"THE HON. RODDY."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 728, 29 January 1910, Page 6

"THE HON. RODDY."

"IEKE -A^NTCGET.:'; ' ;Testerday'we :'had- the : pleasure : of' «e----ing'-th'§' bdebrated'/ "Hon;-. Roddy"!:. gold nugget,.-, which* was "recently -discoyereed : in"Bbss,';bri : the: West "Coast," by' two-'min-'ersiriM'ed'STOtt'Cand/Sharp.'Vjn, is. ;;the. 'largest'yet' discovered ; in'the Dominion, weighs 990z:. arid; is..valued ■at" iB4OO. •-,-It "is;■■'■ a ;beautiful, .'sample of gold;"and--has.quite a.'unique 'form,.hav- , jag•'• the': distinctVshape ,'o£ 'a man's; face -on one,edge,'-while.i.looking at it another, way, it gives you the iriipressioi, ;of a lady's shp6."The history. attached,to the claimwhere the - specimeri ; ; ,was" found ii.Vpeou-,--liar.''Some' 20 .years • ,agb.;ai''old miner named. M'Carthy,-' : whb : .-was-;working 'this same ground, ;said he-dreamed; he.-would large-' nugget in his claim,-but. his days were; cut: short:by,';his .falling: oyer, his : tail-race-arid, .breaking: his neck. Since. .'then /this .claim has, been;unworked-;unUl last'-September, '-when;.Scott.:andv ; Sharp thought.)they, 'would, ti;y. the. ground,'and. they !had;ribt'. been '.working -;more.- than a . few;i'weeks wKe'n:.tlie'y'got:.the.'Siirprise of ' their.-life -by- dropping on .this. prize. „Tbe,. I Hospital •-Cbminitte'e -.in:-.Eoss;. have,-now purchased this; nugget, arid are. offering it- asa prize in' an art union in aid ,'ot their 'hospital; buiidirig .fund. ;The,.art union- is to be drawn' on: April. 30 next, 'under -'the: supervision of: a cpmmittee. ol ■well-known geitlemen.-.The;nugget is in Wellington' at 'present under ;-the care- of several..of :the ;Eoss ; . Hospital' Committee,, and :wiH.be placed, on view; in the 'premises,' -85 "Willis''Street/ next ■ door.: to Shortfs.'.'auotiorie'ers. 1 A- charge- of. 6d; ;rill 'be 'made for'.admittance, arid art union' tickets will ibe:sold; at :ss. each. ■;.;