The Big New Find at Coolgardie.

Manawatu Herald, 31 January 1895, Page 3

The Big New Find at Coolgardie.

The Post-s own correspondent writes from Melbourne under dat 6 January 17fch as follows : — Mr W. B. Wilson's syndicate has been fortunate, in one of ifcs prospectors making the richest discovery known in Coolgardie for some months. The locality of fche fiud is three miles west from fche brilliant Reward afc the '15 -mile. Richard Eades, the prospector, was out there jusfc before Christmas, and found gold in a reef which had frequently been tapped. Having no tools, he came into Coolgardie and reported fche dis covery to John Reid, fche syndicate's representative. The find was kepfc quiefc. Eades fully equipped, returned to the find, and took up three leases. Work was started, and an extraordinarily rich shoot of gold discovered, the stone being abso lntely clotted with gold. From the drilling of small holes ten pennyweights were washed. As far as can be ascertained the show of gold is eight feet wide, the reef running right through the property. Since the discovery ground has been pegged out in all directions. Large numbers of men are arriving daily by teams, bufc there will not be nearly enough men to man the leases when the exemption expires. It is anticipated that labour will bo scarce and wages high. Forty men are working on the Croydon new field. The gold is found in lumps varying in size from lOoz to 1650z. Some are doing well, but others are not making a living. The Argus correspondent says of the floods afc the Ninety-Mile last Sunday :— About 10 o'clock there was a heavy duststorm, followed by hail and rain, which came down in torrents. Between Canegrass Swamp and Ninety Mile two rivers, 50 to 100 yards in width and Sft deep, were formed. The swamp itself is 20 acres in extent, and this was covered by 4ft of water. Miller's condenser was completely submerged. At the Ninety-Mile Bew's store had Sin of water running through it, and two shafts at Hickß' mine were filled to oveiflowing. All the dams from the twenty five-Mile to the Ninety-Mile were filled, and all water holes were running over. About 12.80 on Sunday night there was another heavy fall. The residents went out " specking " on Mon day morning, and a good many pieces ranging up to $oz were found on the old workings.