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On the Lakekamu Goldfield in Papua
From Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, Aug. 27.
TWO well-known Papuan miners, Messrs. A. E. Bethune and H. Gar butt, who have been prospecting the headwaters of the Tauri and Tiveri Rivers on the Lakekapm goldfield since the field was re-opened in 1930, have been on fair gold—enough to make a comfort able living, according to reports.
On a visit to Port Moresby recently.
Mr. Garbutt praised the district and the climate. On his holding he has electric light installed, and with the convenience of a wireless has few faults to find with his isolated position. It is understood that Mr. Bethune, who was one of the first prospectors to work the Lakekamu when it was originally opened in 1909, will shortly leave the field to settle near Port Moresby.