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land had supported himself and his family by mining and crushing 

 with the water-wheel mill up to that date. 1 Lakeland now resides 

 at the Coen township. 



The HAMILTON RIVER (12 42' S.) and the CLAUDIE RIVER 

 (12 50' S.), falling into Lloyd Bay, were both named by Lakeland, 

 the latter after a member of his family. 2 



A few additional particulars regarding the ROCKY GOLDFIELD 

 have been culled from the Warden's Annual Reports : 



1897. Alluvial gold nearly exhausted. Nine Chinese were 

 working 7 miles south of Lakeland's camp ; 30 European miners 

 working on 5 claims, Brown and Slattery had a trial crushing which 

 yielded over 13 oz. per ton. 



1898. To end of this year the total crushings had been 

 403 tons for 2,117 oz -> at over >3 P er oz -> Sa 7 6,351, 



1899. Crushings for the year, 54-5- tons for 297 02., at 2 \js. 6d. 

 per oz. = 853 ijs. 6d. 



1900. Great drought ; only crushing (from Claudie Lakeland 

 mine), 21 tons for 42 oz., say 120. 



1901. 48^ tons crushed for 67 oz. I dwt., say 200. 



1902-5. Returns not kept separate from Coen returns. The 

 only return distinguishable is from the " Leo Lakeland " mine 

 (1905), 4 tons for 24^ oz., say 72. 



1906-8. No report. 



1909. Evennett and party were working the " Diamond 

 King " mine near Lakeland's mill, which they had hired. Hans 

 Dehn and party worked some " leaders " and crushed 4 tons for 

 40 oz. 



1910. Crushings 561 tons for 286* oz., at 3 peroz. =847 IQS. 

 (This included Dehn's crushing of 1909.) 



No further returns are given up to the end of 1914, when the 

 population was estimated at four. 



The value of the total recorded output from reefs approximates 

 8,443 6s. 6d. The amount of alluvial gold has not been recorded. 



1 Mineral Resources of the Cook District, p. 21. 

 a Letter from James Dick, I2th May, 1915. 



