The Great Snow of 1863
Ten or fifteen minutes drive south of Alexandra there is this gravestone. Buried here is John Stewart one of at least 12 gold miners who were known to have frozen to death in what is known as the Great Snow of 1863.
Ten or fifteen minutes drive south of Alexandra there is this gravestone. Buried here is John Stewart one of at least 12 gold miners who were known to have frozen to death in what is known as the Great Snow of 1863.
