NELSON.
Br the Sea Belle we have received Nelson papers to the l v 7th ult. •In the Exnminer of the 10th there is a short notice of Mr. Wrey's report on the copper ore recently discovered in the Nelson district, in which the writer remarks 1 — "We may, therefore, fairly say, that the possession of such a lode of copper within ten or twelve miles from the town, and a valuable coalfield in the district,' with great facilities for shipping the fuel, is calculated to, and must inevitably at no distant day, give to Nelson a degree of importance which, as a mere agricultural and pastoral district, it never could attain. It needs but a complete settlement of the land question for these sources of wealth to be developed ; for, granting an insufficiency of available capital for working both coal and copper mines to exist in Nelson at the present moment, if proper steps are taken, capital will easily be found to engage in undertakings which promise such great success." Fatal Accident. — A man numed Drummond, in the employ of Dr. Monro, in crossing the Wairau river on Monday the 28th ult., with a dray and four bullocks, lost his own life and drowned three of the" beasts- he was driving. There was a slight freshen the river at the time, but as the poor fellow was alone, the manner* in which the accident occurred cannot .be known. The leading bullocks had disengaged themselves from the dray, and were found, the one lying dead, and the other yoked to him standing up to his kne.es in water, while the remaining two were found dead with the dray. We believe the body of Drummond had not been found. — Nelson Examiner, July 10. Accident. — Yesterday week Mr. C. Thorpe, of Motueka, while feeding a pair of working bullocks, received from one of them a severe kick in the leg, which caused a compound fracture. Surgical assistance was fortunately at hand, and we are glad to be able to state that the unfortunate gentleman is now doing well. — Ibid.
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 731, 4 August 1852, Page 3
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347NELSON. New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 731, 4 August 1852, Page 3
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