OUR WAIRARAPA LETTER.
\jnXOL OTTB OWV eO»BIM>O*DMrT] The time-renowned and-famous Brandon's Qgaitorjteef, •atr,yeatherston, is id be brojien^ injo,. T»nd Its worth at last made known" to. the wprld. r During .the. past four tfeenTypar^ there have been nearly as many comp»nie*s fbr%<i to work this reef— known to contain" gold^but all have faiij^gdrawetsufiident capital witfc which to procure machinery. -The. list, attempt t wa« a mighty one. We ; were all anticipating a quickly made fortune. " Our* hopes and our spirits. Iran high at the. prospects' before us, A PunedirfWrnV wjitf capital at work m our midst was enough to buoy up our desponding; Hlasi the name of the, 'Cornpan T y^was all we knew of it ; the reßt / w,aj| r Jbui.tbe dewy mist of the early morn,~and vanished or mtlted «way-wr"qm v ckiy^^a-cHif "Hopes" were for the timejwFushed?: "But 'v^-.a-genuine Companyjbas^this time sprung »p, which har already procured the necessary machinery;' have landed it at Featherstgjj^and are now inviting tenders for haulage of same to the reef. They' expect to get it into working order m a very short tinupwhen I shall be happy,: if fortune favors;i|s to wire yp« the news of the result of |tKe frst crflshin^, also to give you a detailed account of the proceedings. So doubt you -have m your midst, as^we haje--heije, lots of people who would be glad tpjbjar .of irgold rush; pews, is my bes|^enre: -'"■ : _^ The traffic returns'ifar Jthe^ur y ending | Wbmavy^th; on;tbei!Vellingt6rj* • Martertofi^wiway^nnfciuhVed" to 43473 6s ljd. nFwrthe r cor^espQndine period Jf 81 ye *^ft W^PWtoMlJd^ These *& re \^yy**& increase for the latter te«nfeSir'::vii-:^::-r.-~ \:.:r. .-.-.-■-. . .:.-.:. railway have n^rbJerijSjjpgHea; witH spark arresters, anlsjeafeng of thfefrfct the JMh, gays :-! * BurriidgYehces and grass was a pmaU matter, but when the Department began burning its carriages ana passengers a change-had toibe made.' 1 - A most disastrous fire occurred at •£ -W-" Qn 34th, by ''"J^.SpP l^ |Hoteli :T<^rijod?s stQrei ff^&^^mimMp, together with all onebniHiirgg were totally d^strpyed.| The^flre; cirigiijated m the' roof Of the f>tei t M^MMM surmised that the Hot water pipes connected with the H« th room being. .%, oonUct. with the wood work wa,s the cause. As^.yoq will -have Frulay the day following the above, the W^^^^M^ghtflre, ?? U> S^&W^Mmr^? before t*^ *${*&s&* IP9Pi tibe^pasturages m tne ''istn^^igon^qggnge^^ be , - agreat scaMj^^opd./yr.<^tlelduring>the r^ipi n^^il'ftCofftia\ieiYeryi"duili Mthm|stin3m|sj|rfiatev|r,c^v^'i" * :
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Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 129, 30 March 1881, Page 3
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379OUR WAIRARAPA LETTER. Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 129, 30 March 1881, Page 3
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