The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-11-23
GOLD in IMMENSE CHUNKS.
Tho Richness OF Australia's Latest Find
Said to BIO Unparalleled.

The Richness OF AustraliA's Latest Find
Said to be Unparalleled.
!, Marvellous stories are told by the an
tipodean press of tho richness of the
new gold fields at Coolgardle. Tie Aus
eralaslan says:
At Co0lgardle on July 8 the news
leaked out that extraordinary rich
quartz had been found within twelve
miles of the township. A rush was
made to the spot and the owners per.
mitted inspection. The workings con-
sisted of trench five feet long, two
feet wide and five feet In depth, and
O shaft has been sunk forty feet a short
cutting over 1000 ounces of gold were
'dollled" In four or five weeks.
W. II. Wilson of Broken Hill fame,
who visited the mine says: "Less than
three tons had been broken when
saw 1t, and $4,000 worth of gold was
taken from that quantity. One shot
dislodged ton and n half worth $40.-
OOO." The largest piece Of quartz has
been christened big Ben" 1t weighs
~ pounds and IL estimated to contain
$16, 200 worth Of gold. The other pieces
weigh 10S pounds, fifty-six pounds and
forty-six pounds, the whole containing
one hundredweight of pure gold, valu-
cd Mt $4,000. -Four hundred thousand
collars YRS offered for the mine. and
was refused. Exactly 42.S8 ounces of
dollied gold were taken out of the reef
not three feet deep and only few
feet along the reef, and the taillngs
two tons were put through Bayley's
battery and averaged nearly sixty
feet. A drive of five feet struck the
reef, and the quality of stone is said
to be equal to the surface
An even more wonderful discovery
has been made north of Coolgardie.
-Four hundred and fifty pounds of stone
was lodged In the Union bank ,..e
other day, and 1t Is no exaggeration TO
say that 1t is nearly half gold. The
stone Is from the outcrop of the reef,
pieces Of gold weighing one-half ounce
being covered with moss. Most of
the blocks are, however. broken into
two pieces and the whole face fraction
simply glistens with gold. The biggest
block, chrlstened Honest John"
weighs 152 pounds, md shows by Il
rough measurement that 1t cont,iiris at
least half gold, which sticks up all
over 1t in big rough pieces.
An even more wonderful stone still
WIS IOunu Dy inc prOspectors, WHO
were unable to move or break it. This
was found Just below the Gaping of
the reef. 1t was impossible for two
men to shift 1t, while eight-pound ham
mers In muscular hands made no more
impression on 1t than IL 1t We're block
of pig lead. After much effort this
rock was reluctantly abandoned. and II
camel team started for Coolgardie with
449 pounds weight in smaller pieces.
The discovcrer estimates that there is
ut least 200 pounds Of gold in the
piece left behind.
With regard TO this find, Dunn, the
prospector, estimates that from 1000
to 1890 Dances of gold are in the two
specimens. The block OF stone foot
square, which could not be packed,
weighed 400 pounds. The reef runs
for 1000 yards on the surface and gold
shows everywhere. One of the most
extraordinary features OF the find Is
that the reef ut the point where the
specimens were found is fourteen feet
wido and will average from four feet
to five for the whole length Of the out
crop. The prospectors have secured
two blocks comprising thirty-four
acres.