I happened to be at Gladstone last March when a
worked stone of chalcedony was brought to me as a strange
specimen found by Mr. Richards in working Richards's
and Murray's alluvial tin claim at the old Doone mine,
north of the Ringarooma River, and two miles from Gladstone. I recognised it as an aboriginal Flake, but, to make
sure, I submitted it to Mr. R. M. Johnston, whose knowledge of these implements is unrivalled, and lie at once
pronounced it to be of human workmanship.
The following day I proceeded to the claim in order to
examine the conditions of occurrence. The actual block
of gravel from which the stone had been picked had disappeared
in sluicing, but I stood on the actual site of the
discovery, and Mr. Richards, who enjoys a high reputation
for reliability and integrity, explained to me all the
attendant circumstances
