New Alluvial Goldfield in N.-W.

New Guinea

WAU, Nov. 14.

DESCRIBED as the best goldfield for “battlers” since Morobe was found in 1926, a new alluvial field three days’ march inland from Matapau, on the North-west coast of the Mandated Ter ritory, has attracted many well-known New Guinea miners. Matapau is 40 miles west of Wewak, the government station in that district.

At the present time there are about 60 men, the majority of whom are from Wan, working on the field, and reports state that they are mostly doing well.

Another party is leaving here next week for the field by the Macdhui.

Although the discovery of this new area has been known only a short time, the aviation companies are already running their ’planes to the field, which is a 350miles flight from Wau.