The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-20
THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN Dx00Ex
How The Cole Miaes were Discoveries
Usrisses In California Pat e Coed AssDoas

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From the ASstra,asian.
The first Australian digger was EdwaryS
Hargreaves. George Sutherland. who has
written a useful article on the beginning OF the,
gold fields. started with Harareaves. who. hsv.
ing been reduced to sell his sheep as tallow r.
Australia. migrated to tho newly disoovere.
gold regions Of California. He did not do Wek
there. but he observed the similarity OF the
auriferous soil In California to spots he ha6
noticed In New South Wales. Like tho boy in
the fable who left his mountain homo for the,
pretty blue mountains. only to find that thossi
he had left wore equally blue. Hargreaves re-
turned and literally In tho Blue Mountains
found gold. The Hon. Mr.. Mcintyre OF the
Victorian Legislature has told me some par.
ticulars OF Hargreaves. Capt. Devlin met him
In California. and. although regarding bis
honos OF discovering gold In Australia a. de-
lusive. assisted him to return TO Sydney.
They travelled together. and on the day altar
their arrival tho Captain saw Hargresves
mounted on IN old horse. to obtain which he
had borrowed soma money at over 100 per cont
As he travelled to the Blue Mountains he told
everybody he encountered OF his faith and
hone. but oil laughed at him save one. Mrs.
Lister. landlRdy OF an inn whore no stopped.
who sent her son to be his guide. Sure enough
the gold was found. and Hargreaves broke
int" a laugh. saying to young Lister:
New South WaIcs For this day ;se work n.s'G shs
90 created bar9net you will DO knghted and
eH e Br E X H T ba s T p :aa
yct al It's esf a the So se h o
about Gil. 600. which. as Mr. sHtherian d I re-.
nnd nseeot in which died another i Harkresyos.
n innn Srhi ab han
coined $500. 900 900 sterling
1.-The Colonial Secretary OF the time disbee.
ssa ac By dislike Of 1t. You must remem:
ser nH sHid to nargrsayes as soon .
e"nHfr i gttssy srod *
ward made a Sir" but not iko discovered
by ss May spsn Gn Ts ~
:, Tho dlscoveror Of gold in Victoria was James
Ma %hor whG s also got his training II nc oa ..%:
tralia with new eye In his Soad Tor rocks ana
The The namc Of tho spot was. boiievo. Poverty
r EIatl ana ths name proved ominons A nass
tosefh Il cGnsdsTnGo ortubns sr cG
hfon Peter LHloT Speaker q the y,c sys.
but his glory IL the stumb Of bis lost arm. re
the Victorian soldiery in riots ut tho Eurels
mine near Ballarat When thousands NOT
then under Gov, iIothamI imposed on o.a
digger the necessity Of obtaining y license. i1
which no had to nay thirty shillipgs nons,n
IN bis pamphlet tho story, Of thu, r RsI.
larat. Il was In 1854, whom tho gote
fever Was In It's height that this cost for lconses
which some did not got gold enough 70 ny
lorIwas felt to BIO excessive. BUT no rooelii2Pss
Government enforced It In an oppressive ana
sxasperatinx way ! have been tod oy h ~
man was liable to bo accostod by a po!icemaa
At any moment and his liconse demanded. sns
y no did not happen to have 1t about him. ~ "
a once hnndcuffod and chained TO Q ~.
there 70 remntn for trial next day, HHSs
oiggen blood boiled over At last nu,; n Va
3 1sss SssD-thsy took 70 soldering.