Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-31
JOBURG THE GOLDEN
The Largest CITY South Of tne
Equator.
THE POPULATION OF TOUGH ELEHESTs
Difficult to Get Efficient Satisfied Ia.
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Houses Largely Of Amsriesp Arch.-


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JOHANNESBURG Joburg, as the
initiated speak Of it--is among cities
the stormy petreP of South Africa,
just as truly as it is the city Of gold,'
says a bulletin issued by the National
Geographic Society In regard TO the
region in which striking miners and
revolutionlsts were recently opposed
by the infantry. cavalry. tanks, and
airplanes of the South African govern
ment. as I. ~
"The city was born Of the greatest
gold discovery known to, the modern
world" continues the bulletin. "and
rose to the stature Of q city in the
space of few years practically ON
the diggins.' 1t is almost on the. crest
of the Rand Officially Witwaters-'
randi the 80 mile ridge OF gold -bear-
ing conglomercte from which !, the
worlds greatest stream Of gold has
flowed since 1905 when production
passed that of all North America
Half Worlds Annual Gold.
Before the World war the annual
recovery of gold from the Rand reach
ed s175,o0o, 900, and by 1929 the out
put had again climbed to 41ss. ZOO, 900,
an amount which represented roughly
half of the entire world production In
that year. In 1871 the, peak so far at
tanned was reached when gold valued
at about s2oo.ooo,Ooo was taken from
the Rand. s, 81
Johannesburg is situated about
midway along the Rand, with a NUM-
ber of suburbs strung out on the slopes
Of the ridge Much of the tremendous
wealth that. has come out of the reef
has flowed abroad. a fact incidentally.
which is responsible for much ,oi the
bitterness among the white miners
and the .Boer farmers. But some. OF
the millionaires and sub llIonsires
have spent lavishly, In the country
and these expenditures, as, well as the
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'inen'a' :. I,si5. ,ss y. s.sss
: But despite lts opuience' 'onannss-
ours sun mas some % tne ear'
mining canp, n the su,ps%ySsS122' pg%ssS2
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tPe carly uoss nag ny so'' uy
peareo' salipiins neiis ies 1'ip stos sAyp
can De louno WIN ease py ihsA
the city 10 spend tpslr earnths N lsno
traoitionai way n W sne ui'hans
NOT Is tne city, lor an; its puDllc ,-
proVements ana arcfiteoture' en'itey
a twentietn century ,Wnite man .coni' ali'
munity. More tnan too'ooo african
natives hve WITHIN l's hm,.s moey.
cafS pieuol,ilts =. y ~ rHe = -
the hea'y duct, Wason mao nv.
tnrus. entireiy ou' Yi 'he p,.'e.
And one can ride over tne aspnaaitTor pn'ai: =
could rev years cso-in q rlcksnaM
drawn by feather-pedecked 1ulu. tg,s
City has had stormy Hms.
Turbulence has been the LOT, OF
johannesburg since lts Dlftn In fAesp.
ana many OF its problems nave piSo'eu
around the mine owners ana iaporerSt
The BoeI war really grew out Of the
discovery Of gold on the Rand and the
influy of thOiisaIitis of EngliShmen.