ated ▁more ▁than ▁half way ▁over ▁the ▁re ef ; ▁and ▁Captain ▁P aget , ▁who ▁remains ▁with ▁one ▁man ▁at ▁the ▁re ef , ▁expects ▁that ▁she ▁will ▁be ▁in ▁deep ▁water ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁spring ▁t ides . ▁The ▁Douglas ▁still ▁remains ▁with ▁royal ▁yards ▁al o ft . ▁ ▁Captain ▁P aget ' s ▁salv age ▁attempts ▁continued ▁until ▁the ▁Col on ist ▁returned ▁to ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁with ▁himself ▁and ▁four ▁crew ▁on ▁board , ▁more ▁than ▁eight ▁months ▁after ▁having ▁hit ▁the ▁re ef . ▁Upon ▁its ▁return ▁it ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁ ▁C uth bert ' s ▁pat ent ▁s lip , ▁Sus sex ▁street ; ▁and , ▁upon ▁exam ination , ▁it ▁appears ▁extraordinary ▁that ▁considering ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁so ▁long ▁on ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁Re ef , ▁she ▁has ▁sust ained ▁so ▁little ▁damage . ▁The ▁frame ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁is ▁int act ; ▁no ▁stra ining ▁is ▁per cept ible , ▁and , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁ordinary ▁ch af ing , ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁has ▁suffered ▁no ▁material ▁injury . ▁▁▁ 1 8 7 8 : ▁New ▁Guinea ▁gold ▁prospect ing ▁ ▁Gold ▁was ▁first ▁discovered ▁in ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁as ▁accident al ▁traces ▁in ▁pot tery ▁from ▁Red scar ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁Pap ua ▁Pen ins ula ▁on ▁Captain ▁O wen ▁Stanley ' s ▁survey ▁of ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ' s ▁south ▁coast .