The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-11-01
STONE ONE-HALF GOLD.
Londonderry Find the Richest One
Yet in Australia.

Londonderry Find the Richest One
Yet in Australia.
ADELAIDE, West Australia, Sept.
ga telegram from Coolgardie
says: The theory that there was
nothing to compare with Bayley's
mine received a rude knock when
the Londonderry find leaked out.
but even greater discovery has
just been made known. One OF the
Messrs. Dunn Bros. came in this
evening with camel load OF quartz
from a newly discovered reef, much
Of the stone being half gold. The
reef is situated somewhere between
Coolgardie and Lake Barlee, which
is 100 miles west by north from this
town, but any closer description the
prospector refuses to give for the
present. The stone is different from
that OF the Londonderry, being more
iron-stained, but il is otherwise of
the same class. The reef is DIES
cribed as a very bold outcrop. This
is borne out by some OF the blocks
OF stone, comprising $50 pounds
weight, which have arrived. Much
OF it is overgrown with moss, with
iron stains showing great blotches OF
the precious metal all over. These,
however, when broken show clear
quartz with very massive gold all
through.
The reef has been named the
Wealth Of Nations and shows every
sign OF doing justice to its coguo-
men. Not only is il immensely rich,
but IL is very wide, showing about
thirteen to fourteen feet at the spot
where the richest gold was discover
ed, while the average all through
the thir'y-four acres pcgged by the
prospectors is five feet.
The lucky finders are j. &. Dunn
and Thomas Dunn, who originally
came from Hillgrove, but have Tor
years beon prospecting on behalf of
a Perth syndicate comprising Sir
John Forrest, Alexander Forrest,
Mr.. Marmiou, and a few other capi.
talists. j. &. Dunn's plan OF work
has always been to strike out into
fresh country and he has proved
several good reefs in bis time.
The locality OF the present fluid
had been visited previously by Mr.
Dunn, who once camped within liv.
miles OF the find, but failed to dis.
cover the reef, although within sucl,
a short distance. One OF the biggrs,
blocks, called Honest John, weighs
100 pounds and is at least half gold
II has been carefully handled and
shows the Notwithstanding Of ages,
while the huge Jumps Of gold, which
are sticking all over il. are in places
blackened by the wealth with moss.
like grow,hs on the metal.
The specimens on show are, how.
ever, infants compared with one
which the prospector WAS unable Ia
bring In. This block two men and
a black boy failed to move. II is So
full Of gold that Mr.. Dunn failed to
break IL despite the free use Of 4
hammer. lie says that il was like
hamnering block OF metal, and he
finally had To abandon his intention
Of bringing it in. T. Dunn was lef,
in charge.
The whole town was anxious tc
follow Mr., Dunn out on his return,
but he intends getting oil alone il
possible, ~ the stonr is So rich that
they wish Ia get some more broken
pieces into the bank before the crowd
arr ives. The prosprctors have peg
g"d out thirty.siN acres Of ground
through which there ~. uItcrUps
all the way. They are satisfied that
the property is IL" richest yet dis
covered in the colony. Chic"gC
Iim"s.
This news is confirmed by tn,
latest Australian advices and still
further finds Of almost as rich ston,
are reported up 10 date OF the mai
leaving. No such find Of gold il
quantity has been made in modern
days, and even Solomons mines o
Ophir pale into insignifcance besid,
them. ED. Bulletin.