The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-04
GOLD FROM AFRICA.
A Shipment Of $4,000 From
Seattle to San Francisco.
A TRAVELLER FROM soER LAND.
The Natives sell Gold for Low Wages
for the Time spent In Getting il
-Irfcks OF the Trade

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Seattle 20 tie mint a. San Francisco was
made yesterday. when George 5. Wylss
sxpresse1 sI5.gs worth OF the yellow
meta. TIE fact that the shipment was
mate from this city does not mean, hoE-
ever. thai the gold came from either
K0ssIzn- or the Trail creek district. as
rs sfopgsng here az ali was SIMPLY 20 al
iow Mr. Wygse 20 avail himself OF express
facilities. something that he has not come
IA contact sIsn for a long time.
The decidedly bulky shipment. al bull
Ecn. came from South Africa where the
iucky Mr.. Hyiie has been Spending the
LAST year representing American diamond
drill manufacturers. and doing a little
mining between meals for himself. lie
was at Johannesburg and IN the TFansyaaZ
during ire recent trouble "a which Isho4ts.
Hammond sAd Phillips. and part of the
British government on one side. were ar
rays1 against Dom Paul Kruger and his
Beers or TIE other. Mr.. Vyiie was n 10
way mixed Up IL the excitement, as he
was attending 10 his cam knitting az ths
time. buslag nuggets and dust from the
natives. who alone were able 10 penetrate
beyond TIRE A4rcn.soa range into the low
lands ard residential ard malarisl d.
tricts.
These natives said Mr. Wylie. viii
go into these districts ami wash gold for
a couple Of weeks. and when they come
out they viii SCI a greater or less guam
THY OF goie-Hhatever they may haye-for
what they consider wages for the time
they have been al work The amount Ct
gold taken OUT seems 10 cut no figure with
them. Their only demands being those
amounting. practically. 10 low wages The
Transyaai government does not recon-
mend such trsffickiEg with the natiyes-sn
fact. Il does all that IL can 10 prevent Il.
bat al The time was bartering with them
its attention was diverted from such small
affairs ard proated by the opportunity.
or course. had seen lit TO pay the large
license demanded for the privilege Of trad
ing would, in any case. have been uEnlo-
Tested
The espionage exercised BY the Trans
vaal authorities is very rigid In all mat
tiers pertaining 10 mineral transactions
and any man who IS suspected is likely 10
be searched. 10 be is found with a dia-
mond or a nugget upon his person that
he cannot exhibit a receipt for. he IS
Jailed. The provincial pen.sentiary at Cape
Town is full OF such victims. the majority
OF whom are Jews, against whom the rigid
enactnents OF the government are partic-
uarly directed. Not a single jew is al
lowed 10 leave the Grunge Free State with
out having his person and effects thor
oughly examined.
There is a good deal of bitter feeling
in the Thansvaal against the British gov
eminent. despite the seeming adjustment
OF affairs down that way. President kru-
ger Is a simple, honest sort Of man. but OF
undouhtea nerve and determination. and
there was no mistaking his attitude when
he informed Salisbury that he must take
the Boer government before he could dc
tate 10 the Beers themselves. The reports
OF African affairs at that time were much
better in the American papers than they
were In either the local or English pa
pers. American machinery. particularly
mining machinery. has driven almost ev-
cry other make out OF the South African
market. and the American agricultural
machinery is now becoming the rage.
Agriculture al present. however. has
little encoura cement. as the Iocusts pay
havoc with every crop. almost, that Is put
in. There may be a coupe OF years IN
succession when crops would pay: then
the locusts would come. the real Old E b
lical. edible locust. in such swarps that
they actually block railroad trains.
Yes" continued Dir. wyIle. some of
the natives eat the iocusts. roasted. and
even caterplliars form part OF their diet.
They throw them on Goals and burn the
hairy fuxz of them. and then devour
them. They are filthy. some of those
tribes. | would Ike 10 have seen this man
Rhodes. who registered in Seattle as
Rhodes. South Africa / don't believe II
WAS hnoISS Al al4. Sa01&l TX nave b%Sl4
Il Was Cecil Rhodes cousin. who was one
OF those first sentenced 20 be shot. whose
sentence was later COMMITTED 10 the pay
ment Of fine OF $500.
Il left Dciagoa bay April and have
been travelling steadily ever since From
nelagoa bay 10 Calcutta IL Is R twenty
three days trip. and during this time I
only slept three nights in my cabin. /
have visited India. China and Japan on my
way home. and am thoroughly glad TO be
back"
MIR wyiie left last nighi for his home
IN Fort Worth. Tex. Via san Francisco.
where IA will collect his si5.no7 AZ the
mint incidental IN his conversation. Mr..
Wylio laughed in telling how the Hotel
Northern portsrs strained and tugged at
the boxes OF bullion when taxing them 20
the express office. Another feature of his
trip that impressed him was the large
number of ships and steamers alsch8rZtng
lumbcr from Puget sound at Delsgoa bay.
IAN OF these ships rs either the British
or NorweE an flag" said Mr. Wylie. I.um-
Der sells there az : shillinEs pence per
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