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The King Country; or, Explorations in New Zealand / A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland.

by J. H. Kerry-Nicholls

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Excerpt from The King Country, or Explorations in New ZealandGeologically considered, the King Country possesses in extensive depositions all the strata or rock-forma tions in which both gold, coal, iron, and other mine rals are found to exist, while its extensive forests are rich in timber of the most varied and valuable kind. Geysers and thermal springs possessing won derful medicinal properties are found in the vicinity of its many extinct craters; and, while it possesses one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, its grand natural features are crowned by the snowy peaks of some of t...

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