption of the husl.
ness OF their departments. The Superin.
t.ndent OF the penal stockade announced
the resignation of his constabularv. The
Deputy sheriff reported that eich, men in
the Jail department, had determined to leave,
and the Colonial surgeon feared much
trouble il the attendants ut the lnnatic asy.
lum should throw up their situations. for
ia tact that establishment was never more
needed by the community.
Nj Iatrph, continued IN rely with a
cop6denc. which was not ,lto,,the, dis.
Amounted n, m, r.,e,ion yh,rb up.t on.
.,a ,,b., many -, bes. ,,,.o,. uo,Id
find by experience that the, were totally
unfit to encounter the labor of the ,lirrinps.
and ,ha, they nigh, turn the discovery of
gold 10 account by the increased va!ne of
their industry or their abilities in other
branches of OCCUPATION Eu, i, became
nbsolutel, uccos.ar, 10 the nnbic service
forthwith to raise. hy from 30 10 100 per
cent, the salaries of all employed Thus,
the wages of the police, u7nke,s letter
carriers. Ac. were raised from Is 6d to
IS and - n dsv, and the salaries of clerks,
50 Per cent, The rise of wages and of
prices had been even higher in private
mplo,ments On artisans wages. the in
crease was from 80 to 100 per cent. Men
cooks got IL and II a week female ser
wants rose - per cent. The auarrern loa.
rose in price from Sd in December. 1850,
To Is Id aud even f.. : In December,
1881 meat doubled in price; bacon rose
from I'D to Is; aud on al oth., articles OF
domestic consumption, the rise was from