THE OKARITO DISTRICT.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1477, 29 April 1873, Page 2

THE OKARITO DISTRICT.

(to the editor.) Sib, — As you take some interest in us by giving 3ome little passing events a place in your deservedly wide-spread and wellread paper, forgive me for thinking you might publish theiollowing-fltatements about the WaitakA rush., , The rush is not on the^Waiiaki river,, but on a ! river coming into it, and about ten miles from the sea beach, arid just no\r about^ thirty-men are there, and all are said to begetting gold — from L 4 to more weekly. The road is said to be good, but not passable during a fresh. The distance from Okarito is about twenty miles, and from Ross about I forty miles. From 'either place goods are all to pack on horses, and heavy tolls to pay on two rivers from Okarito. ; I warn men that goods must and will be very high in price, and really, so far as I hear and know, there 7*s. as yet nothing to tsmpt men to come a*iy distance to try the place, the water in the meantime being very limited. As to the extent of the golden ground I bear no statements made. Those that . do come south -this way, I beg of them to bring good friend in their .pocket; so that they cannot be much put. about. As to ourselv 'at the JFive-mfl^, we are gomg on in the old bld'stylej and I thinking thai we know how to work the block^better than any one else, .'Tius-may be doubted, I believe the' should be crossed now and again, which gives " bottom, bone, and blood, "r As to the rush up : the Wa'ho river, whichiyou. have taken -notice of two -or three tiroes^ Lean say little. In the meantime want x)f water is a stopper. I saw a party of steady hard working men the other day that told me they were idle from this cause, but they had by no means deserted the place. I have made no statement 1 but what I really believe to be truth, soiiere goes. ; James Fyfee. Five-mile Beach, 5 Okarito, April 22. .