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Bank of England. An exact model of it was 

 taken and placed in the British Museum, where 

 it may now be seen. Let us hope that the 

 three fortunate miners made a good use of their 

 wealth. 



Another piece of gold nearly as large was 

 discovered by a poor native who had been in the 

 service of a settler for seven years, and been 

 kindly treated by him. He attended his flock 

 of sheep, but hearing much talk of the gold 

 diggings, he informed his master where there 

 was some. He, of course, lost no time in going 

 to the spot pointed out, where, sticking out of a 

 quartz rock, he found gold to the value of 

 4000?. In gratitude he gave his servant two 

 flocks of sheep, two saddle-horses, with a team 

 of bullocks to plough the land. 



Such was the rage for gold-digging, that even 

 sailors left their ships in order to try their luck. 

 A gentleman said he met one of these fish out of 

 water, who had been robbed on the mountain 

 road whilst lying asleep. He was trying in vain 

 to mount a miserable-looking horse he had bought 

 for the journey. The poor seaman was fairly taken 

 aback, " For," said he, " they have robbed me of 

 a one-pound note, my certificate of discharge from 



