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[Robt]

 is 'lovely and of good report.' We were particularly struck with the
want of foresight, observation, and reflection shewn by a great number
of the persons concerned, and of whom other things might have been
expected. They had come to 'the diggings' without instruments of any
kind with which to bring forth the supposed gold from its recesses; and,
more wonderful still, without food to sustain them while employed in
finding it. What an easy prey these persons would have been to any one
willing to take advantage of them! They willingly parted with much of
their supposed treasure for a few crumbs of cake from a boy's pocket,
and with still more for a slice of poor cheese from a quarryman's
wallet. The man who brought intoxicating drink to them, would have
received in return whatever he would have been pleased to demand. One
party, and one only, so far as we could learn, was more provident than
the rest, having provisions with it equal to its necessities for one day
at least, among which whisky held a prominent place. The substance found
and supposed to be gold is very similar to that found in the coal-mines
and iron-bands of Fife, which are known to 'crop out' in the Lomond
Hills--none being found further north--yet the colliers and miners did
not identify th
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