Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-23
CAPE TOWN AND TABLE MOUNTAIN.

But this condition Of affairs is not OF
narticular interest to tourists, as South
Africa is out of the itinerary Of the globe
trotters. The ships Of the American
and African Steamship line are design |
ed especially for freight traffic, and the /
sailing Of the first steamer OF the line, |
the Worcester. from New York a short |
time ago marks an epoch in the CONNER
cial relations Of North America and
South Africa. These relations may be
said to have begun practically about 10
years ago. when three or four cargoes a
wear were sent in sailing ships from New
York to Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
Although "a majority Of the whites of
South Africa are natives of England,
they have an exalted opinion of Yam
kee ingenuity and are less suspicious OF
American products than Englishmen usu-
ally are. They are progressive and free
from prejudice and are ever ready to
adopt new ideas and improved machln-
erv. When visited the colonies, | found
that American agricultural implements
were used almost exclusively, and that
American mining machinery was IN
great demand atthe gCldfields. Canned
meats from Chicago were imported in
large quantities, and paratiin from Phil
adelphia was at % premium. American
pine, too, was largely used, and hard
ware. tobacco and Yankee notions made
up the miscellaneous cargoes Of the sail
ing craft that found their way from
American to South African harbors.
In 1888 American wares were in great
demand and hard to get, and it seemed
then that lacl; OF enterprise would de
prive our merchants Of what will even
tuallv develop into one OF the finest mar
1ets in the world. Nevertheless our com
merce has grown steadily until IN 1873
leading New Norl; firm Of shipping
agents exported $1,000 tons to Sout
African ports. This amount of busi
ness seemed go warrant steam transpoi
tation, and hereafter atauch steamers o
from 5000 10 4 600 tons viii leave Ney
York regularly each month for Cap
Town, proceeding thence up the eas
coast to Nossel bay, Port Elizabeth
East London. Durham sometimes Gale
Port Natal and occasionally to Delago
bav. Mauritius and Zanzibar. The pri1
cipal exports Of South Africa are woo
and hides. diamonds, gold and ostrlc
feathers, and as there is no market !
the United States for these products I'll
steamers will proceed 70 the East Indie
for return cargoes.
Those readers who have derived the
impressions OF Africa from Du Chaillu
tales Of adventure in the jungle al
Stanley's stories of explorations in Il
dense forests Of the Congo country al
the malarial swamps Of the west Goa
are prone 10 accept Stanley's ter
darkest Africa as proper Designate
of the entire continent It may intere
these readers to learn that the vast u
ritory south of the Zambesi river Ell
braces one Of the richest and most bea
tiful regions on the globe-a land of p'
petual sunshine of lofty mountains a
verdant valleys, of mighty rivers a
vast plains, with "A soil rich in minei
wealth and unexampled fertility, La
Of romance and of mystery, replete
relics of a lost civilization and suppo
ing the teeming tribes of a superior RI
of black men, race whose origin is
in the mists of antiquity. This reg
should be known as brightest Afri