EXPLORATION IN SOUTH.
MILFORD SOUND DISTRICT.
TWO LAKES DISCOVERED. [BT TELEGRAPH. —rRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Monday. A message from Okuru, 187 miles south of Hokitika, says Mr. Eric James and his party reached there to-day, en route for Wanaka, after nine weeks spent in exploration to the north of Milford Sound. A hitherto unexplored valley was followed to its source, and two lakes were discovered, one having a subterranean outlet. Numerous photographs and mineral specimens were obtained. The minerals will be analvsed.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20640, 12 August 1930, Page 10
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81EXPLORATION IN SOUTH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20640, 12 August 1930, Page 10
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