Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa

The illustrious author, a shareholder in the Chartered Company, spent several months in Mashonaland inspecting the prospects - a worthy contribution to picturing the past. From Czech: Lord Randolph made the acquaintance of President Kruger at Pretoria, and remarks of him that he was extremely gracious and genial: he also witnessed a meeting of the Volksraad. Leaving the Transvaal, the township of Tuli was reached on July 12, 1891, and the tour was continued through Mashonaland, and after some unpleasant experiences Fort Victoria was reached on August 5th, but the party had now lost a number of horses and mules, and had to refit before proceeding. Fort Salisbury is described as having a thriving, rising, healthy appearance, but Lord Randolph was evidently not impressed with the richness of the gold discoveries or the chances of their permanence, and Mr. Perkins, his expert, was by no means sanguine.

Hardcover. English. Sampson, Low, Marston & Company. 1892. ISBN: n/a. 337 pp & xv + (i) including index, frontis portrait, plates and line drawings in text; folding map at rear in very good condition. Original pictorial burgundy cloth with gilt title and vignette of horse coach crossing a river on upper cover and as well as gilt title and vignette on spine. Corners bumped especially top and bottom of spine are damaged - front hinge is cracked but holding with foxing on endpapers. Book No: 2501616