Early settlers breaking up Greenstone.1863.

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DescriptionBy William Smart, Mining Engineer.
January 26th 1863 – Two of our Maoris, Patterson and Pater, went up the Hohonu Creek a long distance and found a large greenstone boulder. This was the boulder from which the creek took its name. Some years afterwards I saw this stone broken up by some white men and packed down the creek by Mr Webb, storekeeper. It weighed 13 cwt. The Maoris seized it and instituted proceedings in the Supreme Court at Hokitika against the men and gained their case.
Tarapuhi, the Grey chief whom I had seen some
years before in Kaiapoi, and some other natives came and camped near us and we showed them how to pan off a dish of dirt. The photo is of early settlers breaking up Greenstone.Date of Photo1863Map^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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Location (city or town)Hohonu CreekPersonPattersonTarapuhiWebbPater William SmartEventEarly settlers breaking up Greenstone.1863.

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Date Created28th December 2021CommentsWendy Rodden
Lynn Mare Hyndman

Wayne Leckie
Interesting

Lesley Parker Butland
Thank you for the information.

Sandra Pfahlert
Kathryn Ward Marie Keys any relation to us?

Trevor Grant
Such a cool photo he wouldn't Wana miss with hammer

Kerry Kerr
Trevor Grant shin or knee cap , not to mention the knuckles

Glenn Johnston
This photo isn't from 1863 but Tony's quote relates to that date.

Tony Kokshoorn
Glenn Johnston Yes the photo is some time later.

Mahana Coulston
Tarapuhi is our poua our grandfather we his living descendants still live here on the west coast

Glenn Johnston
Mahana Coulston I've walked high on the slopes of Mt Tarapuhi which is in the Taramakau-Otira-Otehake country. Mt Smart in the Hohonu Range has been climbed many times in my wanderings.

Mahana Coulston
Glenn Johnston awesome Glenn I’m sure I’ve meet you in the lower Arahura area a few times wondering I’ve only ever seen mt Tarapuhi on the map would love to climb it one of these days

Glenn Johnston
Mahana Coulston Yes that is me. You can get up on to the Range by parking at the footbridge that crosses the Otira near the Deception confluence then walking the route to the tops that goes via Waharoa Saddle. Once up in the tussock it is around the tops to Tarapuhi. (It is nice that Tarapuhi is commemorated in a peak name)

Mahana Coulston
Glenn Johnston awesome mate thanks for the info

Chris Kelly
Amagen the the stone back then would have been beautiful never found one up the greenstone my ancestors moved there in the gold rush i lived there for years in mickos hut he was good old bugger

Mahana Coulston
Chris Kelly mate cris plester used to stay in micks hut to just pass turn off to moana

Kathryn Ward
Sandra pfalhert Not our william smart that I am aware of， this one also has a book， sean found it in the university library。 i qm sure that Mama would have told us about this。 maybe a cousin of our william ， espec having the same surname and same era。

Stace Wright
Wow cool

JeffJanet Curtin
Its a lovely creek to go for a walk up, was a good hunting spot.

Susan Barlow
What an amazing photo ... WOW!

Warner Nut Curry
Amazing thanks Tony interesting tale

Sandra Cross
The house I grew up in Greymouth was built by a geologist in the 1930's and had a greenstone fireplace. He'd found the boulder while surveying and took it for his new house. It had the rough cast stone around the fireplace (with a bit that stuck out so he could put his feet on it while reading the newspaper) and the hearth was the smooth stuff.

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