ROUTE FROM VICTORIA TO THE DAKE GOLDFIELDS.
The shortest route is viii. Invercargill, which is at least one day nearer Victoria than Dunedin. The steamers Gothenburg, Aldinga, and Alhambra call regularly at the Bluff, which is distant from toton 20 miles. From Invercargill the North Road is followed, beginning at Deestreet. About four and a half miles from town tlie road turns to the left, and from thence to the foot of the Lake the main line of road should be kept. By this route the distance is only 92 miles from Invercargill, tlie road perfectly level, and there are accommodation houses all the way. From Dunedin via Kingston (foot of the Lake), the distance is 220 miles; via the Dunstan, 150 miles. This latter road is mountainous to » degree. .
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 17, 9 July 1864, Page 2
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130ROUTE FROM VICTORIA TO THE DAKE GOLDFIELDS. Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 17, 9 July 1864, Page 2
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