The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18
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John Hays Hammond. Who lcit here
some months ago 10 take The position OF
consulting engineer in connection with
the great gold mines OF the Rhodes.
Barnatto syndicate, South Africa, is now
ON his way through the wilds Of Mata.
bcleland with e large party of men. II
b a strange region, made up of gladcs Of
prairie aud dense forests nj many kinds
ol trees. llordes OF wild animals are i'm
the stretch OF country, still it is not
80 dangerous a. might be supposed.
According 10 the story that reaches
here Mr., Hammond has undertaken to
lead his forces from johannesburg via
the old Kraal of Lobengula, at Bulla-
wayo, 800 miles away, to Beira, on the
coast This is 800 miles further. so that
the entire trip involves I 600 miles of
travel. Though it is a wild region men
have been over il before, though not
very many. The followers of KING 10.
bengula have made it dangerous hither-
TO TO "treck, as lIaggard would say, in
that country. Now that the King is
dead and his followers routed and beat.
en- the powerful men of the Chartered
company, headed by Sir Cecil Rhodes, are
going to have it explored and its re-
sources made known.
To this end an exploring company has
been organized, which is a sort of sub
organization of the Chartered company,
large party has been formed and Mr..
Hammond placed at the head of it. In
the party are botanists, biologists, ex-
perts in gold and silver mining and men
more or less skilled in other scientific
branches. Most of them are hewers of
wood and drawers of water, however,
as it is requisite in party plunging into
a vast wilderness.
1t will take several months to make
the trip through the tangle of forests and
over the mountains to the coast. Mrs.
Hammond has, therefore, left Johannes
burg for London, where she will remain
till Mr.. Hammond is through. He is
not going to make a regular business OF
exploring, SO it is said, but has only
headed this party in order that he may
furnish to the company facts relative to
the mineral and other resources now
but vaguely known.
James +. Wardner, the well-known
discoverer of the Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van and other mines of the Coast, who
Africa said yesterday:
Il look upon South Africa as the
greatest country now to make money in
on the face of the globe. 1t is mighty
continent, full of such resources as this
was fifty years ago, and even greater,
and it is a land of romance. Its posi-.
bilities are unmeasured.'
Mr.. Wardner will leave for South
Africa in May. He expects to remain
several years. Mr.. Wardner has sue.
cessively made and lost many fortunes
He has been III Virginia City, Dead
wood, Leadville, Occur d Alene, SLOGAN
and about everywhere where there has
been mining. He has also been a manu-
facturer and banker. Probably few
men in the West have had a wider range
of experience.
81 shall give my entire attention to
mining" said Mr.. Wardner. "All the
Americans there have done singularly
well. jeff Clark who is known all ovel
California, is now in South Africa, and
according to news just received ha:
organized company to explore par
of Mashonaland. Clark has been {
miner and has had all sorts of expert
ences, and is good man for anything
of this kind. OF all the men who have
recently gone to South Africa, however
John Hay Hammond has taken the
most prominent position. His salary
as recently stated is $780, 900 year"