The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26

mains now lie and got lost. It was
some time before native appeared
and showed him the way out. In de-
scrihing the place to the Matabeles he
was lost was known among them as
the Mountain Sof the Friendly Spir-t
The Rhodes Geological Park.
Leaving the farm. we passed through
the great park and gardens which Mr..
the people Of Bulawayo., They lie be-
tween the farm and the hills, and
comprise a part of the latter The
park covers $4,000 acres. and there are
planted with avenues Of quick grow
Ing trees. More than thirty thousand
specimens of plants are cultivated here,
and there is also, a large nursery de-
. The geological garden is inside
fence four miles long. 1t includes
every kind OF animal that will live in,
Africa, with the exception OF the
beasts of prey, such as lions and leop-
ards: There are giraffes, antelopes,
Glands and zebras everywhere to be
seen. The animals are not afraid, for
no sh footing is allowed in the vicinity.
as possible. In a state Of nature.
The Mntopos Hills.
wish could describe for you these
mighty hills which Cecil Rhodes chose
as his last resting place. They are
netting n'sa,1g like any range I have seen
They rise up out Of the African veldt
IN the shape OF great masses of gran
lite. ground smooth by the glaciers Of
a, mi million odd, years ago. They are
twenty mile niles %dEe and and iSG~ va 5sn
way in and out oyer the plain, looking
as though they might have Been Been
tn thrown own up BY volcanoes. IN some
ss1aHes they remind me Of the Saxon
gen, OF the Gods" on the edge OF the
Rockies In Colorado. Upon manySsof
e o1Sa,. are boulders piled ono upon ans
amer! ana not And Such p }Sa You win
part OF the world. You have seen p Deb.
bles so worn by the waters that they,
are as round as marbles and .as SIN Doth,
IN these Matopos hills there are boul-
these granite rocks. which are as
smooth as the pebbles. The rocks upon
tSa! they lie are smooth. In places
l 81 yre mfd wens me think that they
Mt 1sd}s Earth, which is here pushing
itself toward the sky. =
A Great Glacial Garden.
indeed, the whole range is 1. one;
mi vat;sg GLACIAL la garden The hills where
with these mighty boulders lying here,
and there upon Them h All. 4 VI Z
In. some places tho rocks are piled
uptlike q fertilization, being as evenly.
laid as though the gods had been
the masons and had here worked lat at
their trade. Some OF the rocks arc
beautifully colored, and their hues
chang e as the sun moves over them.
some contain caves, and in these caves
the natives Of generations ago have
painted pictures which are now the
wonder OF the psychologists,
The hills contain beautiful valleys.
Cascades flow down them and springs
mere and there gush Notwithstanding
one Of the living water which spouted
when Moses smoteF the rock.
B Cecil RhOdcas Tomb.
We drove the automobile right into
the hills and wound our way among the
boulders to the foot OF the rocky mass
which the great African hero chose as
his last resting place. 1T Is more than
a mile In length, and 1t rises above the
valley for hundreds OF feet. Like all
the hills. 1t Is composed OF red granite
and Is ground as smooth az a floor.
With staff In hand climbed up, bend y
Ing half double In places and setting
my feet flat for fear 4 might slip. he
view broadened at every step, until at
last on the top I was \ far above 4 tho
Matopos hills, Which extended up and
down the country as far as my eyes
On. the summit tha yoa,k u snanth,