THE KIMBERLEY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1737, 18 June 1886, Page 2

THE KIMBERLEY.

Messrs Moor*, Morrison, and Headley hare arrived at Sydney with partly from Brockman Creek, and portly from the head waters of. the Mary River, a tributary of the Margaret, mnch nearer Derby than former find*. They will return m a few days to prospect Leopold Ranges further north. They are not satisfied that the quantities of gold/they have found m the localities mentioned would support a rash. All those who have arrived at Yeoda Matie a have been fairhr successful: Several of the party were siok while at the diggings, while. others were occupied m looking after horses, and they could only average two mea at actual work. Sjattety brings down a lump weighing 28ozs, part of which, however, is quartz. Two men, McKenzie and O'Donoghue, .left the field at the. end of February, and have not since been heard of.* It is sup* posed that they hrve been murdered i by!; the natives, 1 Flour at Derby is £20 p«r too, horses £25 eaoh,. and very scarce. Medical men are, much wanted. ; A Thursday's Argus says that the Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Albury, I,OUO tons, left on Wednesday for Derby, King Sound, with a larg « number of passengers for Kimberley goldfields. She will call at Adelaide, where a number of additional passen. gcrs will embark. She took a large quantity of cargo, and about 60 pawsngers, most of whom were booked for Western Australia, and appearod to be well equipped. The oargo comprised a large quantity of building iqateriit).