Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-02
were TO take turns doing

were to take turns doing
as most of the stuff we brought with us
was canned or condensed the cooking con-
sisted of making u damper-a flour and
water cake baked in the ashes-and strong
black tea, SO that the cook was at work
nearly as soon as the others.
At the end of 30 days, when our supplies
had nearly given out and it was thought
we'll to send two men back for a larger
quantity, our earnings averaged about 81
400 to the man, from which should be de-
Quoted about 500 each for food and outfit.
am here now for supplies, and after four
months, during which we have changed the
field of our operations three times, us we are
only prepared for surface work, we have
kept up our average, and each man is to the
good about $4,000. We are entirely salts
fed, for while some have done far better
others have not done nearly so well.
One man found surface pocket last
month from which within four hours he
where men have mined from 50 to 100 ounces
day are not uncommon.
The abundance of surface gold and the
want of water and proper mining appl-
anCeS beget great carcleSSnrsS in the work
and so many rich finds have been aban Ton
ed when without doubt little drilling
cious metal lower down.
This country reminds me very much of
parts of southern Arizona and northern
Mexico, and | am satisfied that without
very deep drilling an abundance of wat tr
can be found This will be most prolitu-
BILE undertaking for the company that opens
it up, and with an abundance of water 1t
seems to me that this gOldfeld is destined
to become not only the first in the world to-
day, but the very greatest that has been dis
covered in the history of the precious metal.
Where eight months ago there were only
about 1900 men at work today there are
more than 10000, and it would seem that
the human flood has but set in.
But, unlike California or our other gold
states in America, the aurifcrous area here
covers tens of thousands of square miles
and is practically unlimited. The wealth
that lies still farther back in the desert is a
subject for wild speculation, but there is
every reason to believe that it is equally
rich and far greater in extent than that
now in sight.
Back nearer to civilization by 50 miles
than the Yankee Find, as we call our place,
there is mine known as the Doubt Star,
where after eXhausting the surface, the
owners have put up small stamp mill
and are now sinking a shaft. They have
gone down so feet, far enough to demon
strate the success of the venture. On this
visit | met at Perth one of the owners, 4
quiet, conservative man, who told me that
at the present depth of the Doubt Star the
ore was about as rich as at the surface and
would average from five to six ounces tC
the ton. When one ounce would pay hand
somely, the profits of this one mine prom
Use to make all connected with it rich
Tho Pilbarra goldelds to the north are
equally rich. | met two men-Richard ka
vanah and John lIarris-just from there
with large lot of gold, one nugget weigh
ing 200 ounces. They report that Jack
Ryan, Il man at the same place, has mug
get, one mornings find, weighing G0C
ounces
Labor of all kinds is in demand hero at
high wages. The rain, for which we have
been looking for mouths, is now falling,
and this will help things. Meanwhile hur-
rah for Western Australia!
GEORGE REDMOND.