South Island Pt 2
December 10th 2009 On a closer inspection of Queenstown we both decided it was a great place. The area was first settled in 1860, but the peace of the area was broken in 1862 when gold was discovered in the Shotover River. As to be expected, thousands of people then converged on the area in search of wealth. The Shotover River was the second highest gold bearing river in history second only to the Klondike River
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