The herald., 1894-01-28

umns. We rode within sight OF Bula-
wayo and slept within hearing OF the
crack regiment Of the king. We then
made desperate effort to get in COM
munication with the army from the
south under Major Gould Adams.
We failed 4500 warriors were in front
OF him and several thousand in front OF
our columns, but at point about 10
miles east of the iron mountain the crack
regiments OF King Lobenguela made
their great rush-so insolent and ego
tistical were they that they refused the
aid of other regiments, and said they
would show the white man what fight
ing was and for the other part of Loben-
guela's army to watch. We had just
formed lager on little rising ground,
the nearest timber being about 400 yards
away. The regiments formed up in this
timber and charged in splendid shape
and with wonderful pluck. Nothing but
death could stop many of them, but I'M
der such fire as we poured in bird
could not have lived long and in a few
moments the crack regiment WAS no
more-only handful OF them lett. We
killed 1000.
The bulk of the nation are very little
above the average negro in bravery, but
the old Zulu stock, of which their crack
regiments we're mostly formed, have
splendid courage. Members of the Inn
besso regiments hung themselves rather
than retreat to their king.
November 4th the column formed
lager in the capital of Matabe and.
The war is not over yet, for Lobeng uela,
with thousands OF warriors, ia north OF
us, but il is the beginning of the end,
nd hoo
yet been England'e privilege to eteal
will be thrown open to the restless, ever
conquering white man. King Loben-
guela will probably be made chief under
British rule still, but his cut throat reg
iments will be scattered to the winds or
gathered into missionary folds, accord
ing to the point OF view. That after
noon (November 4th), loaded with cable
grams, etc., l was given a chance to
again win land and little honor IL
could cut my way through to Tati on the
south, 125 miles. l had several close
calls, but am here safe and sound, and
expect to ride from here to Bulawayo
with return dispatches in thirty hours
and beat the record. My principal
companion in most of my hard rides is
a California lad about % years OLD. He
has good nerve and is fine fellow. The
chartered company, by this master
stroke in whipping King Lobenguela,
has probably prolonged its life in this
country, and certainly quadrupled the
value OF its shares. The country 10 free
of fever, we'll grassed. timbered and wa
tered it is crossed by several ranges of
mountains about the size of the Coast
range, climate about the came as Sono-
ma county on the plateaus, getting
warmer as one comes to lower al
titudes. At Hopefountsin, q mission
airy station, 25 miles from Bulawayo,
oranges, bananas, etc., do we'll. In fact
tits Los Angeles county; but at Bula-
wayo the ice forms one inch thick.
sometimes. The rainy season is about
four months and is hesvy-December,
January, February and March. 1t
would take pages and pages to tell q
1.-THE of all that has happened in the
last month or describe the strange life
and country, but l feel you will yet eat
porridge with us at our house. in New
Bulawayo and drive out to my 10000
acre farm few miles off, or go up to the
Metope mountains and inspect the
working of my I0-stamp mill.