THE HOLLYFORD RIVER VALLEY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 230, 28 September 1935, Page 13

THE HOLLYFORD RIVER VALLEY.

An Early Discovery.

111 18S4 Mr. S. H. Moreton, the explorer and artist, accompanied by Mr. W Y Hall, an Invercargill solicitoi,, went on a sketching tour in the now] famous Hollyford River Valley. Aft i three days' tramp from tlie llea | l ° f Lake Wakatipu they reached the Lake Harris Saddle at over 4000 ft In the] bush just below the pass they found the, remains of art old camp. I Fossicking round for some means of identifying their predecessor, the only familiar object they saw was an empty Baxter's Lung Preserver bottle. Considering that every pound of provisions had to be "swagged" by this old-tune camper, obviously he had no doubt as to the value of "Baxter's" * to safeguard him from the constant changes 111 temperature of those high altitudes. From New Zealand's earliest pioneering davs "Baxter's" has been the recognised standby for coughs, colds antl similar ailments. To-day "Baxters is still New Zealand's first line of defence against colds, coughs, sore throats. Sold |by chemists and stores everywhere. 1/6, 12/0 and 4/o—(Ad.)