First Passage Of Hollyford River
DUNEDIN, August 8. What is claimed to be the first passage of the Hollyford River in the Fiordland area was made 10 days ago by the three Mitcnell brothers, of Ross, on the West Coast, who plan to estaolish a camp at Martin's Bay to cateh whitebait. The brothers navigated the turbulent river in a 14ft. boat loaded with stores, and members of the Dunedin Tratnways Tramping Club met them on July 28 at Lower Pyke about L0 difficult river miles from" Lake McKerrow. Huge rocks, as big as houses, rear out of the Hollyford River and inereased the hazards of the boat trip, and as the tramping party watched the litrle craft set off: towards the rapids of the Hollyford-Pylce junction it was tossed iike a cork and often turned sideways by the swirling currents. Mr. F. Baskett, the leader of the tramping party, said today that the Mitchell brothers had nine waterfalls to negotiate between the Lower Pyke River and Lake McKerrow. This would mean many hours of hard work cutting tracks along the river banh and dragging the boat on rollers past t'alls and rapids too difficult to navigate.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 August 1949, Page 7
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