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The Mary River. 
On the large plains at the head of the Mary River some of the largest deposits 
of alluvial gold were found; these are still being worked when there is any water. 
One of the curious points about this part of the field is that gold was found 
associated with calcite, and even in the spar itself. It is highly probable that 
in this neighbourhood some very good reefs will be found that are at present 
covered by the more recent deposits. 
Mount Dockrell. 
About 70 miles to the South-West of Hall’s Creek, and three or four miles to 
the South-Western side of the Mount, some very rich deposits of gold were found 
in the deep gullies, which led to certain reefs which cross them being prospected. 
The richest of them was taken up; it was a rather curious reef, the rich part of 
the lode consisting largely of galeua, in which free gold could be seen. 
There are many other promising reefs around here which cross the gullies in 
which large quantities of alluvial gold have been found. 
Water and fuel there are in abundance, and the well-formed and highly- 
mineralised character of the stone promises well for its permanency in depth. 
Christmas Creek. 
For 40 miles to the South-West alluvial gold has been found rich enough to 
pay to work. 
Prospects of the Kimberley Field. 
Considering the extent of this field, the size, well-defined character of the 
lodes, their richness, and length that they carry gold at the surface, the compara¬ 
tive cheapness with which they can be worked, and the good supply of wood and 
water, there is every reason to predict that it will eventually become an important 
reefing district, the only drawback being at present the want of capital. 
In Conclusion. 
It is absolutely impossible to estimate the quantity of gold raised, as at the 
start there was an export duty on gold; most of it, therefore, was smuggled out of 
the Colony, but it must have'been very large, as all the diggers agree that the 
field was very rich. 
The gold is mostly of a low value, realising at the Mint in Melbourne about 
c£3 11s. 6d. per oz. 
Authentic returns clearly prove that the reefs worked are payable; and it was 
only in a few instances, where small quantities of stone were crushed, that it was 
picked. The larger crushings, taken as a whole, would return about loz. to the ton 
of stone, which should pay handsomely. 
YILGARN GOLDFIELD. 
(Proclaimed November , 1888.) 
In 1887 Mr. Glass, of Mugakine, while making a tank near his house, found 
a large speck of gold, which caused him to start prospecting, but although he sank 
several holes lie never had the good fortune to find any more. However, the 
discovery drew attention to this district, and led to a party being organised and 
fitted out by the Settlers’ Association, with assistance from the Government, to 
thoroughly prospect the district to the Eastward of Newcastle and Northam, 
