Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-01-23

M VA courageous foresight Its ex-
istence Is due. Unfortunate
ly, he was too late to secure for the
territory the outlet to the seaboard
without which every country is more
or less of a dependency, says the
Montreal Family Herald and Weekly
Star.
On either side of Rhodesia, east
and west, already extended two great
German colonies. To the south of
East German Africa and to tho north
of West German Africa was a Por-
tuguese colony, so that all hope of
gaining a deep water frontage for
Rhodesia by natural extension was
cut off.
German West Africa is not very
valuable possession, being generally
rocky, sterile, unwholesome, and
having no safe harbors. 1t pos
sesses diamantiferous blue clay"
however, which has produced some,
II SO far not many, diamonds, and
the rocks may contain minerals.
Both the western and eastern col
onies receive subsidies from the
home government. But, then, the
Germans are not trained in the bust
ness of managing colonies. Under
British rule, the eastern colony, at
any rate, would have been self-sup-
porting from the first. 1t is fertile,
and has wide stretches Of valuable
land. Cotton does well there. Sheep
thrive as well as In Australia. There
are no fatal pests for cattle. except
ing far inland, and the trouble is not
exceptionally serious.
In fact, German East Africa would
become second Argentina under
really capable management.
Fine for Stock Raising.
The recent purchase of large
tract of land in Rhodesia for the
purpose of stock raising by an Amer
lean syndicate has drawn the atten-
ton of the public to the possibilities
that exist in South Africa for this
industry.
If properly developed that country
would in time become a serious com.
petitor to the Argentine Republic,
which heads the worlds list today as
a meat exporter.
There would be no trouble about
summer feeding. There are large
tracts of land ON the high veldt that
are unsuitable fer cultivation, being
stony by nature. which produce
good crops of grass, five or six
months of the year. On these al
present are grazed a limited mum
Der of cattle, sheep and goats, which
could be very largely increased in
number were provision made for win.
ter feeding by the growing of corn, OF
sther foreign crops in northern coun
tries.
The Boer farmer of today is
slowly recovering from the enormous
losses he sustained in the late war
when his sheep and goats were slaugh
tered by the thousand and his cattle
Communicated for military purposes
But in few years more he should
have his stock replenished in the nat
ural course of events, unless he loses
more animals than usual through
some of the sicknesses of the country
observation-disclosures Farms.
The average size of farm runs to
about five thousand acres, but when
We consider that this will probably in.
clude part of kopje or mountain,
and that probably half OF it is OF
very little value except for grazing,
there Is nothing wonderful about
that. The only parts that are put un-
der cultivation are the valleys and
stretches by the riverside II an
ordinary farmer puts 100 acres under
cultivation he is considered to be farm.
ing in large way.
Altogether there are 439,575 square
miles of land in northern and south.
srn Rhodesfa, on which there is q
population of only 1.593.550. and only
$4,000 OF these whites.
The country has no direct outlet
IT. communication with the sea be