THE DARWIN AND PALMER.
By the courtesy of a gentlemen resident in the township, we have been favored with the following extract from a letter from Mr. Charles Jenkins, late of the Back Lead, Charleston : 'Melbourne, April 20th, 1874. Port Darwin is a frightful place to live in, the climate is very hot, but I should have stayed there longer only the people have nearly all left, so it was no use remaining Allen is going to stop and see if die place will revive, but lamafraid.it will be a long time first. One need make lots of money to-stay in such a place. Numbers of people have come from New Zealand to the Palmer, they will he greatly disappointed as it is like all the Queensland rushes and won't stand a large population. Advise anyyou know nottocome u overfor the Palmer. ■ I intended to hove gone'there but such bad new£; came that I have given up the idea. * *•-#-*■ It is a great pity the Palmer did not turn out well for there are hundreds in Melbourne and :Sydney, brought by the rush, and now they don't know what -to do; I expect jmost of thorn will -go -to Africa if there is iany good news by the next mail ; but 'people having been taken in so often before won't hurry off so soon.—Exchange
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 273, 29 May 1874, Page 3
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224THE DARWIN AND PALMER. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 273, 29 May 1874, Page 3
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