New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-16
TRANSVAAL AND RHODESlA'
THE WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT of
RECENT YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA

prcrNr YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA
49, ,xrrRrsTrxG INTERVIEW WITH "iLitA"
,,,,,ovn HALL, Ex-srATE ENGINEER OF
CALIFORNIA. WHO is IN TIE EMPLOY Vi
cror1. RHODES And THE COLONIAL
GOVERNMENT A WONDER
FULLY REsoURcEsUL
COUNTRY.
,--o,, The San francisco Chronicle ,,.,, 80
e.. Engineer william Hammond nan !o re-
.nI,v retIlr,rG mere from, PIGio!stu 20 Li. nm.
visit TO the 1ranSySaafii Arc, eO woGG he interes TO
TrSders OF The SUNDAY ChIonce inca ne saia
terviemtd on o.e Of m, lime ssve" 70 po
Nh h% Work in the WtWatorsrand 500 He,US, -,
the Transvaa about o1I 80 It cUantrs
ion6oI About month w%s spa mn III SopernIaeni
in consultauon. si if.s iU IN zip iaiuayo
Rnodssia for similar seIEicT " Hni abIe parts OF
Il have about al inc nS 0n me east coast
Some paris nave sten soa heds soA
otSnr portions Of the Transvaai ana some Ia Way
cane TiTsvenr very rss n 5nS Rcch
vsai the Orange Free state. SdP soSesia'
uanaland the csTainy are very favorable to
s Mica as whole and Of course 10 Sg' c,'I.
parts OF IL ~ P mart OF the word, much misnnder
stood believe by the A dnSntTv OF course b.
are vas rS hat is good The proporhsn OF |h h
is doubtless greater than n 1l.v Free State Caps
taking t me sirp Of Bechuana,and WHICH SaE
that Par; 4 Of mhSGes Of waste IS tie
p Mnss5Iti which have in the ''eF" '"''
arsa Of the sbd dnond mining eveOpmso' are
.,,,rS innense and impressiyo ana We M e
TemsmSsr that 'n least compared TO eur ow
When we reflect thai afS der n? 5nyo yd Condition
Gt ary OF seems just now entering unon mo-
prosperous Of gold r,odgssSSss TO reagon iha
S on ew Area With its twelve years ony 81 Coo,
eSse OF gold and With rs nS oi' nus as hes
nonstions are ainerorated. show Vastly
svss1 s,E ' OF n. TTsn.vaa and Rtodesa PRIV
c,paly in this conneciion IL IL Worked in II,
T1s5sNaa and Eve or in Rhodss o,h
areas Of the Tr2nsyas ard 49, Knq 20 +. rn1ros1
ne sam. general way a, h's sat " yc,r ikey
development s. The mineral bell hS Is as OR owr
70 Pass are sS6ut afteen Tn o,t G
the ,;,sn nfteer wfch cou made pay 6yi
dend. il the political of aq ibe s2 Gnd states
cenansnortation facilities were made as ~ he
as tsey noiE mig ts MSi o. but on the contrsry
steadily increasing. althougn nan - asnn,re
ies rave n.eH e. lie result Of dcyeopr1ent AZ
because Of the oppressive ana haniPeiNe ~
tons affecting mining there
rur cpow,rH OF JOHANNESBURG.
.,ohannesburs is growing and improving De,
,p,,o very orefous burdens whieh she sup2ortins
nnins inoSsry bearing o. coor f..r ;ht boon
Of odrss many mine c neT ., l re work
in aaiy mines one ADJOINING another afeen NJ;
iorg, and suburb. Of ml?s'. as were less clO'el
;reme g: OF tie central group and this vast min.
e 50 TO sTsaK Tn ao 3 TIC cent
part Of this city 81 mines. is Johannesourg-a Gil
" f' Went s thtte Tader enrag.men 70 study 4
for The central 4nds nsr n Of as sss2t S cit
Is an 'tsresipT Drob.n T hsr ,0 og Is po
BAD. Many small reservoirs have been buil;. ye
Of water. Then. the raIn. cam. and FIVE or 81
reservoir enba,kments bpr:,; 1amag" vas tor'
MY gemert was Win combtajio o, Of ~ y
thirds Of IN. outcrop or predicting mines o, ~
central or imp9rSnt neln ne5 ~ nS Kan toI ar
ties within the region. besides very mucf
other mine property outside Of this centre Of opero
water supply for the REGION. l am not a. liberty
state any results 81 ne |0rE and an m rS,gTnG
under a renewed engagement 10 carry forward N.
pumping stations 10 erect and Distributing works
to,lay IN: ard I Am Planning soma OF these here
1gTlculiTaI Ts.oDrces Of The Parts o. AtrGs
I RI. hos cou nSsn q1
ss Tor FGs b fsd o S 8aa reaS
sbly favorable, and tho rainfall affords en-
should not be surprised to see South Afrcs
taking irnrnense strides within the next very lev
years, upon the basis Of Irritation DEVELOPMENT
All Of ne local colonial and State governments
actively interested IN the subject. especially
that Of the Cape. Tho colonial government IL con-
structing works and is projecting number
OF others Of considerable importance which Will
probably be carried out. As consulting engineer
on the irrigation works and policy. etc. to the
Care Government. ! examined a number OF works
aud sites, and am. now having plans made for
works there according 20 my designs. 81 least
Ine large masonry dam and several canals and
(meller structures are 70 be built AZ onc".
IT have magnificent lands 'or irrigation in
Zane Co!ony--rich. deep soils like Riverri7e ard
Redands-which vil raise any crop or growth
which Southern California will produce, There ar.
some disadvantages to horticulture in South Africa
az whole which We have not IN Caiifornia.-as
for instance. inopportunn rains and hsistorn Fin
grapes spoiled. other delicate fruits ruined
in some places and perhaps generally much more
often than with Us.
AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES.
But the country has It's peculiar advantage
also For Instance, higb-c,ass deli fruits
be pu. into the London market within fifteen day,