The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-06-17
QUEEN OF SHEBA WAS
WEALTHIEST WOMAN
MINED. DIAMONDS ON GOVERN
EMINENT OWNERSHIP BASIS,
INVESTIGATION SHOWS.

Sheba's queen, mentioned in two
books of the Old Testament, not on
ly was the wisest, but the wealthiest
of women, according to DIR. Erwin H.
Richards, of Oberlin, Ohio, chief of
the Africa exhibit at the Methodist
centenary celebration, Columbus, O.,
June 20 to July Is. DIR. Richards
spent thirty years in Africa, went
over the ground where the Queen of
Sheba ruled, and has studied the
subject carefully in order to repro
duce some of the industries of that
day at the big exposition.
In eastern Rhodesa, says DR.. Rich
ards, is an area 800 miles square
which has many ancient ruins, the
largest of which is called the Great
Zimbabwa. 1t is oval shaped, 900
feet long, and easily could enclose
three of the capitols at Washington.
Save where vegetation has broken
pieces of the walls these zimbabwas
there are many-remain today as
they were thousands of years ago.
They served as the smelters and gold
store houses of the time.
Historical authorities assert that
85,000,000 pounds sterling of gold
were sent from that area to Jerusa-
lem," says DR.. Richards. "There is
evidence that a much greater guam
tity of gold was sent to Babylonia
and we know that Egypt received
much more than all the other ter
ritories.
eve are fairly assured that the
Queen of Sheba was wise woman,
that her people were Phoenicians who
traded with Abraham a thousand
years before the age Of the Queen
of Sheba.
"The wealth of the known world
has always come from this area.
Learned scholars agree that, without
question, this was the realm of the
Queen of Sheba. Jesus Christ said
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utmost parts of the south, and that
she came to hear the wisdom of Sol
ONION. She must have been a very
intelligent woman to have managed
the hugest gold and diamond mines
which the world has ever known. She
also must have been the wealthiest
woman who ever lived or can live.
kimberly and the Rand were both
within the cells of her pocketbook.
Inasmuch as she was the wealthiest
woman that ever lived, she must have
been the handsomest woman, for who
ever heard of a homely wealthy wo-
man? The scientific world believes
today that we know the source of all
her wealth, and within the last twen-
ty-fve years we feel assured that we
know whence and where as we'll as
the wisdom and wealth of the Queen
of Sheba.
among the Africa exhibits at the
centenary celebration the Queen of
Sheba will appear gowned in fairly
accurate costume for her time. Her
people will be smelling gold and sill
yer and handling diamonds, prepar-
ing them for export. Babylonian
merchants will appear with their ret
inues and purchase gold and silver
and diamonds, but they will pay no
coin for them. The Queen of Sheba
knew more about running a govern
ment than even Roosevelt, for she
knew that the mines belonged to the
government and these traders from
the other lands took concessions from
her on her terms, did the mining,
took their little share and turned
over the government share to Her
Majesty, the Queen The wisest wo-
man who ever lived knew that the
mines should belong to the govern
ment and put it into practice, greatly
to the benefit of her country. Traders
came from all parts of the known
world and traded with her. How they
appeared will be represented as ac-
curatelv as possible at the centenary
celebration"