Deserted Prospectors’ Camp.
We learn from the Nelson Colonist that a deserted prospectors’ camp has been discovered on Starveall, a hill of about 4,500 ft, near the border line between Nelson and Marlborough and near Ihe head waters of the Pelorus. A 50H> bag of flour, 41b tea, boxes full of matches, camp oven, windlass, rope, 3 picks, a shovel, 2 axes, saw, tin of preserved milk, a file, 2 tin dishes, 2 wooden boxes, and several books, all covered with a tent fly tied down with clothes line. Busch, a sheep-farmer who made the discovery, says the plant had not been disturbed for a long time, and he thinks the party may have perished on the ranges. This, however, is thought to be impossible, as the party must have been a large one. Mr Thomas Rayner writes to the Colonist explaining that he and John Jones were prospecting in 1891, and left the things as seated above with the intention of returning.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 4, Issue 22, 21 March 1893, Page 3
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163Deserted Prospectors’ Camp. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 4, Issue 22, 21 March 1893, Page 3
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