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Appendix F "Cox's Well"
F.O Introduction
Cox's Well is located perhaps five hundred meters upstream of Chinamans
Garden Well. Historical evidence suggests that it post-dates the
firstmentioned sites. and that it is not of direct significance to my research.
However. features of the site, particularly those located on the Mount
Poole side of the boundary, suggest it has an earlier un-recorded history.
F.1 Location
The site runs along the western bank of Evelyn Creek upstream from it's
junction with an unnamed creek one hundred or so meters south of the
Mount Poole - Peak Hill boundary fence. This fence approximates the
former boundary of Mount Poole Station with the Milparinka Common. The
limits of the site have not been clearly defined.
At this point Evelyn Creek rounds an area of raised ground, and as a result
is forced into a more narrow channel. This makes the site rather more
susceptible to flooding.
The creek which joins Evelyn Creek from the west is very sandy. The
southern bank of this is about one and a half meters high, while that on the
northern side is between two and two and a half meters high. On the
northern side artefacts and some logs protrude from the bank, suggesting
that the increased height represents an accumulation of flood debris.
The more downstream parts of the site are badly eroded by f1oodwaters,
with at least fifty percent of the potential site area having been damaged.
On the Mount Poole side of the boundary the damage is less apparent.
Only a very sparse surface scatter of artefacts was noted when the site
was first visited in July 1987.
F.2 Structural Materials
At Cox's Well are the remains of a stone chimney and another small stone
structure. The evidence suggests the balance of any structures here were
built of either corrugated iron, which could be dismantled and bodily
relocated, or of less durable materials such as hessian, calico, skins or
woven matting. Floodwaters appear to have destroyed much of the site,
and to have removed any evidence of stumps or foundations.