The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-27
LOCATION BE1RA, DOORWAY TO THE GOLD OF RHoDEs1A


The South African squatter has his
own reason for camping in a desert
and flirting with eternity in the shape
Of deadly fever germs. The glitter
of gold is his loadstone. 1t is that
which has turned the tide Of emigration
nprthWaFd; Johannesburg and Kimber-
ly no longer afford opportunities to
make easy money, and great confidence
is put in Cecil Rhodes promise Of good
times and quick fortunes in Fhodesia.
These good times have thus far given
no sign of Undertaking., but that vast
unsettled portion of the populace,
whom Mr. Kipling- calls THE Gentle
men Rovers Abroad nevertheless con-
tinues to mass on the outskirts of this
country. where . grand rush may be
made to Newfoundland or Matabeleland
when gold is discovered.
In view of the fact that an expert
American engineer has just completed
a tramp over the whole territory, eX-
aiming all the geological formation
carefully. and pronounced the country
quite worthless FROM a mineral stand
point it is almost pathetic TO see this
confidng population decimated each
day. but DIS constantly reinforced. If
in the end if is doomed to bitter dis
appointment, Mr.. Rhodes will have
much to answer for, since not only are
the lOdtEIS anu lAC t5 -AAO-NN CAi7 AAoNA>
ing northward, but mechanics, trades
men. professional men and laborers are
coming With their families.
DRAWS ADyENTURERs.
Every publication of Rhodes paper,
the Cane Town Times. sets forth the
enticements of Rhodesia, and causes
some unfortunate beggar to draw from
the bank his little savings, pack up and
go north, generally to BelrG Not one
man in loo ever gets any further, and
not a few leave their bones to bleach
on the quicksands there. The unem-
ployeG man cannot stay there long, Tor
Wirh bread at a shilling loaf. money
evaDorates like smoke, and Beira is a
bad place 70 be stranded in.
had the good fortune when arrested
on a recent visit there to elicit the SYM
patty of Two dare-deYils whose reputa-
ton as boxers and men of action some
what dampened Portuguese birthstone,
and thereby easily obtained my release
This was pure luck, however, for ordi-
uarily q victim is heavily fined, and, in
addition. generally carries away the
/. ugly scar of a short, blunt sword.
in company with Ralph Jewell,
Californian. who had spent some years
in the Transvaal, ! went to the Beach
hotel took dinner, and afterwards, IN
ctnipany with an Englishman named
Harris. strolled up the main street, to
cast an eye about for some means OF
making a livelihood. While holding g
discussion on ways and means, for the
three of US possessed but single
Kruger. SiyDence, we were interrupted
Inv i've gendarneS. Grabbing me by
the arms. they pointed up the street
and iabbered that familiar word, Ear
rested"
ARRESTED BY THE PORTUGUESE
Don't make move, stranger
called out q man who wore high cav
airy boots, as he ran up to US. You
make the mistake Of your life. Take
my word for it, there's only one law
here. and that's for the Portuguese. Ar
Englishman or American has no pro
tection I see you were just going tc
knock these fellows down. If you do
they'll cut you up. You want to &C
along to the tronk with them, for they
say there's a warrant out for the mar
with the white Alpine straw"
There was no alternative, and ours
ing the day bought such a conspicu-
GUS hat, l marched to jail, accompanied
bv my two friends, all wondering fol
what I could be apprehended in this
PARKWAY corner of the earth. An i'm
pOrtant little man in gold trimmings
finally appeared and showed me a doc
ument containing my name. This war.
rant, he explained, was, however, Of
such a peculiar nature that he could
not understand it. Another commits
saire who shortly arrived was equally
puzzled. The two seemed on the point
Of coming to blows over the warrant
when the enc wearing the most tinse
grabbed the parchment and tore it il
small pieces.
Thinking that I might throw some
light on the matter, I Ventured to risC
and walk forward, Bhereupon both Off.
Gals gazed at me with pity, which i'm.
mediately turned to frenzy, and, shak-
ing their fists, screamed some orders
Three policemen rushed me to a corner
looked at me very fiercely and tbeI
stood by with drawn swords until an.
,ther order brought out a platoon Of
geadarnes. BY them [ was conducted
once more down through the MAR
street of Beira-
We brought up at a, big square cor.
rugated iron building bearing on it the
legend. '.ArmageIn Alfandagado,
which I took to be the proprietor's
name. 1t turned out to mean govern.
ment bonded warehouse and inside Of