Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21

flfht angles. Many ~ them are well
paved, nnd nearly an OF them which
are given w Co The uses of residences
uf the wealthy and middle classes have
a. decidedly European appearance.
What strikes the traveller nn The most
marked difference ln architecture %
the buildings On the number of private
houses Boo Cape Town which have thick,
heavy wallis ana nnt roufa. This Do de-.
cidediy the eastern fashion. and smncks
nothing uf Europe but the number
90 such houses lu fuuo Town nrru-
pied hy Europeans De- not surrender
~ Eurone 20 the Orient, but TO the
climate. China. may not modify tho
European type t1 tur aunfaciabif ,x-
tent but it forces tha European TO
some concessions Tor DO own comfort,
ana one % these Dr. the thick walled
and nnt-roofcd house lm Cape Town.
There nfg gardens uu SOME 1f thc ruoff
and some of the houses surround cou-
trul courts. such na you a0mrtlmos res
IN Mexico ur countries farther south.
These houses ln tuuH Town ARE modern
compromise with what IH Perhaps tho
most remarkable climate lu the world.
Cope Town iH nearly go the Hnius
parallel pf south latitude nH NnipeuaiaO
pnd Santiago. iu chill. People who
rave uf the climate OF these South
American cities. and ~ the cuuahls
temperature Of that zone. can not md
much fault with the variations 90 tam-
N''NNNNNH vt NV AMM 20 4 ne NNNNNNNNM
from tho extreme cold season To- that
uf eNtrrme heat Or but is degrees the
mercury unly rising from "a iu winter
Go 10 lu summer &c. Louis could beat
that degree of variation any day lu the
year Ana in 49, Paul they will Won
def what there b. ln 70 degrees u SUM
mer temperature Co cali for such pre-
cautions The question can be almost
answered in Che statement that ia the
summer there ~ rarely calm az Cape
Town. The west slope NJ the South
African mountain range o. watered Ia
winter by the rains which the north
west Atlantic winds bring with them.
The eastern SLOPES arr watercd hy the
summer winds blowing on the Indian
ocean. These are winds which should
cool Cape Town. ana which would cool
u " they brought over the mountains
such cooling rains as they have show
cred upon their eastern slope. II IL tho
rUmarknbl" peculiarly Of these south
African winds. however both " those
which blow from the southeast and the
northwcst. that they only frrtlllze that
country lying on the side Of the noun
tnlns nearest tho sea out Of which
they come The northwest Atlantic
Winds, which make the Cane Town
winter. do not carry over the noun
tain tops their wealth % waters. and
tho trDpic winds which come hot over
the Indian Ocean leave their delugrs
az those mountains. and. freed from
the only element which had tempered
their horcn heat, 20 ahfiekiug down tho
opposite side Of the mountains toward
the Atlantic, taking cape Town In
their cuurac. already uarrhrl and dry
from weary ruinlcHa months. II ~ we'll.
then. that there are the thick walled
houses with the Hat roofs The rov-
eminent house o. one Of these. and a.
10 IL thero the official records Of tenn
peratut. I'm the shade" IL taken Il IL
easy 90 understand a record of 70 de-
Eruea while outside tho temperature Ia
much higher.
hut though FOR. perhaps quarter u
tho year Cape Town has sleHtn weather.
tho Hiestn IN unknown IN Cape Town.
10 D. hard 90 nud busler place ~ al
the British colonies The streets lead
lng down Co the docks and slip are all
ways througgd. There n hustle ana
activity everywhere. There was more
business 40 the city front before tho
completion % the Surf Canal than
there has been since. The rise ~ Cape
Town. ln fact began after England'a
acquisition 0f India and the develop
munt ~ her trade thrre. Then Cape
Town was port of entry Tor every
vessel bound Go or from india. and this
was true not only % English ships but
~ those OF other nations bound Tor
points In Asia. II WIS during these
NfNAAH ~ NNNNN UNIV NNNN NHNANAN NNAN NNANNNH
ala break-wator In the harbor was
built. and the fine docks and slip con-
Htructed, Since the aucz Canal was
opened TO navigation thcrr has been a
great falling on in the number Of port
entries at Cape Town. hut the hnrhar
romans and must always remain an
Important one IN the worlds com-
moroe, The development ~ the South
African country and the sale and OK
change Of IT, products nnord the basis
of an ever growing trade. The Eng
lish had a monopoly OF this trade for
many years. but now there are many
Americans IN business az Cape Town
and not few Dutch. The Jews arc
numerous enough TO have erected
magnificent synagogue. and thorc IL
hardly faith without ~ temple, Even
the Chinese. within the last few years.
water front The Roman Catholics
have 70 splendid cathedral, the seat ~
Bishop. and among the other de-
nominations represented "a the church
architecture ~ the place are the Epis-
copuliuuH, Luthcruns, Wcfleyaus, Cons
grcgauonnlista Dutch Reformed and
Freo Church the last an off-shot of tho
Dutch Reformed These church stalls
tics are counrmntory Of the commercial
statistics. according 20 the accepted
truth that religion an9 commerce four-
ish most together.
N| MNN NN NMNN' AWMN NHH"N'H|NH
moro than hfty vessels. win a tonnage
OF moro than 5000 tons. All the rail-
roads yet built In South Africa run TO
Cape Town as a terminal point. and n
~ safe 90 say that an 90 De built there
IN the opening years u the new century.
which are 90 bring q period u grcnt
development Ia that land, VIII lead TO
Cape Town. as an roads IN ancient days
he'd tu Rome. n ~ hardly 10 be doubted
that The early years of that century VIII
SEQ the construction OF the Cape TO
Cairo railroad, now being promoted on
European bourHoH. In the meantime tho
South African export trade, OF which
Cape Town IN the port. Is growing and
holds out the strongest assurance "
the city'H future. cape Town has noar-
by doubled IN population since the dis
cuyery OF the diamond mines ut KIM
berry aud the great gold neids ln the
Rand. Immediately after the gold dis
coverles IL was believed that Cape Town
was 10 be the Frisco OF the South
African gold fields The era ~ railroads
has made new Frlscos impossible. and
the extension OF an Old line go Johnn-
ucshurT. ON the edge OF the gold fields,
disappointed the high expectations u
the cape Town boomers. But the cer-
tninty OF the great future development
of South Africa, O. fact made patent 70
many of the successful pro5pectora, ana
tn some OF the largest investors In the
South African mites. led 10 heavy In
NoHtmenta in the rtsl UHtate market at
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