Buried City.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 March 1910, Page 4

Buried City.

INTERESTING FIND IN THE TRANSVAAL. No little interest has been aroused througout South Africa by the reported discovery of a buried city near the Vaal, in the Western Transvaal. It appears that as a farmer was digging a grave he came across a large slab, which, on being exhumed, proved to be of a kind of marble unknown in the neighbourhood. It was beautifully worked, evidently by high-skilled hands. Further excavations disclosed another similar slab. Subsequently a trench was driven from the spot, which led to the discovery of an ancient well of massive masonry. A Johannesburg syndicate has been found, which will direct systematic excavations. Near the spot are several mounds and ridges. The slabs discovered aro said to resemble ancient Grecian work, and with other remains, appear to belong to an entirely different civilisation from that responsible for the Rhodesian ruins.