A Nortiiee;* paper' states :—This mouth (February) has singularly prolific of" ihese subterranean phenomena here, ms sometiling like twenty hare been<noted. Some of them have been so slight as to hardly attracts attention. On Saturday evening at 5.30.. a loud rumbling wus heard, followed by a sharp shake, which set everything rattling within doors, and made nervous people rather uneasy. 011 Monday morning, just before daylight, another shake was felt. Thepe unusual disturb" ances of the earth's crust probably have their source in the volcanic region about the Taupo country, whether tliey are indicative of the renewed activity of Tongariro remains to be seen. Some capitally.designed aud well executed engravings are in this weeek'? c Kew Zealand Herald.' One picture in particular of what i» called the Devil's Boot at Nelson, being reallv excellent. A fine view of the Bangitata bridge is also contained in the number. It will be remembered that the ' Pneumatie principle employed in sinking the cylinders, is—by some ut the party employed in the construction of the bridge—being tried on the iVLjiyueux, to malts the but to; a of that wonderful river give up.ita secreis...
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 215, 11 April 1873, Page 5
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189Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 215, 11 April 1873, Page 5
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