August 10, 1888 - John Miller applies for a special claim at Shotover
Together with David Grierson and Rudolph Platow, John Miller applies for a special claim for tunnelling on 35 acres of land.
Source: LAKE COUNTY PRESS, VOLUME V, ISSUE 309, 30 AUGUST 1888, PAGE 2 (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LCP18880830.2.9.1)