THE TAMBAROORA GOLD FIELDS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1211, 15 June 1872, Page 3

THE TAMBAROORA GOLD FIELDS.

A "Migratory Correspondent" writes to the Melbourne Herald as follows.:— Towards the end of last April I left Melbourne by theMacedon, and entrusted my valuable person to the hands of Oapt. Paine. In doe time I arrived at Sydney, and devoted two or three days to seeing the lions. I was particularly struck with the unusual activity which appeared in all branches of business, owing to the impetus given to trade by the development of the new gold fields. I left Sydney by railway to Rydall, and from thence by coach to Bathurft, a journey of about eighteen miles. Found the, old town considerably livelier than übusil, on account of its being the chief rendezvous for persons going to Tambaroora. Up to this. point the journey was smooth and pleasant enough, but from Bathurst the serious work of gold-hunting begins in awful earnestness. • The old coaching days of Ballarat and Sandhurst in 1853 afford but a weak comparison to the horrors of travelling to the present ruph in New South Wales. One of my companions on the excursion' was Mr A. G. Fisher, who scenting auriferous deposits from afar/ was en' route to the latest-dis-covered El Dorado' The übiquitous Obbb has provided coaching accommodation, and it would be difficult to imagine any greater* feat in pulling and hauling

than is performed by the six nnhappy horses which toil over the tips and downs of the "road" in question. The greatest "pull" is lip an almost perpendicular height called the " Monkey," which takes it out of man and beast to a moßt alarming degree, and, as usual, the passengers have to get out and tramp over the worst part of the so-called road. We toiled on through mud and stones for about ten hours, the distance travelled being nearly sixty miles, and eventually reached the far-famed Tambaroora. The township is tolerably old, and about as picturesque as the ordinary villages of Australia, which is not saying too much. The hotel accommodation is very poor, while the rate of living is pretty high. The standard price of drink is at the good old gold fields ticket, viz., Is. Having taken stock of the town, the next thing to do was to inspect the principal quartz mines. I visited "Krohman's," "Paxton's," "Beard's," the "Welcome," and others, and saw enough to satisfy me that the reefs were of exceeding richness and can be traced for miles in length. Two days after my arrival Mr Fisher turned up in a state of high elevation, having been fortunate enough to secure one half of a claim on the " Welcome" line, which had been worked by a party of four miners, and from which some splendid specimens were shown. There are several well known Melbourne men at this place, and all appear to be doing exceedingly well. I have no doubt that a large and permanent increase will be made to the population, as the mineral resources of this part of the country appear to be boundless. My turn of luck is sure to come soon.