The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-09-17

one lnuiYluual 10 every b'JHi.Ie HiIio VI
the landscape, including babies and
all. This is still more remarkable
when it is remembered that out of an
| immediate population of DO, 900, there
should be 1900 protested conversions
in 10 days. This is very wonderful and
/ still regret that / had no more time
to give to the capital of the land of the
Black Swans, for the last day almost
300 grown up people came out on the
Lords side. Alleluia.
| KALGooRLIE.
Directly the Perth Campaign was
closed | took train for Kalgoorlis
where is located the world-famet
Golden Mile" ont Of which no less
than $4,000, 900 dollars Of gold have
been taken in the last 8 years. Wes'
Australia enjoys the proud distinction
of possessing the largest auriferous
belt ON this planet 1t is commonly
known az the Golden Mile" Some
of the shafts go down, as in the
| case of the "Great Boulder" as deep
as 1900 feet. Al the way from Perth
to Kalgoorlie, distance of 1915 miles,
we saw by the roadside steel pipes,
| the sections of which were 30 feet long
| and 80 inches in diameter, and men
at work striking the most stupendous
| water scheme in the history of civilized
| hydraulics. The Lord saw fit to To-
cate the Golden Mile" in the midst
of an arid and almost uninhabitable
section of this great Continent, and
the men who went out on tours of dis
covery oftentimes endured dreadful
privations and some of them unan-
| nounced hardships Gold having
| been discovered some years ago, at
once population developed into a
city and surroundings of 5000 peo-
pie. Shafts were sunk and salt water
obtained, by condensing plants sup
piled to the population at an exorbi-
tant price, aud the West Australian
Government is now expanding at least
10, 900, 900 dollars for the construction
of colossal water scheme; the plan is
to pump the fresh water from the
Darling Ranges nearest the coast
where the rainfall averages 40 inches
in year, through these pipes to the
Golden Mile. At Kargoolie | con-
Quoted services in the midst of the
most wonderful surroundings that |
have yet had as environment for re-
vival OF religion. The building hay
ing the largest auditorium was Her
Majestys Theatre, building of
corrugated iron, hitched on as tail
to whiskey shop, backed by brew
ny, and hanked by houses used for
other than moral purposes. Here for
six nights the crowds gathered and in
the midst of a difficult population and
also in the midst of arrangements not
sufficiently made, the Lord gave a
great blessing. Altogether during the
six days between 800 and 900 handed
in their names as converts. OF the
10, 600 or more men employed directly
with the gold mining industry it is
| said that the large majority who act
ually touch the gold allow it to stick
to their fingers There are various
schemes for stealing gold One is to
put nice little nugget under the
tongue and avoid too much converse
ton while leaving the mine. Others
fasten the precious bits in their boards
secured there tightly so that the wind
will not dislodge 1t. Another scheme
| is for man to place his candle in a
lump of clay, the clay containing I'M
seen precious bit of ore, and when
he goes to the top of the shaft he re-
moves the clay from the end of his
candle, and with apparent careless
ness losses it aside a mate Of his
gathers it in and promptly disappears
There are many tragedies connected
with the Golden Mile, because on
it is locaten the Devils Acre" This
is the only freehold piece OF land il
the section, and holds seven gin mills
and is said to be more profitable to the
owners than a gold mine. Again
many of the men live in tents, there
is no home life and they are mostly
there to make money; their purpose
is to get gold honestly il possible, il
not, get gold. | do not know of 1
single individual in all the Colder
Mile region who is there either foi
his health or as matter of choic,
spot to live. All this makes it very
difficult to do christian work on or il
the neighborhood OF the dividend pay
ing Golden Mile. So ! feel that tn,
recent work was OF the utmost i'm
portance. | spoke three times day
with the exception Of Saturday, ant
then only once.
FREEMANTLE,
Left Kalgoorlie as soon as possibl,
and came straight through to Free
mantle and began Union Meetings
The Town Hall was packed last night
and hundreds turned away and an
overflow meeting held. The worl
has begun most auspiciously, and til,
Indications are that this will be one Of
the most powerful of all the Yves
Australian revivalistic campaigns.
This is the sea port for the capital ant
for the Kalgoorlie Goldtields, and
consider it stragetic point. l sal
from here next Saturday and x
through to Bunbaburgh in Queens
land to examine the Kanaka Commits
sions and the take steamer for Yoka
hama, Japan.
Dated at Freemantle, Western Aus
tralia, July 10th, A. D., 1902.
W. L. CELL
$685.