Bush Fire at Waiorongomai.

Te Aroha News, 10 March 1898, Page 2

Bush Fire at Waiorongomai.

Me Gavin informed us last night tha* between three and four o’clock yesterday afternoon he noticed smoke rising from a point on the hill at Waiorongomai in the neighbourhood of the Aroha Company’s water-race. In reply to his enquiries he was assured that the scene of the outbreak was at some distance beyond the water-race, feeling uneasy, however, he horse’s had towards the hill, although he had already started out for Te Aroha. The wind was blowing half a gale the time. As he rode up the hill he > Newsome, who informed hin Bridge, wl M All the 1 ■ check i cult wo;. ing bush pungent, i then had ) fresh ai^.; tb wai hanc flamdiffico.il . volumes of & workers. The r. advancing flames ... the ferns can be web we recollect the viol prevailing yesterday,* ai. the manager and B feared that unless tfc hope of saving the ; be abandoned. came almost dirt and sweaV/* 6 hard to stave off tb ity, but with wl’ unable to learn'' The origin t traceable to gro part of some p< a lighted ma fern, and i* criminal home to the - Main. We have had a ft of rain, which and now the weatli may safely say that ’is over ; but in : i weather Mrcrop of tmnips on . Aroha West, and Mr i very much behind him The other day a - was in the drain by M Mr Stanley took the tr.. tcTgec--j.t out, but on da. that one of lfsTegs poor thing ought t misery, but no -one responsibility. W’ in such cases? The leaf of the yellow, warning us approaching and t l nearly over. Mr Allen, of Am. very beautiful and Te Aroha West on L to very at*congregation this genii’ that he can poor swamps learn to be satisi that fall from the tWe are sorry that ou was so unfortunate or never -mind boys, bi time. Fortune fa vors tne .