THE TEREMAKAU DIGG A HOAX.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 39, 24 March 1863, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE TEREMAKAU DIGG A HOAX.

(From in? Press, March 3^^^^| Perceiving that our city is pb^^^^H all directions wit! the followq^^^^H the Teremakau Gold Fields, th^^^^H Emerald Isle, Captain DixonJl^^^^H it our duty, by way of cad^^^^^^H following extract from a e^^^^^^^| peared in the Nelson Cofl^^^^^^M 27th February, as from their^WH^H pondent :— " Bailer River, Fc^Hl "Six men hare been here from district, who were led from Cantei^^^H a wild ;>oose chase, by the report of^^^H Dixon, of the schooner Emerald I^^^H poor fellows looked deplorable, aQfl^^| nearly worn out; they had scarcefl^H of cloi' he*, which wen all hangip^^^H in tatters, to their hick, and no^^^fl They give a fearful atcounL %t^>e^^^| they say they ha/c been to*>|^^M where Captain Dixon reports ha^^^^H his gold ; I Ivy were there somo^^^^H all the gold they got was grains, an 1 that wa* got nex^^H^H claim wh/chihe Canterbory^^^^^B claimed for. TherewasnJj^^^^M to eat but a fewn^^H^^^^^^^H charged thenj^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^H they were >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H party were^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H were about Canterbury. hury to the G^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H ddirious>for 'V|^^^^^^^^^^^^| along to Taylor^st^^^^^^^^^^^^l nothing but a cont^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f rivers, and they s^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| time. They had^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f come down the to the mouth °f^^^^^^^|^^^^^|^^| " If this be (]^^^^^^^^^^^| is, as I send a c^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| ful thing to^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H manner, as tj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H conseqnence^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H " These '"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H more on the^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^f meet with t^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H three >>r fou^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H be all Btarv<^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H hands in th<^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| " I hereby ceKny^^^^^^^^^^H written to the Cofott'lß^^^^^^^^^H nev and tho gold field oi^^^^^^^^^H rect. l^^^^^^^l (Signed) J;l^^^^^^| Vic^^^^H^H ■ ;