A RICH KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1721, 28 November 1887, Page 3

A RICH KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELD

Mr A J. Miller, one of the principal shareholders In the Jackson's Beef Company, K'tnberloy, was a paeaeDgpr by the Otway from Derby, and la now staying m Perth for a few d»ya prc-vLus to resuming hia journey to Melbourne. Mr Miller Informs us that tho crushing machinery f r the reef was successfully landed at Wyndham, and conveyed to Kimberiey, where it was erected and nearly reHdy for work when he left the field. The state of Mr Miller's health requiring that he should immediately proceed to Melbourne, he did not wt»it for a l'«rtre ciushing by the new machinery. Soma experiments wen? made, however, wiih stono from the reef, but which, though rough and uncompleted, gave some rem»rk»bie reunite. A quantity of qua" a, abont half a ton m weight, yielded 24£ z, or at the rate of 49 zto tbs ton. A champagne case fall of the stone, weighing about lowt, gave a return of B!bs of gold, which is equal to the* remarkable rate ol 1920iz to the top. Of oonrse, the aotual capabilities of the reef can only be ascertained after a series of regular ofushings on the spot. It is clear, however, that the atons is, m some parti at all events, of extraordinary riohness One of the shafts of the O impiny'a o'aim is 60f down on the reef, whion is alre uh 11 t widu, alihush at yet Dot fuly developed. Mr Miller brings aevt"a°' samples of the stone with him, m which the gold is uot immediately visible to the naked eye m consequence of the presence >t a ffiTnqinjns oxide, of a re:l oolor. On touching the stone with acid trace* of the precious metal can be seen, and v technically known aB " fl iur gold," owing to the m ; nuttn«Ba of the particles, ami which are distributed throcuhoat the curious looking substance yclept the atone. It is said that this substance closely resembles In general appearance that whioh has proved so wondrously rich a Monot Morgan. Queensland — " Western (Perth) Mail"