"THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN AFT GANG AGLEY." (BY( BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, January 10.
There is an exemplification of the truth of the aphorism that "the best laid schemes of inico and men aft gang agley." About two month 8 ago a party of men took up a claim at Mokihinui, and soon came upon payable wash dirt. They thereupon unshipped the windlass, pretending that "the claim was a i duffer, an 4 obtained .other, employment in the district, their intention being 1 to resume operations after the survey had been com pleted. Each man promised to keep, the discovery quiet, but one of them blurted out the truth and a rush took place. The claim was not held in a prqper manner, part of the ground .only being, pegged out. The original, prospectors are not amongst , the fortunate holders, and are oursing the fact that they left the claim unprotected^, V ' *''
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 237, 14 January 1888, Page 1
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156"THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN AFT GANG AGLEY." (BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, January 10. Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 237, 14 January 1888, Page 1
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