THE REPORTED GOLD FIND IN THE KING COUNTRY. Another Fraud.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2217, 23 September 1886, Page 2

THE REPORTED GOLD FIND IN THE KING COUNTRY. Another Fraud.

A pvraguaph apppared in the Herald of Monday, stating that gold in payable quantities existed in the King Countiy, and that some h;id been seen and handled by Mr .1. W. Bndgmui. Mr Bridgin.in ceitainly did see wmie quait/ and dirt coni taining gold said to have bo»-n found there, but thero was no guaiantee tliat it had, in fact from the appearance of the quart/ 1m did not believe it came fioin there, as \% was so unlike any that ho had M>eu come fiom there. Such random statements as to the existence, of the much wished for gold cannot be received with t<».» much caution. In many case* the report is circulated by parties who endeavour to trade upon it and raise money on tho-.trength of having found a payable held. In this instance, thupetson did not succeed in his object with Mr Bridgman. Tlio fact of Ins nune appoaring in connection with the matter would bo a sufficient guarantee with those who know him of the bona fides of the report, and naturally he was not a little annoyed wt seeing his name published jus a guarantee of the good faith of the statement. That gold may exist there in payable quantities is possible, but so far the authorised pro spectors donotsay so. If it doospxist and prospectors know of it, they will hardly make, it public for £'500. The statement in the Herald will be published all over New Ze-i-land, and would tend to unsettle mini who nvdke gold digging the occupation of thenlives, for they will cast longing eyes in the direction of the reputed El Dorado, nnd he discontented with the, places in winch they work at present. Our hopes of rich finds in the native country were rudely dashed, and it would be cruel to revive them again solely on the statements of unscrupulous adventurers, who, hawk hke, make a living by preying on credulous individual". A news paper correspondent la always at the mercy of his informants, and the man who wilfully misleads him, and through him the public, should ha\e his name held up to public censure. The man however, *hot very wide of his mark when he thought Mr Bridffmau would tacitly aid his imposture (if imposture it be, which is strongly suspected) by keeping silent instead of repudiating any connection with it, which he emphatically does, the subsequent conduct | of the man continuing his belief in hi« uureliabihty.