In the four years between 1874 and 1873, the population of Foxton, according to the local journal, has increased over 100 per cent., and land is at least double the price that was a few years ago. The Poverty Bay Standard that some persons who were sinking an artesian well at Sydenham tapped a stream of gas, which sent a flame three feet above the ground when a match was applied to it. . It has been reported that Mr. Charles Heme, whose plucky venture iu gold-mining we detailed in a former issue, has succeeded m P ierc * ing the rock and striking some very good gold in his claim at the Arrow Falls, formerly known as the “ Sons of Fortune Company.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5710, 18 July 1879, Page 2
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