102
THE WEST SHORE.
r lvn ranted by Iwoexplorem in the Kimber
ley dUtrii-t, in the extreme northern end of the
nlny. Tto port of that region in Derby, on
Km mn. t the mouth of the Fitzroy river,
and the new from that place U that great nuni
l m dM'le, the majority of them totally un
fitted, by nature and experience, for the rough
life 4 tin- mine, are throning the route to the
new pi! field. Tlie road are rough, the wa
l r mipply anty, and provisions and supplies
i all kind are held at exorbitant price; yet,
a luoaUay been the cane in mining excite
ment, thousand of " pilgrims " start for the
Ifrtiiiwd land without an adequate supply of
ntfMT rmmey or provision. Tlie auriferous re
fill i (juito extensive, and tlie discovery of
purii Mp in by no mean improbable. The
Kimberley district is a country about four and
half times the size of Scotland, with splendid
rivers, and with millions of acres of pastoral
and agricultural land. The climate has hen
commended by explorers as one of the finest
and most healthful in the tropics. Last year
the population numbered only about one hun
dred white men; the blacks, who are not ni
merous, are tractable. Sheep, cattle and horsei
thrive well, so that, whether or not the gold
fields fulfill the expectations of those who seek
their fortunes at the gold fields, there is a fine
country to develop. Derby consisted lately of
but a few huts and tents, and is the station of
the government residents. Should the rush to
the gold fields continue, doubtless this will be
changed.
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