THE KIMBERLEY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1747, 30 June 1886, Page 2

THE KIMBERLEY.

I The following extract frbn the letter of an old Qtago miner writing-; from "■ [Kimberley to a friend m Hokitika is quoted by a West ■ Coast paper :— *' We. (meaninc a party of 26), left Melbourne on 2nd March for Port Derby/ which place weresched m about 16 dayatj iffd| almost jmmedi&tely for the scene of itnenew workings. The first 126 miles we, travelled on foot with comparatiTely little difficulty ; after that we covered another 60 miles without coming, across the slightest trace of toy water, the heat being something terrific, and the hardships we had to pot up with are beyond description. We next passed five days without coming across water,, except what we managed to carry with us. Four of our party were then atr tacked with fever, from which three died, W*» are now m camp (as I write you this letter,) a distance of 304 miles from Port Derby, and have not yet reached the principal -gold workings. We met a survey party, by whom I forwarded this letter who informed as that the sinking wa§ from three to four feet, and that a quantity of gold was found under the tussocks. - I wpuld not advise you at preien|;to *h«re, at least until you bear from me again, as just now; there really is very little to induce anyone to come to, a ooiijbtry lilce this. , J " .". v