The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-18
Important from the Cape OF Good Hope-Gold
Fields OF Southern Africa-A New African


Important from the Cape OF Good H0pe-Gold
Republic.
From the Boston Traveller, Nay 1871
the bark sprngbok from Cape Town March %, We
prove to be extensive gold fields in southers Africa
The Cape Town Maj, Of March is, says "Ietters from
post. smitRed One letter dated March fS ssJs
splendid here that hsss been aus NV IN the
pas, dwo days, Copper mixed with gold Is found in
The GRAF Reinet Herald, Of March g. savs that the
Vaal River government have closed the dggngs un Il
is decided whether they shall coin their own gold and
whether the sovereignty win be retained or aSaudoned
by the British government The paper says Smith
field about three hundred and twenty miles from
Agoa Bay It the most southern point at which god
has been discovered. while Patchefstroom Is the most
northern The distance between the two points IL 1t
least Eve hundred miles, the whce of which, It Is high
ly probable viii be found aurerous The whole Of this
immense tract OF country II almost unknown, with the
exception Of . small strip.
The Town papers OF March ~ contain the follow
ing additional particulars
The report: from the asgns received q -, ae :s
golden deposits extend over the whole sovereignty ana
Transraal country person returned from SmithAsld
reports hatssveral nuggets Zone Of the size Of snsn
At smitSAe Held from Graham Town. N'ss''' 80
The Cape Town Advertiser says THE fact has been
ascertAined that prolific gold dggnss have been dsoov
cred and BY Yesterdays post six eight nugges
one Weighing forty grains have been receiyed here
seems to be found everywhsre-on the Koesbsrg, in
Mosechs country, and on the smithaeld Dixie. What
letter n the cspe Town M@a from, III. smtba,,A
THE hole dug by Finley brought Thorn down to the
stones found Here the largest nugget vas found
but the water coming In in great abundance stopped fur
and 1t has been found in such quantity a. to war
rant the expectation Of larger discovery The gold In
some places found in the centre Of ridge q Iron
ST. me- (which has evidently been thrown up by volcanic
action in vein Of quartz The upper part Of the vein
is small, which gradually wdens the shaft is sunk
dsgers mot having the proper washing cradles From
accounts have received Of California and Australia
than there. The deepest shaft has been bee . sr
teen feet Copper ore has also been ound of purity
which will astonish believe the copper will
contribute much to the enrchng Of the territory
the gold discovery The copper found the surface
in wagon loads and contains considerable centage
All these statements have of course made considera-
BILE stir in the Cape Colony and rush to the mines IL
anticpatedinde 1t has already commenced. If the
mines discovered should prove productive it would
probably great revolution of affairs there it
did in Australia and perhaps greater as 1t much
both England and this country, the from
here by sailing vessels having been made in fortyfve
days.
England has withdrawn from any further control Of tho
that in the sovereignty the arrangements for the with
complete but adds that It is doubtful whether this i
done at the wish of the majority of the inhabitants Of
promises project the 6ottlora
cannot be fulfilled If British supremacy is withdrawn.
The whole subject the editor thinks, viii be brought
before the British Parliament whore the recent gold dis
coveries in that region will give degree Of Importance
to that part OF the interior which had before in
the eyes Of the busy world Of England .'One thing
should be remembered" says the editor that the
tension of the British dominion towards the interior Of
Africa has never been favorite object with British
statesmen or the British people generally"
The new "republic" has already formed provincial
government, of which J. p. Hoffman is President. The
assemby Of the people which formed this government
adopted document, which says that while other
tons sacrificed years Of struggle and torrents Of blood to
get independence they have obtained it through the
magnanimity Of her Britanc Majesty, "unt yesterday
our respected Queen They declare the only bulwark
of national existence is unity and the esabshment
Of churches and schools among them. The repair
lie, though small in population, has an immense extent
Of teri tory The coonistr that gold has been dis
covered there do not appear willing allow the country
to slide from their grasp and at Cape Town petition 70
the Queen has been numerousy signed praying her 10
rs.anne1 it to her domnions the ground that the
establishment Of republic will only lead to bloody b0r
der warfare with bad results to both parties As the
British government has, however finally withdrawn
from the country, 1t is difficult to how she
assume her control over 1t.