Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-04-13
THE CITY OF GOLD.
Story of Magic Rise of Johannes
burg, South Africa.

'ciy i'll regard to the region in
which striking miners and revOlu
tlcnlsts were recently opposed by
the infantry, cavalry, tanks and
airplansc of the South African
government.
1.-The city was born of the great
est gold discovery known to the
modern world" continues the
bulletin. land rose to the stature
OF city i'll the space of few
years practically 'on the diggins.'
II is almost on the crest of the
Rand. the so mile ridge of gold
bearing conglomerate from which
the world S greatest stream of
gold has flown since 1906, when
production passed that of all
North America.
Before the World war the an
nual recovery of gold from the
Rand reached 175 million dol
lars and by 120 the output had
again climbed to l3S millions,
an amount which represented
roughly half of the entire world
production in that year. I'm 1921
the peak so far attained was
reached when gold valued at
200 million dollars was taken from
the Rand
Johannesburg is situated mid
way the Rand. with IA number of
suburbs strung out OH the slopes
OF the Ridge. Much of the tre-
mcndouS wealth that has come
out of the reef has flowed abroad.
Il fact, incidentally, which is re-
sponslble for much of the bitter
ness among the white miners and
the Bocr farmers. But some of
] the millionaircs and sub-million-
aires have spent lavishly in the
country, and these expenditures.
as we'll rs the millions spent in
operation, have enriched Johan-
ncsbu"g. Excepting three cities
hear The Mediterranean, which
may be considered as belonging
I" separate civilization, .Johan-
ncsburg is the metropolis of Afri-
ca. II has population of more
than 100000, OF which 100000
are white.
III is city OF many substan-
tal buildings, some OF them of
many stories, resembling more
nearly American structures than
those OF Europe. Wide asphalted
streets, theaters, luxurious clubs,
and the finest hotel south of the
equator are other features that
go to make Johannesburg an up
to-daic city. In the suburbs are
many fine residences, and the
country club will compare favor
ably with similar institutions of
any OF the six continents.
But despite its opulence. Jo-
hannesburg still has some of the
earmarks of II mining camp. In
The sumptuOuS clubs booted pros.
pectors are to be seen side by side
with carefully manicured finan-
clers. The iron-roofed shack of
the early days has not entirely dis
appeared; gambling hells and
grog shops can be found with ease
by miners in the city to spend
their earnings in the traditional
way OF the mining camp. Nor is
the city, for all it's public i'm
prOvcmentS and architecture. en-
llrely Il 10th century white man s
community. More than 100000
African natives live within it's
limits. Motor ears predominant in
the traffic. but the heavy Boer
wagon. has not entirely been thrust
out of the picture.
Turbulence has been the lot
of johannesburg since its birth in
1883, and many of it's problems
have pivoted around the mine
owners and laborers. The Boer
war really grew out of the discov-
cry of gold on the Rand and the
influx of thousands of English
men. The illstarred raid of Jam.
eson was directed against Johan.
nesburg. and at the same time the
city was seized from within by
the British mine operatives. just
before the outbreak of the World
war there was an uprising of the
white miners around Johannes.
burg similar to the recent one, but
the difficulties were patched up
because of the greater conflict.
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