Fiji Gold Find.

Rich Formation Discovered on Viti Levu.

MINING men who have seen samples of a gold find about seven miles from Tavua on the coast of Viti Levu, Fiji, are impressed with the pos sibilities of the field.

The find was made by Mr. W. Borth wick, who has been prospecting on be half of Mr. Patrick Costello, and at the latest report the lode has been un covered to the extent of 200 feet by 700. “It is too large to be true,” said Mr. Costello in an interview. ‘The samples show gold as if sprinkled on with a pepper pot all over the stone.”

The outcrop is of rotten felspar and quartz and samples are said to show at least six ounces to the ton. The only work done so far has been trench ing to open up the formation.

There is no reason for a rush, as owing to the peculiar mining laws of Fiji, the area will have to be declared a goldfield before prospectors will be allowed to peg a claim.