A GOLD FIELD IN RIVERINA.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1486, 9 May 1873, Page 2

A GOLD FIELD IN RIVERIN A.

Respecting the gold discovery in Rive* rina reported by telegram from Hay in the Argus of Wednesday last, the .Pq#ct«# Times of Saturday writes s—^lfow for? tune turns upon a man,- and how she faces about, maybe seen, in the history of the new gold field just discovered on the Upper Lachlan. . A party of fencers were working on Holt and M'Kellar's. run, Cudgelligo. It appears that : the contractor for the fencing had under hrin_a son-in-law, whose wife was with the party. The father-in-law alleging, that the son-in-law, was .useless as a fencer, discharged him, so away went the man and his wife, and they wandered -in a most destitute condition. Camped at a place called the Bald Hills, in Cudgelligo, near a beautiful lake, about fourteen miles by four, the poor w.omaij, bred on the Tumut ■ Gold Fields, picked up a piece of quartz in which gold was visible. They searched, and soon found the reef, in opening which they discovered plenty, of quartz of most promising richness. We are told on good authority that these reefs crop. out over a large extent of country hereabouts, and that there are likely to be alluvial diggings. The poor , wanderer, who found the reef, immediately secured it by law;; and was, offered; Ll ooo. for his share, which he declined, although a short time previously he hid not a blanket to put over his wife. A; company wfts. soon formed of men in the, neighborhood, and operations were commenced on- a small scale. The discovery was soon known, and lots of people ..visited the spot to obtain specimens, which were at first given freely, and of course the affair now became very generally noised abroad. The consequence is a rush from all quarters to one of the most charming spots on the Upper Lachlan, where the 1 scenery is beautiful— grass, water, and beef abundant ; but where is the flour to come from 1 Cudgelligo is 165 miles from Hay (which is, we hear, short of flour), and 140 miles from Fbrbes, which has' some, considerable quantities of breadstuffs j but it Is expected that In a month there, will be 30QQ persons on the ground, Shepherds, hutkeepers, <fee., have all bolted ; though, as yet, nothing has in our opinion justified it except this, that there is every appearance of a large gold field being about to be opened up. The specimen from the claim brought to Hay was very rich, but it was there broken, and the richest part retained at Hay. The piece brought to DenUiquin had gold all through it, and was estimated tiy?a. good judge that it would, yield an ounce to the ton. A beggar one day, and the owner of a rich quartz-reef the next ! • Who will deny that there's a divinity doth shape our ends ?» •, •