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The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) (about)
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Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3529109
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THE COEN GOLDFIELD.
formation regarding the Coen goldfield,which
is situated 180 miles north of Cooktown. He
states that the field is ore of the
ta iiïrfî showing on the snrfaoo, winch oro
Bttia 1 reefs snowing returns. The
6ftRl^Uherto'lms been towork the reefs from modo h the"° ''" b th6y 8h0W 9igns of pinch thB surface, onawT , M
iDg°t *hi« In&d him that all these exp» veefá "followed down Would be flmBli Ä carrying equally good gold. found again çany b northern fields, Tbe, A flncttiationfl, but this year Myers,
U3 had nTa'^9othorB hava found and are Boyd, and potJj«»,0,; from whloh 60 tons of rrkÍAru"¿d yielded 703oz. gold. The
r'°\eJlv Company have two crushing plants Lan^ *fl»$ and1 treat all the publio stone.
SR,«on? correspondent was there some two
Wheí. I "" nnlv twenty-five men were on the
^f^fncc then a few havö arrived from
Held. Since l'1B , but thera is room for
^bÄWttta money to keep them
more if m¿^m. and if they know anything
¡" rations for o¡t»T^ta /eaAea eajiiy by 0,rm ThefolSaretho »salt» of some *ater: pvuihini --Pattison and party, 22 tons T??ÄX- Blitho, 7 tons, 4Soz.; Kelly, of!t0n innot 89oz2dwt.; Look, 11 tons 6nt0f 7ir,7- Massey. 10 tons, 8Soà.; Waters, Kffi 8dwtSfHugman,' 12 tons oOcz.
5> *. irnZtrick 3 tons, 5Ioz.; Crisp, 5owt.,
£.; SClfe'lly Company, 35 tons, 70oz.