N.G. Goldfields News

From Our Own Correspondent.

Edie Creek, June 24.

THE new road between Wau and Edie Creek is proving a boon. Already no less than six lorries are operating regularly and several cars have climbed up the grade. The point of change over from the standard-wheel-base lorries to the narrow gauge lorries has shifted to a spot be tween Maori Creek and Blue Point, showing the excellent progress made by Mr. Geo. Hoffman in widening the road. Fares between Wau and Edie Creek have been reduced from £1 each way to 12/6 single and £1 return and freights from ⅞d. to ½d. lb.

Steady rain for the first week in May caused a number of landslides on the road and culminated in a flood in the creeks on the 7th.

A mild, but nevertheless distressing form of ’flu affected most of the local Europeans and natives during May.

A visitor of Kaindi, Miss E. Protheroe, the the guest of Mrs. Cresswell, at Stower’s Creek, had a little excitement a few days after arrival recently, when a landslide struck the room she was sleeping in. The fall of rock crashed into her room and completely buried her bed a second after she had jumped clear. Her only injuries were a few abrasions. Miss Protheroe has now taken the position of relieving sister at the Salamaua Hospital.

Our lone woman miner, Mrs. E. Rex, has ceased work on her tribute on Schrater’s lease and intends to try her luck on Whitburne’s Creek.

Mr. A. E. Silburne has aquired the "D. and W.” claim from Mr. A. G. Villiers, who has taken up residence in Wau. In the past, the “D. and W.” has produced some very rich returns and Mr. Silburne is very satisfied.

Mr. Russ. Wild has returned after a short stay in Rabaul and it seems that he has now re covered from his recent ailment. His April “clean-up’’ was said to be in the vicinity of 325 ozs. and the May production promises to ap proach that figure.

Mr. R. G. (Dick) Courtney has been “bush”— another of those secret expeditions so prevalent among the miners since the pegging boom. Mr.

Courtney is still winning good gold from the Midas Extended tribute.

Apparently Mr. A. H. (“Cressy”) Cresswell is also suffering from the pegging mania, for he has gone “bush” several times lately.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell-Smith, who, until re cently, were residents of Kaindi, have a son and heir. They have now settled down at Bulolo.

N.G.G. Ltd., are preparing for the removal of their head office to Edie Creek. The tender for erection of new offices has been let to Mr. G. An derson. Mr. Van Burgh, a very well-known N.G. identity has joined the N.G.G. staff