Gold In New Guinea.
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Morobe Warden's Report.
From Our Own Correspondent.
RABAUL, April 21.
THE Warden’s Report for the Morobe goldfields for February shows that during that period there was a record established in both the quantity and the value of gold exported for any one month. In all 30,148 oz., with a value of £147,703 (Australian), was exported for the month.
In this report reference is made to the extension of prospecting activities in the new area in the Upper Purari district which includes that portion of the Madang district south of the sixth parallel. In this area lies the Goritufa Creek, where the Leahy Brothers have been awarded a prospecting claim. New Guinea Goldfields has applied for 8,000 acres in the Sofa Valley for dredging claims on the Bena Bena and Gafuku rivers. This district lies some forty miles west of the Upper Ramu. The ground is reported as not being suit able for the small miner. Aeroplane freights are heavy and the natives re ported to be hostile.
The Bulolo Gold Dredging Coy’s two Junkers made 143 trips during Feb ruary and created fresh records by transporting 781,026 lbs. of material consisting mainly o.f dredge steel work for the Bulowat. The construction of No. 3 dredge at Bulowat is progressing well.