The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-03-21

reled WIN MS companions ana Carrleu In6
news of the bonanza to Coolgardie min
ing town a short distance farther north.
The following day an army Of miners
flocked to the spot. The mine was called
"The Londonderry, In honor of Mills,
who first saw the ledge, and who Is an
Irishman from Londonderry.
This little band of lucky gold seekers had
an odd membership. Elliott was 20 years
old and Carter but 81. Three Of the party
had never prospeoted before, and the six
had only known each other a few weeks.
1t is said that there is 81, 900, 900 worth Of
ore in sight in The Londonderry. Eleven
miles north Is "Bayley's Reward" the
richest mine of the famous Coolgardie dis
trict and still farther north are the Muir
Gibson diggings. Coolgardie now city
of considerable size, Is 115 miles from the
railway, but there Is a mail and telegraph
bicycle service between tho town and
Southern Cross, the terminus of tho rail
road. Months ago Coolgardie had popu-
lation Of 10, 900, and it is growing fast
! The New South Wales and Victoria
goldhelds are almost as old as those of
California, but tho mammoth fields of
| Western Australia have only been known
| few years. Western Australia COM
| prises about one-thlrd the entire island
| and has an area of nearly 1000, 600 square
miles. This vast territory, which is 90
times as large as England, was until
! few years ago regarded as a huge, worth
less desert. Today 1t Is famous as the
mammoth goldneld of tho world, with
| its 100000 square miles Of promising
| territory. Along the coast for ], 900 miles
/ there is great belt Of about $50 miles in
breadth that Is very rich in yellow metal.
The first gold strike in Western Austria
liza occurred at Kimberley in May, 1886.
This field has an area OF $4,000 square
miles and is situated In the very north
eastern corner of western Australia. The
Yilgarn field with an area Of 32, 900 square
miles, was opened In November, 1888, and
the Pilbarra field of about the same ex-
tent first attracted attention In July, 1889.
About this time Albert +. Calvert, a
mining expert who had pretty thoroughly
explored Western Australia declared that
he believed the entire colony would be
found rich in gold, and that some OF the
greatest strikes would be made In the
southwestern part. Close upon the heels
of his prediction came the opening of the
Ashburton fields in the western part of
the colony, and the rich Murchison, Dun
das Hills, Coolgardie and Londonderry
strikes farther south followed In quick
succession Thousands of square miles
of promising territory arc yet unexplored,
and it Is quite probable that many other
valuable strikes will yet be made
The year 1894 witnessed a considerable
increase over the worlds gold output OF
previous years. The United States still
holds first rank, with an output OF nearly
SAL, 900, 900 as compared with $35, $50, 0Ot
in 1S93 an advance of IA per cent The
chief gain has been In Colorado, although
California shows material increase. Aus
tralia takes second place, and the gain o.
1894 In that island is largely due to thu
remarkable development of the Coolgardie
The total value of gold exported from
Western Australia In 1894 is reported a
e7s7, 100 In 1898 R421, 1873 worth Of golt
was exported showing an increase OF g
per Cent last year.
South Africa now stands third on tn
list of gold producing countries, but th
, opening up Of the new and rich digging
! In Mashonaland and Matabeleland ant
increased development OF the Witwaters
0 rand workings may eventually give
first place While showing large In
0 crease over 1898, South Africa gold prod
. uot for 1894 falls about 49, 900, 900 beloy
j that of the United States and Is also be
low that OF Australia.
Between the discovery OF gold in Call
fOrn!a In lsiS and 1894 the mines OF tn
United States alone produced 1870, 800,
= 900 worth of gold. The silver productio
10 during the same period was about 81 1850
900, O00 1t Is estimated that Africa ha
"a already produced about $500, 900, 900 !
u gold, and DIR. Karl Futterer, the Germa
;. scientist, predicts that the yield from th
, Witwatersrand fields In South Africa dul
= Ing the next 20 years will be at least 81
B. 600, 900, 900, and that by that time mlnin
sr operations will be conducted at the dept
II Of half mile The Witwatersrand min'
10 are In tho Transvaal, and it Is an interes
l. ing fact that the bonAszas OF both Afrie
and Australia are near the tropic OF Capr
corn.