The Mineral Resources of Western Australia (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Mineral Resources of Western AustraliaIn issuing the following pages, my chief motive is to set down, in the form of a small volume, a striking array of facts which now present themselves in connection with The Mineral Resources of Western Australia.Until within the last few years her rich heritage from Nature was unknown, and indeed unsuspected. Few of her colonists knew anything about the vague rumours of Dampier and the Dutch having discovered gold in bygone centuries; and if such tales had reached their ears, they very properly paid little heed; but looked after their cattle and their crops. If haply, however, any imaginative colonist did cherish a golden dream, how amply has it been realised!For my own part, I have endeavoured in a humble way, within the last few years, to see for myself some evidences of Western Australia's future greatness. I have made three visits to this colony for the purpose of exploring inland, and have travelled that portion of the North-Western district lying between Cossack and Mount Macpherson.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.