The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-27
VISITS CRADLE OF The RACES
Tells of Wonderful Development of
Fruit Farming in Great District
And Sees 4he Famous Mines at
Kimberly.
hus-ssa.almas n=uHdGs
(By Ella Toner Cavanagh).
Bulawayo, Aug. "a, 1910

BulaWayo, aug. G4j 171O'
Gotten have told you that Africa is
a continent where one gets little for
much" but now I'm going to tell you
of trip We just completed from Cape
Town to the Victoria Falls, and all the
passengers have agreed that we have re-
ceived much for little.
There are four excursions a year to
this lovely spot-always run in MAJ,
June, July and August-being win
ter months-and the danger of fever at
this time being very slight. The August
excursion this year was quite special
treat as it took US to the Zambesi in
time to see the Regatta and the race
for the World s Championship in Seull-
ing.
On leaving Cape Town, with it's love-
ly background of Table Mountain and
its pleasant outlook on the quiet Bay
and ever changing sea, we began our
journey by rail through beautiful green
agricultural country, which certainly
gave evidence of its gratitude for the
rains it had so recently received after
the dry summers heat.
For many miles-in fact the whole
first day--we continued to witness great
vineyards which told of wealthy wine
farmers; and orchards with great var
ieties of forthcoming fruit.
Again, we passed great sheep farms,
whose owners are principally Dutch Set
tiers and their children who are said to
reap "e'e n better than they sow when
the yearly sale of wool comes round to-
fill up pockets that their slow and easy
habits have helped to keep overlooking.
Among this class there are no good fel,
lows, even when more than we'll to do.
All the way from Cape Town we are
slowly ascending until we reach the
Hex River Valley and mountains. From
this district thousands of tons of fruit
are despatched by rail to all parts of
South Africa, and to Cape Town for
export during the months from Deem
Der to March. believe in New York
and Washington as much as two dol
lars each has been paid for peaches and
nectarines, and similarly large prices
for plums and grapes from this vicin-
ity.
The art of fruit packing is absorb
ing the minds of the fruit growers in
this district, and / think it won It be
many years till Chicago, and even Ke-
nosha, can enjoy the delicious fruit of
the Hex River Valley.
Just here the actual ascent of the
Hex River mountain begins, and what
appears to be an insuperable barrier
to further progress has been overcome
by engineering skill. The line rises
rapidly by gradients ranging from L
in 40, to l in So; and ten miles after
leaving DeBoorns, passes through a tun-
mel finally reaching an altitude of 81
1873 feet at Triangle. THE panoramic
view which is afforded the traveller as
the train curves in and out on it's up
ward course is one of the finest in South
Africa, and at this season is enhanced
by the mountains being capped with
snow.
The morning of the second day we
awoke in the Karoo-a name given to
the endless uninhabitated portion of
half desert-like land lying between
Touws River and Kimberley. Here one
looks out on sand and scrubby bush
and for miles and miles on either side
sees no sign of life, saving an occasion
al flock of ostriches who hold their
heads very proudly and walk with
great dignity and Importance, as though
they were fully aware of their value
to their happy owners.
The focks of sheep that seem to
grow fat and thrive on this dwarflike
bush, are more modest than the ostrich
es and, like their kind the world over,
follow their leader and retreat from
the noise of a passing train. Even
this proves1an advantage, however, for
as they retreat they show themselves
to be the proud possessors of tails
and such tails These phenomena used
to trouble me when / first saw them
in meat markets, but since then I have
learned that these fatty tails (weigh-
ing from three to nine pounds) retail
at price which makes them valuable
to the owner, as real, though in a lesser
degree, as the flesh for meat, or the
wool for market Sheep tail fat, mixed
with small portion of suet, makes an
excellent shortening, and one which is
largely used in place of lard or butter
in making pastry.
We arrived at Kimberley late Sunday
afternoon and so saw little; princip.
\ ally the heaps of refuse from the
mines and dust. All of these towns
simply wallow in dust, but / try to
forgive them when / realize how very
young some of the most prosperous are.
They all boast electric lights, ETC., but