West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 – 1954), Monday 12 March 1888, page 3
THE YILGARN GOLDFIELDS
THE ROUTE TO GOLDEN VALLEY.
The following particulars of the watering places taken from the best sketch map issued by the Government will no doubt be of interest. As already said the map is that compiled by Mr H E Parry C.E in January last, in which additions have since been made by District Constable C Adams.
YORK TO YILGARN.
From York -. Malebelling Well, 10 miles permanent water and good feed; Skeleton Pool 5 [?] miles; Balmunging, 6 miles; Youndegin, 18 miles,permanent water and good feed; Tamin, 31 deg. 39 min. 49 sec. 15 miles; Minkadine, 5 miles, permanent Waterr and good feed; Nareling Spring, 2 miles; Milligan, 7 miles; Woolering Spring 4 miles; Nalyring, 4 miles, permanent water and good feed; Manyanine, 4 miles, permanent water and good feed; Durokopping, 2 miles; Cotcheotching, 81 deg. 19 min. 45sec, 7 miles, soakage, and good feed; Wilburncobing, 8 miles; well, 7 miles. This point is also reached by a direct line from Cotcheotching. Two miles further on there is another well midway between which and Mangowine, a distance of about six miles, is the Cowardine tank. Mangowine is 11[?] miles from the well. Dandannie, 5 miles; Cootaning, 13 miles, permanent water and good feed. From this point the route lies almost due east as far as Geelakin Spring, where there is a permanent good supply of water; thence to Belagin, and then to Barcooting, near Yilgarn Hills; where there is a well, but the water is not permanent. From Barcooting the journey is made in a southerly direction, crossing the chain of lakes which lies to the south of the route, and Golden Valley is reached. The course may be varied by striking the Northam-Newcastle route, either at Butterley’s station or at Yarraging, and 6 miles from the latter point there is a native well, with fair feed.
NORTHAM TO YILGARN
From Northam: Knolagwan, 3 miles; Beering, 3 miles; Jennapullen, 4 miles; Quellquellen, 8 miles, permanent water and good feed; Mindarra, 5 miles; Blinminning, 4 miles; Goomalling (Slater’s) 3 miles, permanent water and good feed. The route thence is the same as the Newcastle one.
NEWCASTLE TO YILGARN
From Newcastle: Twine’s well; 7 miles, permanent; New Well, 6 miles, not permanent; Bowie’s Farm, 2 miles; Bolrernine, 3 miles, not permanent; Mombarkine, 2 miles; water permanent; Bibbakine, 2 miles, water permanent; Cockerdine. 3 miles, water permanent: Salt River, 4 miles, not permanent: Goomalling (Slater’s) 6 miles ; Neugangering, 4 miles; Beeanling [?], 6 miles, soakage; 13 mile sandhole, 3 miles, not permanent; 15-mile rock, 2½ miles, not permanent; Neering, 5 miles, permanent water; and good feed; Namelcatching, 3 miles, good sandhole right hand side of road, good feed; Bengyberring, 7 miles, two wells close to the road, but the supply is not permanent; there is also good feed. Between three and four miles further on there is a gully, good soakage age, but not permanent. Wyalcatching, 7 miles (from Bengyberring); Corrologging, 4 miles, tree marked ” water half mile south,” supply not permanent; Gabwotting, 3 miles, soakage; Moonabndding, 6 miles, good feed, well close to road, not permanent; Yelburning Well, 6 miles; Calcubbing, 2 miles, sand-hole close to road, not permanent; Bilvermonging, 2 miles, sand hole and swamp right side of road, not permanent; Trayning, 6 miles, good feed, well, good supply, not permanent; Mugakine (C. Glass’s station), 4 miles, water in tank, good supply; Butterley’s station, 6 miles good supply of water; Babalin, 14 miles, running water, permanent, arid good feed; Dandyanring, 13 miles, sandhole; Calcutting tank, 6 miles, not permanent; Wilgoyne (Lukin’s homestead), 10 miles, good supply of water; Malancubbing Well, 10 miles, not permanent; Ellachbudding, 6 miles, well about 1 mile from road, close to hill on N.E. side; Wilyhamonning, 12 miles, little water in gully on S. side of road, not permanent; Enuin, I8 miles, water not permanent. There is another route from Wilyhamonning to Calbin, north of that to Enuin, a distance of 14 miles, where there is a permanent small supply of water. Both these places are, it is needless to say, in the neighbourhood of Mr. Anstey’s reef, the journey thence to Barcooting, and from that point as described in the route from York to Golden Valley, completing the course.