THE MINING BOOM IN AUSTRALIA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1754, 31 January 1888, Page 3

THE MINING BOOM IN AUSTRALIA.

Under tbe date Melbourne January 24 the following news Is to hand by steamer: —Mineral discoveries of greater o- loan riohneia are reported from New Sooth Wales, Western Australia, and this colony. Ia New South cx>ewß.v» deposits of rich silver oro havo been discovered at Falrfi .Id, near Tenterfield. A p.riy , of mining experts, speculators, and others from Sydney are now on »he field in-iprc-ing some of the properties a-ud to coutnln sliver lodes cf R.most marvellous riohn -sa. I They are expired to rival those at Broken HHIa From Western Auatrali-. newa comes of th? discovery of another Mount Morgan by a prospector named V-»n Bibaa. Tho hill is a milo long. 30ft blnh, and 60ft wide, and contains thousands of tons of auriferous quartz Another find on the Pewah river slxy miles from Roebojrne, has created great excitement there, James Retherell had j pi -kei up a stone to throw at a bird, and while the stone was m his band he saw something glitter and h« took it to hi* father, who subsequently searched and found mnoh auriferous quar'e. Tbey have two bags of it, every piece showim. gold. What Is deolared to be a payable silver field haa also been fouod at Trlrtlagong, m Gippalr.nd. An expert fmm Melbourne visited .he claim a few day. ago and was so _>tiifiad with the fn-boa <iona tbat he eff red to t. ke up three thousand out of tbe six thou_»< d shores io whioh It la pripr.sed to fl >*t a Company.