The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15
WI ever q controversy In the
4 world had TWO SIDES X - that

OF the Beers ss. TIE Ing ISM
II Every American mus. syuapa-
thizs with the Beers, Tor lib
erty or death IL the sentiment Ssed "a
them. they are lighters and their country.
like Our own, is a republic. They are IN
ignorant unprOEressive people and have
6eait unjustiy with the 'outianders.' yet
* would seem a crime 10 take their coun-
try from them. IL may ba said briefly that
II the Transysa! were less rich In gold
and precious stones the peace OF the coun-
try would never have been disturbed by
England The Beers made their 0rst grea;
mistake In permitting the English to come
into their country, and their second great
mistake In trying TO fleece them when
they came. They dreaded the Eng
they felt IL would be dangerous 10 tho
safety OF their republic 20 allow unchecked
the influx Of the English. and therefore.
they sough, to stop them by unjust and
ruinous sxactions. Now they must suf-
Ter for g."
~ HIS was remarked the other day by c.
Z. Heron. an American mining man
who has spent five years In The
TransYaal, and who lately returned to Sc
atile from = tour OF the Alaska mining
camps Mr.. Heron has purchased pref
~ home overlooking Lake Washington on
the Renton car line. and has installed his
South Africa a. soon az the trouble with
ehe Beers In over. al he has strong faith
In the future prosperity OF the country
Mr.. Heron and his brother. George X.
Heron. Montana mining man. took pas
sage again for Alasko Thursday nigh, on
the Humboldt They purpose making the
1a0 mile trip TO Cape Nome over the
Zee. via Dawson. and are the FIRST 10 leave
here with that plan determined upon.
Int
IN the Transvaal. and have studied the pc
Htical situation there quite thoroughly.
They think Il wonderful mineral coan-
try ana predict great rush within the
pext fev years 10 a mineral region some
40 miles north OF the Rand. IN the Muir
Gibson range.
AkD UT" continued Mr.. Heron.
ID while here can be bur little g. ~
as to the ultimate result Of the
war. believe that England sili hnd a
bigger fight on her hands than she or the
world anticipates. The many thousands or
Beers outside the Transvaal ana the KAT
firs should be taken into consideration.
"It L. probahle thai the Beers over all
South Africa will be drawn into this con-
flict before I. ia over Blood Is thicker
than water and II Is Just IA thick With
the Beers as with any racs Of people on
there ar. fif,y-rour Bosr members. and
though OF course. they form the minority
their influence II powerful Their leader
In Hofymyer who was recently fnsrus.ed
with an importan. mission 70 Pretoria
These members form thr Boer faction ara
are known as the South African Bond
'rhe poers OF Cape Colony and those
scattered throughout South Africa outside
the border az the Transvaaf Will wait Tor
h,sf ar la
viii catch the haze ~ war and patriotism
and then they viii noun. their horses ami
with few ~tripr ~ hitonr r. their saddle
bags or they win no 10 fsh. with their
kin=men tho hurchers ~ Tire Trsnsvasi
''1-he Ere. state is certainly with them
hus tho population ~ that territory is
email Though .as area ia considerable
There are hu. y 40 noers IN the ORANGE
Free STATE. but 'here are many scattered
through Na.sAs'e'sni and Aashona'ana
They Will undoubtedly he able 20 muster
ar army ~ n M men q the start.
''The KafHre Including under thar 60
ersi term all the South African blacks
may also become more or less Involved In
the war England has been having trouble
all aious WITH the Natsh-les There are
the pasutes and Z'i'us that belong ~ the
North Tran-vRai The Eaer regards she
naer M HE master evan before the Eng
fish He fears TIRE Hoer mora than he
does ne E~~',sh ana y T. "a rase ~
Fgh. for either ~tfs ha would feb. with
the pcerw every ''ri~ IN sni.e ~ th~ cruel
" wish which .he ro<-s teve treated him.
Over Ia nsN rrh''rw men rNu'a y. .e~~ttt-
ea from the Ka~f- tribes ara they are NJ
mean eEhters either "a thrv NAVE demon
sfrated more than nnc- n Souts Africa
The poer@ cN''if III. thef- in tha front Z
hsttte arf thh poers realizing tAR. thew
wers. tsirg .urnnytes ty va vSers wnH'f
egN' Nk~ fevtis Yea 'N,s war w" ros,
1snriera n sea, - Mood ens al hscs~sa
the ENrrs have Some valuable tNi~rs
?. =. :.
kkrI~ itE Boers know nothing - mining.
don't want - eni never wanted
the English 10 core ana is, Top
their mineral ard other resource hut
were content With thelr own ifesi : zap
riress: namely. plenty e iana - range
over an isolated home ana arge HaeAs
and heris Iur the Enx1tsh nan came ard
chen The racrs began 20 make mistakes
The found that they haA won3erfu'
source - revenue In ghe English and they
prccectei - work f2r all tAat was la U.
urtN iN~ English wss~ paying 80 iu axes
- tee Itcers II r MAS alss ar sseA ~
the Horrs tNSt thls tax voulf sc~ve .
kccp }h~ English o1t. ar AZ lesst e n n
crensi0g ir numbers llu. their gres s-t
mistake MS te~ g~sHtinr q nceesou~
or 81 ~HDc'iss - as SITS They gave
Rpnst ~ tNps& vRteRtf{. eyr.- Qs .srs a f>s-st