THE INVERCARGILL AND BLUFF ROAD.
Strangers travelling to and from Invercargill and Blulf Harbou , if on horseback, will find that the distance between the ab * e places (20 miles) may be travelled both with speed and conif'o;- • by leaving Inverea*. gill at h«-lf-eob, and the Bluff at low water. Travellers on foot to leave the former place at first of the ebb, and the latter at last quarter ebb, bearing in mind that a westerly or S. \V. gale will cause a seven hours' flood, leaving but five hours' ebb, so that it will be necessary to get under way accordingly. The above distance is generally covered by horsemen in -from 2£ to 3 hours, anon foot in fron 4£ to t5 hours.
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 35, 10 March 1863, Page 2
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123THE INVERCARGILL AND BLUFF ROAD. Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 35, 10 March 1863, Page 2
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