THE WESTLAND RUSH.
[Fee Pebs3 Association.]
HOKITIKA, Mabcii 23
There are now close on 200 men on tho Woodstock Kush. To-day, Boborts and party, next to the prospectors, washed fifteen pennyweights from one load. Blundell and party will bottom to-rao.'ro«r ; prospects good. O'Loughlin and party are also on gold. A lurgo number of holeß are being eunk, and there is every indication of a fairly extensive and payable field being oponed. [raosi oira own cobbbspondbnt.J The nows to>day from the rush is better than yesterday's. Four claims havo now bottomed, and all aro on payable gold. Oormick's olaim has washed out forty buckets and obtained fifteen pennyweights from them. Several olaims which have not bottomed are Bhow'rg gold — in pom" ca«es said to he payahl several icet from Ihe bottom. T!.crt> I* grout ezoitoment here.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4342, 24 March 1882, Page 3
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135THE WESTLAND RUSH. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4342, 24 March 1882, Page 3
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