MINING MEMORANDA. THE TAMBAROORA GOLD FIELDS

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 231, 4 July 1872, Page 8

MINING MEMORANDA. THE TAMBAROORA GOLD FIELDS

A " migratory correspondent " writes to the Melbourne " Herald " as follows :—

Towards the end of las>April 1 leftMelbourne by tbe Macedon, and entrusted my valuable person to tbo hands of Capt. Paine. In due time I arrived at Sydney, and devoted two or three day's to seeing the lions. I was particularly struck with the unusual activity which appeared in all branches of business, owing to the impetus given to trade by the development of the new gold fields. I left Sydney by railway to Eydall, and from thence by c^ach to Bathurst, a journey of about eighteen miles. ■ Found the old town considerably livelier thau usual, on account of its being the chief rendezvous for persons going to Tauibaroora. Up to this point the journey was smooth and pleasant enough, but from Bathurst the serious work of goldhunting begins in awful earnestness, The old coaching days of Ballarat and Sandhurst in 1853 afford but a weak compariosn to the horrors of travelling to the present rush in New South Wales/ One of my companions on the excursion was Mr. G. A. Fisher, who scenting auriferous deposits from a p ar, "was en route to the 'latest discovered El Dorado. The übiquitous Oobb has provided coaching'accommodation,- and it would be difficult to imagine any greater feat in pulling and hauling than is performed by the six unhappy horses which toil over the ups and downs of the " road " in question. The greatest " pull " is, up in. almost perpendicular height called the " Monkey," which takes it out of man and benst to a most alarming degr.ee, and, as usual, the passengers have to get out and tramp over the so-called road. We toiled on through mud and stones for about ten miles, the distance travelled being nearly sixty miles, and eventually reached the far-famed Tambaroora. The township is tolerably old, and about as picturesque as the ordinary villages of Australia, which is uot saying too much. The hotel accommodation is very poor, while the -rate of living is pretty high. The standard price of drink is at the good old gold fields ticket, viz. Is. Having taken stock of the town, the next thing to ' do was to inspect the principal quartz mines I visited Krobman's, Paxton's, Beard's, the Welcome, and other?, and saw enough to satisfy me the reefs were of exceeding richness and can be traced for miles in length. Two days after my arrival Mr. Fisher turned up in a state of high elevation., having been fortunate enough to secure one hall of a claim, on the Welcome line of i-eef, which had T)een worked by a party of four miners, and^froin which some splendid specimens were ''shown. There are several well known Melbourne men at this place, and a\l appear to be doino; exceedingly well. 1 have no doult.that a large and permanent increase will be made to the 1 population, as the mineral resources of this part of the country appear to be boundless.. My turn of luck is pure to come soon.