FARMER’S GOLD FIND

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1931, Page 5

FARMER’S GOLD FIND

FOR Tl' NE-TKLLERS AD VIC E FOLLOWED. SYDNEY, May 21. There is at least one man in Australia—Air Zaide Walters, a farmer on the North Coast of New South Wales, who believes in fortune-telling. Knowing nothing of mining, he was persuaded by a fortune-teller to dig at a certain spot where, almost immediately.- he struck rich gold. 'His is a remarkable real life story. It wa s merely out of curiosity that Walters visited the fortune-teller at one of the country shows near where he lived, and lie left her curiously perplexed. The ' woman was a total stranger to the district.--it is her habit to visit all the country shows—and this is what she told Walters: “Look for a mineral; it will make you richer than farming.” Walters was sceptical. Ry a strange coincidence iiis daughter later consulted the woman, and the girl was Urged to impress upon her father that lie should look for gold. When his daughter, and Ollier members of the' family became inffstout Walters, though still incredulous, again sought the woman at another show. On the second occasion lie was told: “You will find gold a mile and a half from your home at Coldwater Creek. One strike will be rich, and another a little further away will be richer. Your mate will be with you and lie will not find the reef.”'

At last Walters was impressed and with Mr William Packer he commenced prospecting at Coldwnter Creek. They had not been working long when Packer came out of the hole they were digging, and Walters took a turn. Almost immediately, he! uncovered a reef studded richly with gold. A few days later the men struck an even richer reef, a few chain s away from the first. Now thoroughly excited Walters sought the woman at a third show and asked for some fertile instructions. She advised him not to sell the claim until be had dug to a depth of at least 14 feet. Both reefs are close to tbe surface, and tbe two men are anxious to see what is going to happen when they get down deeper.

"1. am going to the full 1.4 feet, exclaimed Walters. ‘‘You may be sure of that. Only for thi s woman I would never have found any gold. 1 did not think there was goTd within miles of my property.”