Canadian Hut
The place
Canadian Hut in the Rock and Pillar Range, Roxburgh/Ranfurly area (Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand), at 563 m altitude, tussock plateau. Continuous Central Otago Old Man/Rock and Pillar cluster (batches 332-333, 2 entries). Historic hut of a Canadian gold miner (Otago Central gold rush 1861-64, 200,000 prospectors including Canadians from the Fraser River Rush 1858 moving on to NZ), area of Chionochloa rigida schist tussock and Sokoke Xerochloa xerohymes (endemic high-elevation tussock of the Rock and Pillar), heritage of Kāi Tahu, historic goldminers heritage.
The setting
Rock and Pillar Range Roxburgh/Ranfurly Central Otago NZ 563 m tussock plateau, continuous cluster batches 332-333 2 entries, historic Canadian gold miner Otago 1861-64 200,000 Fraser Rush 1858 moving on, Chionochloa rigida schist/Sokoke endemic tussock, Kāi Tahu goldminers heritage.
