▁January ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁the ▁Government ▁Survey or ▁Thomas ▁Town send , ▁who ▁was ▁lay ing ▁out ▁the ▁proposed ▁town ship ▁of ▁P amb ula , ▁met ▁with ▁local ▁past oral ist ▁Benjamin ▁Bo yd ▁and ▁his ▁employee , ▁O sw ald ▁Wal ters ▁B rier ly , ▁and ▁Ab original ▁guide , ▁T oby . ▁B rier ly ▁recorded , ▁" You ▁may ▁conce ive ▁our ▁pleasure ▁when ▁we ▁came ▁in ▁sight ▁of ▁this ▁beautiful ▁spot ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁b ark ▁h uts ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁Here ▁the ▁I ml ays ▁have ▁a ▁pretty ▁c ott age ." . ▁The ▁proposed ▁town ▁layout ▁that ▁Town send ▁survey ed ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁P amb ula ▁River ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁which ▁Oak lands ▁now ▁stands ▁which ▁became ▁Lot ▁ 1 2 a , ▁compr ising ▁ 6 5 ▁hect ares . ▁ ▁Mary ▁M ole , ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁E den ▁har bour master , ▁used ▁to ▁stop ▁at ▁Pam bo ola ▁Station ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁visit ▁K amer uka . ▁ ▁Crown ▁land ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁P amb ula ▁town ship ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁However , ▁those ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁town ▁nearest ▁the ▁river ▁were ▁flo od - pr one ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁develop . ▁A ▁major ▁flo od ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁was hed ▁away ▁the ▁small ▁settlement ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁moved ▁onto ▁the ▁higher ▁ground ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁( even ▁though ▁the