Ross, gold for diggers

Ross, New Zealand, West Coast, South Island, was first a goldfield discovered 1864. Became famous as the richest source of alluvial gold in the country. The new town built up here was first called Georgetown, then renamed Rosstown and soon called only Ross. So it is today. 3500 diggers was the peak, but around 1920 there was no more gold to find. They wrongly thought, because 1988 a new successful mining operation was opened.

Old empty houses here and there reminding about the golden era. We can not see much activity. The diggers are spread on the terraces around the township. And some tourism is now built up around gold digging. Don't let the global financial crisis become your personal headache – find your own gold!