The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-04
waRDSER IN rHx rRAssvAAL
ne Meets Washfngsonfsns 1T Johanues-
harE-The Great Geld Mines-

harE-The Great Geld Mtnes-
JoHasSEssrRs. Nor. 3o-lspecial Cor.
respondence- lit 10 ii O'Clock in the
morning. the temperature is 20. the air
pFactng the SKY clear. and altogether the
DAP 10 equal 20 any have ever seen in
America.
Ny creditors will take great pleasure in
Knowning that after a splendid sea voy-
age OF fifteen days arrived in Cape Town,
south Africa. November i3. in good
health. AS Cape Tosn was not my final
destination, and as had to be somsw here
on the uniucky i3sn. this time thirteen
goes for .naught. Cape Reconsideration
white city Of tue tropics, city OF cabs,
kafsirs and coffee, city Of gorgeousiy at
tired Malay giris. with heads like q pin
aud busties like . barrel; Enggaud'e hos
pitai for founding officers; city where the
sseepiess customs officer carefully searches
your iuggagei Here is my experience:
Customs officer-Read that notice
Black Cat Rancher latter resdingt-ALl
right.
c. o.-Hsve you any of these contra.
band goods in your luggage7
B. G. R.--So, sir.
Z. O.-Have you any extra suits OF
clothes. reviewers, watches. tobacco, Jew.
eiry Of any kind, cigars, guns, extra un-
der clothing. medicine or smoking to-
baccoz
b. C. R-So. sir.
&. o.-weli. well. What have you got
in these vahses1
II. G. R.-Nothing.
&. O.-Open them quick. Looks in. I
Did If that amt correct. Pass him.
Nine p. ni., and We are of for johann es-
burg. LOLA miles by railroad from Cape
Town. It is . splendid trip; time. sixty
hours In going over this railroad you
nave about the same experience rs upon
the Union Pacific railroad through Ne
sada TO California. The Transvaai Is the
California of Africa. and Johannesburg Is
the San Francisco.
~ a. m. on the 18th We reached
Eiandfondtein. ten miles from Johannes
burg. and situated on the great gold reef.
The view Is excellent. and altogether ex.
ceeded my authorizations. although the
situation of the great mines and also the
deep ievee workings were true TO the de-
scriptions That have had.
Seating myself on the pinnacle OF the
reef or ledge ut Elandfondtein, beheld a
sight never to be forgotten. On either side
as far as the eye could reach, through the
clear, diamond-white African atmosphere,
was succession of big white dumps,
smoketacks. long buildings tor chlorina-
ton and longer ones for the cyanide pro-
cess; big long trains of oxen and mules
commencing at the initial point as a real,
| ity and ending ten miles either way down
| the broad red road. like an animate black
| line.
| At 6 a. m, November 10. Johannesbers
| was reached, and here comes q coinci-
dence. The gentleman who registered
| before me at the Grand Central hote
! wrote his name as follows: T. s. Hincks
| Whatcom, Wash, u. s. A. Yes, Tedd y
left Whatcom September ID. took in Chi
| eago. left New York October Is on thu
Storm King and arrived in Johannesberg
| on the same train rs the writer. | vii
| devote my next letter TO this princely city
nave seen John Hayes Hammond, 8. b
| Common and U. c. Clement Clement i!
managing the Primrose mine: has so
| coiored boys working for him and -
whites. The Primrose paid Sc, 900 divi
dend in October. Mrs. Clement is we'll
| Taey have beautiful residence, well away
4 the nina