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Dunstan Times, Issue 1282, 24 September 1886, Page 4

■who were getting nothing at all. He and his mate prospected the country for miles around, hut wore unable to find anything that would pay them for •working. At a place called Bys tor’s Creek they were most successful, hut the gold being for the most part in the form of dust, and water so (scarce, they had to abandon the claim. 'The narrator says that he believes there is gold to be found somewhere in the district, hut under the present circumstances it is impossible to out the right vein. He says that after the periodical rains (which commence about November) will be the time to trace up these veins, because the metal Is washed down the creeks by the floods from the hills, [the information was given in the nature of a ■secret.] He and his mate, who is now an Melbourne, are going again about February. Sly-grog selling is cairied ■on and the camp is pretty lively at might in consequence, sometimes as many as two and three fights taking place. A disease termed “bookoo” (1) is pretty prevalent there. Those suffering from it are unable to retain any food whatever in the stomach. It lasts usually several days, and is sup posed to be caused through insufficient vegetable lood dian.”