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THE ALBERT GOLD FIELDS.
The Wilcannia Times says :—" The accounts
from the diggings continue very encouraging.
Since last issue Cobb & Co.'s coach brought into
Wilcannia 90 ounces, of gold, and Morrison's;
coach has arrived just as we are going to press.
We cannot give the precise quantity brought
down by this opportunity, but we heard of two
parcels of 125 ounces and 14 ounces. We believe
the two parcels of gold mentioned are only a
portion of what were brought down. It may be
stated that the Messrs. Morrison are by no means
anxious to carry gold without police protection,
and avoid its conveyance if possible.
The three brothers Kelly, who are at the Four-
mile, had 50 ounces on hand, the result of six
weeks' work, but they declined to selL Others
we have heard of have .been even luckier, and
hold their gold, and at the Granite rush large
quantities are. being obtained. The gold there is
of a different character from that procured at
Mount Brown. It is of a much lighter color, and
scaly without.large pieces, yet cannot be called
' fine gold.' One fine specimen was recently found
on this ground; - It was picked up on the surface.
It is nearly a cube of say: 1½inch. An; expert
who saw it says stone of the same kind would
turn cut from 500 to 600 ounces to the ton. There
is a great want of explosive materials on the
ground, which retards reef prospecting. There
is plenty of water and a sufficiency of provisions :
now. In fact, from the ^quantity of -flour-and
other articles of consumption on.the way to the;
diggings from various directions, the prices of
provisions are likely to be lower in a few weeks
than they are in Wilcannia. Several large parcels
of gold have been taken by the men themselves
over to Armidale and in other directions: It is
quite time the Government afforded some protec-
tion for the conveyance of gold by the appoint-
ment of an escort. Possibly it is waiting to hear
of some audacious robbery first. The Govern-
ment of this colony seems more remiss in matters
of this kind than the Government of Victoria. :
We think the business men of the town ought to
get up a petition asking for the appointment of
an escort."
Pbofessob CuSTANCE,—The Register says:
We have received copies of testimonials in favor
of Professor Custance, who was lately appointed
Professor of Agriculture under the South Aus
tralian Government, and who has occupied the
positions of Resident- Professor of Agriculture at
the Royal Agricultural-College, Cirencester ; Cer:
tificated Member of the Koyal College of Precep
tors, London; Member of the Mineralogical
Society and the. Cirencester Chamber of
Commerce ; Member of • tb<i Boyal■rMgrieultutaP ■
Society of England; and Professor of Agriculture
to the Imperial Government of Japan, and
Lecturer at the Imperial College,! Tpkio, Japan.
There arena fewer than fourteen testimonials,
and "each of them is highly eulogistic 'of the
professor's ability. One-of them is signed by
Lord Lyttelton, Sccretaiy to...Bight Hon. W.E.
Gladstone ; another by His . Excellency ( Y.
Shingawa, Minister "for Agriculture, and Chief,,
Agricultural Bureau, Tdkio, Japan, and-Others
by eminent scientists in .England. . .
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