Another Letter from Coo!gardie.

Manawatu Herald, 12 March 1895, Page 2

Another Letter from Coo!--gardie.

w Mr James Broe writes to Mr Rhodes, uuder date of 12tb February : — The weather here (Coolgardie) is extremely . hot at present and water very scarce, we are carting it 80 miles. There are, it is true, many great surface shows of gold here in the reefs, but whether it will go down 04' not remains to be seen. The country is very dry and difficult to prospect on that account, it is quite a common thing to pay £8 for a drink for a camel, and thirty shillings for a horse. Business is fairly brisk in all lines but I think that there will be a lull shortly, as the foreign capital gets exhausted, but I have no doubt but a re-action will set in when the crushing batteries get ereoted ; but I am afraid all business will be overdone. There are plenty of auctioneers, storekeepers, and businessmen of all descriptions here. There have baeri great changes in

prices since I have been here— bread has come down from ninepenee the 21b loaf to fi vepence, and many other thing? in proportion. The water we have to drink is simply abominable, any paddle along the roads in New Zealand is preferable to the beat I have had new yet. People in New Zealand have not theslightest conception of the hardship! a person has to undergo here, or I am sure they would never come, Ijki the race is not worth the prise. There is an immense amount of sickness and people are dying in great numbers. I am glad to tell yon I have been very fortunate in getting a good mate. We have not done anything as yet though we are trying very hard. •■'• It is difficult to write long letter* as the flies are a great nuisanoe by day and the ants and scorpions by night. Please remember to all inquiring friend?.