The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
CECIL RHODES RAILROAD.
FROM mtLIWAso 10 CAPEFoMN IN
NINErY-FlyE HOURS.
scenes and incidents Of Journey
Thrsagh ncchuH aninnd - An Ac-
esant at Railroad which Rhodes

- y She site OF King Lohenguia's
ANN ksaat, IN tho heart OF Rechuana-
SH iaad there stands today the
newly built terminus OF the
Great South African railway.
EFT wa% "A picturesque revenge
GU the part af Cectl Rhodes. the builder
az TIE new rasiroaa. 20 erect bis station
upon the very spot whence few short
years ago tue savage king hurled cssiance
At Great Britain and the chartered com
gany'' said Lieut.. Frank Essnoaae White.
bate " tas heehuansland mounted police.
and new visiting fr.snsis IN America. Tho
last trip made in souih Africa, before
sailing Ter England. was from Rui.wtyo
10 CApsfuan-~aiI the way by rail. The
tasiEnss vas a mIghty curious one IL many
tsss*cls. We begin with bet sns take Euio-
waya Nsell, TIE plscr sssnsass "she
page u Slaughter and 1t was Just four
years ago fsut4agulas pet locality fer
ssecasax ais enemies and subjects. Now
assays the town IS thriving specimen Of
ihe frontier settlement. IL has a popuis-
s'na af aso or A.eee and since tas railroad
has arrived the eitixsss need have little
ssss q repetition OF tae recent savage
attack. The Journey by rail- from Beiu-
wasn IL he coast may he made IN three
aats, where formerly Il took weeks and
. esea months
me ssnry Of Rhodes railroad i simple
eas1sH, Saaei}ene,t hy the imperial gov
etSaasHts Rhodes began the work rs t>sa
AZ extension ~ tny rcad was then started
lfesa hsshesr}eS. through what MAS then
aFsi.sa becAuanAlapa to Nryhurs. This
accomplished. The gapa government WAS
FtTsaslest aeQa 70 push the line still fur
taes TIE twin steel rails pushing north
sAfa ETtsasteBt}y eventually reached
Ass*kns But Rhodes wss net satisfied.
we FFssaYssi g. cover the entire distance To
FesasAsS @itb q railway. The survey
Nss tsSaa n ISIS and despite /svhsli0R
avs ses terrific riaierpest cor catss dis
e lSs
II Astch, -. lac first rails were iasd
w 2! AaftksFs Tine distance 20 k3s,lu-
vac @ss 81 mee>. eaf this tae railroad
ssssfseegs hAF1 ctft daan q about as pif-
Esezsss+ - see yxAv cf the ~eyk wefe stu
grssSsas. ker Instance Eas ylndeFueSt de-
sseSe@ shs c2.tsr- snen tAA sale motive
VS. 81 Beeh4&l-5 }RnG-- av hundreds. aasi
- ~qsS u transportation was elogSed Tor
ssAA1Ss kNf in Nos ENTER last she
sR@aHsA&isa extension n BesusAye was
sssat@air opvse3. Faeags,sr months suf-
~ she eaEt eeS . d Ire werN tn
ST. record performance. In view Of
S@'se pSsue aa5 the uugxanapzesi lack
y water
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e Aes'sss &n8 tar bridges are * uausa-
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