GOLD DEPOSITS EXPOSED
Although the recent rough weather has caused delays to • industry and transport, the beachcombers at Bruce Bay benefited to a great extent by the action of the heavy seas running along the coast, states a Hokitika correspondent. The water scoured away the main beach and exposed layers of black sand carrying heavy deposits of gold. The beach at Bruce Bay is famous for its gold-bearing sands, and as soon as conditions moderate beachcombers will be hard at work. They are expected to reap substantial returns while the conditions permit. The sea is encroaching right along the sea front of the West Coast. At Bruce Bay, the heavy seas of last week scoured away the main road fronting Bruce Bay, endangering a stretch of two miles and holding up traffic to Bruce Bay township. When the road was constructed it was serveyed some chains from the coastline, so as to minimise the danger of erosion, but the heavy seas of last week swept right inshore. It is stated that it may be necessary to survey a new roadway further inland.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410621.2.37
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 145, 21 June 1941, Page 6
Word Count
182GOLD DEPOSITS EXPOSED Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 145, 21 June 1941, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in