Gold Finding Extraordinary.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1663, 29 April 1874, Page 2

Gold Finding Extraordinary.

I, It has recentfc transjnre'cji for'fSp^ itime past sm^||&ai|i|iei;-lof gol&fS|ret 'jbeen found on U|fboj;|itfr; but littl^|re«| quented near theiHape J3rf^k, Those who ar^^pdi^^..kn^m-,fl^! of the matter are exceedingly rfeiibent about communicating information, nor "can*%¥'Tearn by^wHom' the mEßFiar' first communicated to the police; but it and a considerable "quantity of the gold |arenoi^in|th*hln^s\9f<the^p6li^e, who^ it is Ho^di will digplayth'eif accustomed! cujfceness in unravelling the mystery. J*jhat we ha^e, gather ii as ' follows. Some time back two lads, sons of) John O'Meara, found a piece of re* tof*fi di>jß9fen[ the; path indicated, whilff they were proceeding home to their residence on the hill known as Mount Plea*, sant. This find was, made known to some neighbors, and we are informed vthat the gold was kept in case !sofl£ whose Adjoin intfiFootpath previously referred to, have been in the habit of taking out a cow to tether in the fekn and grass3ntf fthliiy! M*[have found bits of retorted gold at various times. Now we come to the denouement. The P<ilicc4e*ri6g 4 6f) the abdTe : 6i reams tancfls from some quarter, proceeded to the locality where the treasure trove had been fciund} ,<jand; i aftejeto sjj^ie/ cttone; i uaearthe4j pieces of retorted gold weighing in the a4s regate four ounces. Such is the substance of 'the) infotmation '. we, have been able to glean wkich we' can give as being of a relmble'-^h'afticlifer.^lii<^ wlyrof rumour we are^told. that,, once kept a small crushing ■ and retorting place near--where the gold was, foupd,. and that he hat gone homew|t|^i^llomf^%ifeii^^ kind all sorts of exaggerated rumours gjitocurrency,and^omeojf^hejn.may be , damagiog to private individuals^whoi are/ perfeotlylimooentjofwdwiwi^J^tson:^; thintr.iffiafioitVwo'uldLbejiadwi^l^ifisth*^ pplice w*refatthoris*d to givejall) jthe Jn-i i<>rmation4n;thek pow,ejri(Boj long as.it idjd not-linterferejwttt lie cftUrse of gijitiee; It ;*he event 'ofrpffibjicity b*wg»Uilc*ly i<> L ,djßfeat the ends of justice, the pr<jl3 wisely ■refirainifrom-giving,that publicity, . / .(,