Mr Peter Humor, who for somo time past lias been working a sluicing claim on tho Arrow River near Bracken’s Gully, struck a rich pocket a week ago. From a small cavity in the reef (says the Luke County Press) upwards of soz of gold was obtained, the largest nugget weighing 15dwt. Owing to a fresh in the river Mr Hunter had to discontinue working, consequently lie will bo unable in the meantime to further prospect the ground in the vicinity of the find.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3097, 23 July 1913, Page 37
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