WILLIAM BOWDEN 733 



years, but the find was never officially reported as payable. Alluvial 

 gold was discovered by WEBB and party on the lower part of the 

 valley in 1896, and at once reported to the Warden. 1 



In 1901, Bowden was prospecting, with Government assistance, 

 and found a belt of auriferous country on a branch of the Alice 

 (i.e., PHILP) RIVER. (SEE MAPS F AND E.) His best prospects were 

 I dwt. of GOLD to a dish. He also found " fair prospects " of 

 ALLUVIAL GOLD on heads of the MOREHEAD RIVER. 



i " The Starcke Goldfields," by Lionel C. Ball, B.E. Brisbane, by Authority, 1899 

 (No. 223 of Geol. Survey Publications). 



