The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-13

other settled in the Monumental
Gt,-Somc ThriIIinE Experiences
in the Gold Fields of Australia
BALTIMORE. Md. Nov. Ia-AuGr,yy
Thompson Johnson. OF Queenstown. New
Zealand. the lonc-Iost brother of Henry
Nelson. grocer. OF 1850 Eastern Avenue.
this city. turned ur very Unexpectedly
last Friday. whereat Mir. Nelson and fam
lily rejuic.d and were exceeding glad.
Previous 20 their meeting the brothers
had not seen each otho- for more than
nfJy-oue years
The family name Of the brothers is
Johnson. which the elder Andrew. has rD-
taiucu. and the younger. Henry. has
dropped, using his middle uamc OF Mel
son Both are foreign born. hut l.1t home
when stlll boys, and after many wander
iTEs settled in different parts of tho
world Andrew made his home in Aus
tralid. where he has acquired substantial
interests in gold mines. while bis brother
Henry made America the home of his
adoption. and two years later located in
Baltimore. IIe has lived in this city for
the last thirty-ouC years
Andrew Johnson. who IS the guest Of
his brother. tells some interesting stories
Air. Henry Nelson is preparing a recep-
ton for next Sunday in his brother hon
or About fifty persons are expected To-
b. present.
The two brothers are ratvss Of NUdle-
fort Isle Of Fygn. of the coast Of Den
mark Andrew is now siNty-,ight and
Henry fifty-scvCn years old. The former
became % sailor at sixteen. making his
first vOyaE, in an American vessel 10 tho
coast of Africa and not setting foot on
his native soil again until three months
ago. when he visited Nidlefort ou his way
TO America. From 1888 till 1900 he worked
I'm the gold mines Of Australia, and for
twenty-five years. between 1852 and 1856,
no word was received by his relatives,
who gave him up for dead. In the latter
year. however. he wrote TO one of his
kindred. and nine years later he opened a
correspondence with his brother in this
city.
About two years ago he began 10 feel
strong desire to see members of his fam
lily once more, and embarked for Europe
after setting his affairs to rights. He
sailed through the Indian Ocean and the
SUez Canal, and then landed ON the shores
of the Mediterranean, whence he travelled
TO Denmark by land. After spending three
ll'NNLlN at 4AlA4tANil lf tlNr~fA l4.f Al
lauuc. and last Thursday ne arrived in
New York on the Lucania and came at
once 10 Baltimore. He had taken the pre-
caution to send his photograph in advance
and was consequently recognized without
difficulty.
Henry Nelson, after the departure of
his brother. also decided TO follow the
sea and became sailor at eighteen. He
visited several American cities, and after
nine years Of rowing settled down He
married and has three chi!dren-Auuie.
John, and H6ury-the first being a pupil
at the Eastern High School.
Mr. Andrew Johnson. in speaking Of the
mining Industries of Australia, told re
porter Of The Sun yesterday Of a nCea-
ble Improvement in the methods employed
in New Zealand first devised about hve
years ago. Before that time the gold in
The beds Of the rivers and smaller streams
had to he washed clean OF dirt hy means
Of the miners pan and cradle. just as -
California. but now immense dredging
machines are employed. Tons Of earth
and gravel are thrown into large sluice
boxes between thirty and forty feet long,
with Cross-pleccs at the bottom. The
gold. being heavier than dirt. sinks and is
caught by the Cross-pieces, while -. dirt
Is washed away.
The mining industry OF New Zealand
IS very important. said Mr. Johnson.
''and some large fortunes have been made
there lately in buying and selling mines.
This DE- mod OF drtGE'pE Eold-NraTinG SOIL
is used ~1stIy Ir New I.ala~d. and. of
. course, only along the streams. IN other
parts Of Australia dredging Is conducted
on a much smaller scale
The chief source OF wealth in Australia
today Is sheep raising. ] know of one
ranch that supports over million head.
The annals -e clipped once "a year 10y
men VII do 1JhiuE else They are SO
expert in the use Of the shears that some
of them can clip 200 sheep a day and
more. Machines were formerly used but
the breeders f. and that they cut the wool
cent OF the stock aft-rward persisted OF
cold
EIr johnson declares that since hC lcf,
hi home. more than half a century ago
h has not known days sickness lie ls
as present suffering from a slight cold
how ever. which ne asCrbCs 10 the damp
ness Of the climate. What has struck him
most fCrcibly since is arrival in America
Is the Uuclcau condition of the streets of
Baltimore. Mr.. johnson says he has
never seen anything like it. even Iu Den
mark. 10 say nothing of Australia. and
thinks tIat it an epidemic were 10 break
out here the number Of deaths would DE
appalling
Besides The two brothers Ia EaltImOT,
two others live i'm Denmark. 4 sister and
a niece in Australia. who was born
there. and "a nephew. who remained ir
Denmark while his parents emrErated
comprise the family. The nephew and
niece though brother and sister. speak
different languages. and would fail O.
uuC -rstand each other if they happened
10 meet