THE QUEST FOR GOLD: CLOSING OF THE KAWARAU DAM.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21734, 27 August 1932, Page 9

THE QUEST FOR GOLD: CLOSING OF THE KAWARAU DAM.

The closing of the Kawarau dam for a period o£ several weeks provided one of the most k»* SSS river fell several feet in the gorges, ahd in the lower stretches a const, arable area of the bed was«.ed, ” the gronnd on which the miners worked, but lions, and it is reported that in a number of eases their efforts were richly rewarded, -the dam was t teopeaed ™ °“”“Jnt hi alLing the dam to be brought into use. The effect of the closing on the it is considered that the aggregate of the returns obtained during the closing amp; y jus i e presents an unusual view of the Victoria bridge taken from down stream, and, in addition, , Kawarau River and the methods adopted by the miners are pictured above. i i i IP mnimpnced which would divert the flow of the river round a horse-shoe bend in its course, shows the extent to which the river fell. It was once suggested that close to this bridge a tunnel In warn* the level of the river reaches >a height . laying bare about four miles of rich ground. In the top right the weir of t c romwe eve opm P * f irrigation purposes. The weir is built upon the pillars, the dropping ofwhich enables a large volume of water to be diverted by means of the weir in o e race on ic ’ , n _i ure 0 £ t | ie and affords a further illustration of the extent to which the river which into the river was a subject of considerable interest several years ago. level fell during the closing of the dam. The photograph in the left of the bottom row is of^parhcuk i interest mtoatrt sented o£ ft long stretch of the river with a