The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-19
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.


- Easter UOuse gPoa Matahe1e1nn nd
Great Oppsssunssges fer Nsssg
Mes 80 Make fsvssses.
South Affses r. the place for q yoHng
man who desires riches II r. also pfsre
y mere iiss young man in search Of exest-
Ing adventure esn hare his MI.
r. Eixssr. = fernt~r resident Of this city,
returned from South Africa yesterday and
when seen is-f right at the home of n.
Rosenshai. fss Washington street. he WAS
fufs Of praises for the climate and re-
sources Of ffas country. lie Intends 20 re-
turn the latter psrx Of next January and
resume business as merchant. SIR. FL
Htsr was tn fafsssetand aud VAS doing
well with Esnsrat merchandise business
went the natives went or the warpas n
and destroyed everything Of value 20 Mr..
Eiaser save hts life ard mining claims. IL.
kossntissf. who has been with Mr.. Eists-.
Will reach here Saturday.
The two left here three years ago They
went firsE TO Johannesburg then 10 But
luxsyo. and finally settled down at the
Tehektse mines in the selnkwe district.
They bad worked up quite business and
We're making money both as merchants
ard as nainsrs- They had. iE partnership
with three others. taken no 10 mining
leeafiona, and were altogether prosperous
WHEN the Massbeie uprising occurred.
Or. Jameson went oet 10 raid ne
Tsaasyssi January -" began Mr. T.isser.
- ne told his story last night "of course
you know ali about DIR. Jameson. Well.
all tire pcstce were taken away then. q
pest broke out among the cattle, and while
afs country was In dlsorganixed conii-
lion and every one In low spirits. the KAT
sffs drsided u YVES good time 10 kill of
tAs whites. Thsy planned a general mas
sscFe Tor March a On that day by an
ersanixed movement they were going TO
XII AL the Europeans in the country. BY
sosss Misunderstanding some OF the Kaf-
afs began too soon. They started In to
XII people March 70. Their plan was to
go 70 a farmer. prcsp~ctor. or aay mar
working outside the towns. and ask for
work. Their ~ the first opportunity they
would knock the farmer o. prospecfor in
the head with an assexai The first mar
der heard OF at Buiu sayo was that OF q
prospeetoy named Maddox and his part
Ter. The two men were living alone on a
remote claim. A band OF kafsirs called on
item March q and offered to show them
a faEc mining location The two men went
with the kafisrs and both were struck
iuwn- While this Was occurring We learn
ed nothing of 1t at the reb skue mines url-
til n'eiock that afternoon. Then a dis
patch came from Buinwayo telling OF the
killing and asking that we abandon every
T.
The miners were thrown into great ex-
eitemeni- meeting Was held Al first
they did not want 10 leave Tebekue. bat
nnaliy detided that they would seek safe
~ Ia Gweila. When we got to the town
We al! volunteered as soldiers We were
on duty for isa days. and during that
time were kept hard at work fortilying
the town sud doing picket duty. We were
treated well.
Others we're not so fortunate In reach
Ing tbs town A party OF eight. headed
by Bob White and man named Ham,
fnond. tried II. bat were all killed. They
would have been nix right III they had
came Ia Gweila April 10. accompanied by
tried to rsaeh Knluwayo. Cecil Rhodes
came TO Gwellt April 10, accompanied by
q convoy OF 1900 men. lie made a speech
to the volunteers. after staying three
days he went with the convoy TO Bulu-
wsyo- While We stayed In the town the
ksfsirs looted everything they could lay
their hands on. They destroyed all out
lying towns which had been deserted, and
left nothing standing that could be torn
down or burned up. The British South
Africa Company paid for all losses. They
paid out altogether S7.aaUo indemnity
Ny partner and wen, TO Buluwayo Sep
iemhsr !. and after settling with the COM
pauy left for home September q
"Mataoeleland Is just the place for a
young man 10 make fortune. While the
mines have not yet been developed. the
prospecting shows the country 10 be
fua of gold. The climate Il fine, and
there Is no drawback to living there. For
enc shilling a rrosp~ctar car take up ten
claims. each 300 by 500 feet. Five of us
had 10 claims, and before | left these
were Sold ~ syndicate for ss.a"e and 400
shares of stock We had never pat in n
i. IL
Try "a very young. fsbarers make sise \
gneuth. and atser paying living expenses
ssotssd save si1s5n
Sit tho agricultural! line not much has
been done. though Il seems posS bile 10
grow almost anything. indian cotton.
sweet potatoes and peanuts are grown
largely Thousands Of acres are covered
With The last Sweet potatoes grow as
large as eantalaupes. Vegetables like cab
i.sges aaa other greens are ra.Sea bv
es-ssieS. Who SO there from India ansi set
nut vegetables EsrfFn< Prices arc no9
very hlga. awinA 90 the War. To gsxe YOU
~one iafsH. mere Il flour which sold when
tse war broke osss d sga Tor 100 pounds
EseySiniag else was IN proportion. Whole
@hea< fsotsr was So for 30 pounds. rice.
~ ss~rss paasFsd. sugar. a. cents: coffee,
sa.z5. Tea. SIS. canned salmon. - cents a
tin. California canned fruits. sis9 lin.
and cvndenssi milk. s. cents tia. There
- ne flesh butter. and the canned butter
imported sefa al 81 - pound. Potatoes
we're "a rare as tah@ censadersia sieiscacS.
\ mess for a aasu would BE- warts g.. The
kaEflr& manage - i've on in1san meal
coekHd tia lnte A gaase. Their dress coSs
aaEhiaS. and ~hva once purchased II scol
fer a lifetime They wear a Srrsch cloGi.
hEsss bracelets en- shs3r slinhs and str nes
ef h.ssaa aaeaf Yhe neck
's5a~t saen sEse eatbreak came they acre
ratstng 10 4 naFnpsnx xear at the Tessekus
rntscA worth slpa@e. ana were ready 90
sink shafts. TEE truHhse vas not settled
Ahen AZ left sssi8w4Ne September "
III cost ~ s@s each 70 raturu. FROM
RsGfuNsse &c travelled hv coach 50
Gahroas AZ a eosf Of So Tor srarspogfa.
tses, Steps we're made three times saw
for meals for rsbich Ne PAID s. % every
ttnae. ~ ssaAFens we tosx the train ia,
Mapsiax. . distance % ~ mites. Tor s1S
Fran there 81 Cspe ToNa ~ lrain was
81 The steamer fxea from Cape Town 20
SssasAknnnEe Nss So sraaa ssafhamnsNa
10 N@w f4Fa So =. al across sAn coatt-
merit 81 Tif9se fares wege an for second
class ses.erf ~s.sdAsians Macy come nus
tnsrsf~rs*s% aa@ get asnr sTsi,.A en~sa~r
thst wsN is ErAna country. ana I
>Nail 20 - X NeFs soar ~