THE HAAST RUSH.
i ■ ■ uiiwli ,l!u.f .wl-.v f.-o.Ji ,0-tolsnadT A correspondent. at Pembroke, saysi-k Messrs Tuphy' and this dte-' trict, : retnni&dt froiia the '.flaast. 's<i.'!sss, "Wanaka last night. They had visited the rush, and found about forty men', and all seemingly getting gold. The prospectors showed them a sample of about thirty-five ounces of coarse gbldi, very much like that of the Oardrona. Mr Mace, ©f Okanto,.(at one time of 'the' Twelve-mile, Arrow,) iadoing.thp principal storekeeping , Mpssra Tuohy and M'Dpnald experienced fine we.a-r ther on their trip, which is most singular:, ■considering the stormy a n s. disagreeable weather on this side of the range this last week. They left the Haast township on Tuesday, 21st inst., and-after visiting the country, oyer which tliey hold- a pas* toral lease from feie Westland Government, they arrived at the Wanaka saw-mills on the 28th inst., the journey back haying .occupied just three days of actual travelling. A horse or bridle track is being constructed with ■all speed from the Okarito to the Haa'st.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 208, 4 November 1873, Page 7
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171THE HAAST RUSH. Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 208, 4 November 1873, Page 7
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