Arizona republican., 1895-11-06


 the bottom of the ancient cuts, which then are used as convenient dumping ground.
 "No one looks for anything but gold" said Re5stock, "but there is Q magnificent mountain of soft iron in the region and great deposit of the best of bituminous coal not far north. I believe there is plenty of copper as well and I am going to prospect the country over again when 1 return, which will be in about thirty days"
 The country is high table land, cool and pleasant at almost all seasons, though to stranger it seems odd to celebrate Christmas in the middle of summer.
 It is fast filling up with very de- cent population, far different from the element that first went to California is vested in an English company and all the industries are British to the core. Americans and American miners especially, meet with the most hearty reception and ready employment. Miners get pound sterling day, hay ing little to do save to timber and to boss the Matabele workmen, who re- ceive about one pound sterling per month, with a few pounds of corn meal thrown in. All the Americans appear to be doing we'll and in them is vested the management of the largest mining properties all over South Ali riea. Probably the best known and most respected mining engineer in the p1n Toff old Arizonan, who still owns realty in Phoenix and who feels warm interest yet in the Sun Kissed Land So far away.
 Living expense corresponds with the wages, a single meal costing three shillings, or about 75 cents. A large portion of the provender comes in cans. Armour's beef is in every store and California apricots and pears at 3s, Sd can, are the favorite and general dessert. Royal baking powder is the only kind used and American cigar cites, such as are beloved by the local dudes. take the place of pipe or cigar. It is the same in machinery. All the agricultural machinery and small hardware are from America and Fraser & Chalmers of Chicago, have supplied nearly every stamp mill and reduction works in the colonies.
 Nearly all the claims of merit have been purchased by British syndicates, one syndicate alone holding 1000 claims The better of these claims are developed and afterward floated under separate companies on the London market, and at much profit to the syn dicate.
 The whole region is under the con- trol of what is known as the South Africa Chartered company, which late ly has been offering to surrender it's holding to the British government for the modest sum of G20,000,000. The company owns the entire land. founds it's own cities. has it's own code of laws and it's own local officers. The laws, except those regulating mining, are broad and commendable and the treatment of the people is liberal. As an instance, a standard gift of the company to every new municipality is fully equipped athletic ground and race track.
 Entrance into the country is not difficult. From Cape Town a good English railway penetrates the in- terior on easy grades for 1000 miles, and at Pretoria or Mafeking, stages are taken for journey of 800 miles to Bulewayo and thence it is several hundred miles farther to the end of the British settlements at Salisbury, the Dutch Transvaal republic being fairly surrounded
 ''On the whole" said Mir Rebstock, ''I think South Africa a good country, though I would not advise any man with less than S1,000 to attempt the journey. Of course, my experience is not likely to be that of everyone. i What with the claims I have sold and my cash interest in others I have made in my three years stay a matter of | S80.000 clear and am sure that without | speculation I am on the way to de- cided wealth through the mines. There in Matabeleland, I believe is the con- ing source of the gold product of the world"