Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1892 — The Australian Gold Discoverer. [ARTICLE]

The Australian Gold Discoverer.

Ilargravos, tho Australian gold discoverer, recently died at a good age. Many efforts have boon made since the famous year 1851 to wrest from liargraves the crodlt of having discovered gold in the first Instance, and much feeling has been displayed in tho matter. Tho fact is that gold was first actually found in Now South Walos about sev-enty-five years ago. which is thirty-five years before Hargraves’time. Hut one Important point is always missod in this connection. Hargraves • went over to Australia from ’Frisco in 1841) to look for grazing country, and ho was struck with tho similarity in the uppearancu of the country to that on tho Pacific Slope. He took some specimens to ’Frisco, made a close comparison, and, satisfying himself, returned to New outh Wales confident that the country held go d. Then, when ho found tho precious metal, ho at once went to Sydney and gave the public tho benefit of his searchings. This is why, and a good reason why, Hargraves was voted a bonus of 3100,000 .and given a life pension of 31,250 a year.—Philadelphia Telegraph.