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Colonist, Volume VIII, Issue 779, 11 April 1865, Page 1

SELECTED ARTICLES.

NEW EOUTE BETWEEN NELSON AND

MAELBOEOUGH,

{From The Colonist, March 14)

Mb. Jam^s Mackay, (Tertius,) who has explored a good deal of country, supplies us with the following information respecting a. discovery lie has made of a new route between Nelson and Maryborough, avoiding the Maungatapu:—

" The new pass recently discovered by the explorer starts from the Happy Valley in "Wakapuaka, ascending a very e&sy fern ridge at the back of Lyford's form, thence it runs to the saddle (400 to 500 feet high,) between "Wakapuaka and Wangamoa rivers, and thence down the Wangamoa, a level bushvalley five or six miles long, to the foot of Mount Duppa. From this last point the track follows a large stream which falls into the Wangamoa, and is named the Eie-Eie. This stream takes its rise from the saddle between Mount Duppa and Mount Castor. The Kie-Kie pass is about six or eight miles long and about four chains wide, and level. The saddle between the Eie-Eie and the Eye Eiver is about 80 to 100 feet high, with very easy ascent. At the back of Mount Duppa and Mount Castor there is also a large basin of level Piue Bush Land, bearing towards "Wonga Eie, a river falling into iin Croixelles Harbour. This land is aurifer v in the Wonga Eie portion of the va ley. This large basin of hitherto unexplored bush land, extends from the Eie-Eie to the Eye Eiver, which latter falls into the Pelorus Sound. The Eye Valley is ten or twelve miles long and about haif-a-mile wide. Its bush shows fine timber, consisting of Pine, Eimu, and Totara, and the valley is comparatively level. This valley was explored and reported upon some years ago by Mr. Hogg, the surveyor."

Mr. Mackay expresses his readiness to show the track he has discovered to any of the officials of the Government. He says that this track would probably be found to be a much better route for the telegraph line hence to Marlborough Province."