TWO NIGHTS IN THE RANGES.
On Saturday night last Mounted-Constable Bowden arrived at the Christchurch depot, after travelling overland from Grejmoutli in search of the escaped prisoner, Flowers. Bowden has had an exceedingly rough and disagreeable time of it, and must have been both stout of heart and pbysicr'ly strong to have undergone what he did. On Saturday night, the 19th instant, when the great snowstorm visited this district, and the night following, Constable Bowden was in the ranges, having crossed the Hurunui Saddle on foot. He spent Saturday night, under shelter of a large stone, his only covering a blanket, which he carried in his knapsack ; and on the Sunday night following he had a somewhat similar experience, not being able to proceed, owing to the enow. He tracked Flowers for a considerable distance, but so far the prisoner has escaped. He (Flowers) though not a powerful man, is wiry and possesses great endurance. He is a colonist bom and knows the country well. A sharp look out is being kept by the police, and it is scarcely probable he can be much longer at largo.
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Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1696, 28 July 1879, Page 2
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187TWO NIGHTS IN THE RANGES. Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1696, 28 July 1879, Page 2
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