Prospecting Success
Hannan, Tom Flanagan and Daniel Shea discovered gold near Mount Charlotte less than 40 kilometres from the Coolgardie Goldfields. Hannan, Flanagan and Shea were following a number of prospectors headed off to Mount Yule 60 km East of Coolgardie. Having waited in Coolgardie for supplies the three Irishmen moved off to follow the main body of Prospectors three days after the main body of men left. Everyone had waited at Mount Charlotte for supplies and water before moving off further East, so the three Irishmen caught up to the prospectors. The night before the body of men moved out, Hannan found gold in a gully. Not wanting to cause a rush, he informed Flanagan and Shea of what he found. During the night they moved their horse into the scrub. The following morning Hannan informed the main party they were going to stay behind to "find their lost horse". The main group moved off east and the three men started to pick up the gold. Having pegged out their lease, Hannan, the only one who was literate, raced off to Coolgardie to register the claim. After registering his claim of over 100 ounces of alluvial gold, an estimated 700 men were prospecting in the area within three days.
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