Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-01-14
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Wonderful discovery Recently Mads In We
Dark Continent. %.
Ono of tho first African explorers
who made his way across that conunont
records that at one place In the lar in'
terior the natives were using placer
gold In thoir old muskets as substi-
tute for lead shot The formor was
worth no moro to thom than load, and
tho Inference OF tho explorer was that
the gold must be abundant, as tho mn.
tives obtained 1t without any great ok
ertion. Recent accounts published Of
gold discoveries In tho Transvaal Re-
public OF South Africa 60 far TO confirm
| the theory that the gold mines yot to be
explored m South Africa may be as
productive as those were In California
or Australia. One town has sprung up
--Johannesburg--on tho edgo OF the
gold Acids, that now contains 10000 In
hali,auts. The yield m SIX mohths Of
the present year Of hese Mines has
beea s.,sso, COS. These mines orc sew
erai husdrea miles beyond ths iamens
diamond mines OF Kimbcyry. The
latter mines are already connected with
the sea coast by a railroad. Miners
ara row necklng to tho COLA mines In
the Transveal Republic In great num-
bers. In all suclf miafns 6reitcmcnts
there Is a great deal 81 fiction rnixcd up
with the fsets. But for beyond the
frsAsvaal Republic, In Nashua land,
there are reports Of wonderful discover
les, surprising IN richness any hereto
iorc known. The natives arc extreme
ly hostile % the whites. Dut ne httnr
are pusAiRg en- 10 the mines. II the gold
is there II may ~ assumed that Ne native
hostility viii keep the miners emf The
latest ehsery n that the real 0phis 70 In
MashuHa lkAA- Bst u may b. Rotcd
tina. epAfr IN always moved alxEs IN the
richest xincs the, are found. Hcvevcr.
sn the thesy tAat eoioraz prs-
cured bis gola fcs she tenpIc From NE
southwest coast Of Africa, ophh might
as we'll be located In the mysterious
Nashua land as elsewhere, anttl TIE
mex, thmeus discovery Is made In Africa
Nothing Of coneegn zoe has Cav some
years been reported abont gold in Gen-
trail Africa, Vogue accounts sno Eivea
from 0A1c tO WV " hShVtS VIM AaNS
both gold and ivory ~ exchange
for Foods Africa, as . geh-bearing
country, Is virgin grouRa- Vhe
theory has long PFC rafied that II Is The
richest geld county In nc would Vhis
theory is partly supported ~ tsaAitida
aud In part ey ouch accounts Is have
beea given from time 10 Snao BY sx-
plorers- The isolated traveller soaid Do
little IN the way Of gathering inior~na-
lion abort the mineral resources o. The
African continent That was no, his
business These carly exploreFs only
incidentally mention the Ending Of goA.
as II II wore really Of NO great impeF-
lance In comparison with other objects
10 be attained. But whenever the fact
Is clearly Demonstrated that there are
great and rich gold fields In Africa Moth
ing in the climate nor in the hospitality
Of the native population will keep hack
those who are IN search Of the golden
fleece. The discovery Of vast gold-Aelds
IN Africa might 10 disastrous 70 the
natives, but Il wouh introduce srude
civilization. The pioneer OF still better
one which will one day take possession
Of the entire African eontinoEt--San
Franchise Evening Chronicle.