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THE CAPE COLONY.

From Cape files of the 15th of August, we learn that so confident is the belief in the richness of the Transvaal goldfields that numbers of men are leaving Natal and Kimberley for the Kaap field ; the gold is patchy but found everywhere ; there are now about 1500 people on the ground. A correspondent of the “ Cape Times ” says :—“ Just come from Kaap gold fields. All hard working men are finding plenty of good gold from one to three ounces a day. With my pocket knife I picked out some gold in ten minutes. Many of the best nuggets are found before washing. No fear of diggers being interfered with, as there are a great many Boers working, who are determined to stick to the Europeans, so as to prevent the Government doing anything arbitrary. The distance from Newcastle via Lydenburg is 270 miles, Direct from Newcastle 79 miles shorter ; from Delagoa Bay, 100 miles shorter, and quite safe. Many going from Natal via Delogoa Bay. Food is not dearer than in any up country town. Men fond of good living, and afraid of hard work had best stay away. Pilgrim's Rest, Sprintzkop and Eland* Drift in a short time will be proved to be worth millions. Some hundreds of yards of magnificent gold bearing reefs already opened Up, and thousands of tons of rich ore are now ready for crushing. Some machinery has arrived at Durban. The executive only wi h to grant small concessions, to diggers, so as to prevent the influx of a population such as they believe gold diggers to be. Mr Joubert, one of the Volksraad, told them they might as well try to stem the Atlantic tide. The death of the Right Rev. Dr. Merriman, Bishop of Grahamstown, South Africa, was the result of an accident which occurred to him on the 7th of August. The carriage in which he was driving with one of his daughters was upset, and the Bishop fell with great violence on his head, inflicting injuries which, as our telegrams have shown, resulted fatally. The fare from Maritzburg to the Kaap gold fields is £l5 by mule wagon, and £lO by ox wagon ; from Durban £3 extra. A company to work en masse is being formed in Durban.

A man named Goldstein has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of £5OO for illicit diamond buying. A diamond 209 carats was found buried in his compound. Small-pox is spreading in the Eastern districts ; more especially at Victoria West and the Mamre Mission. In Cape Town the disease has been declared as epidemic. The Port Elizabeth weekly market on the 12th August disposed of Ostrich feathers to the amount of £15,767. The news from Basutoland is conflicting. Mr Orpen is trying to divide the camps of Letsie and Masupha. Lestuburu, who was between two fires has joined Letsie ; and Masupha is said to have “eaten up” his cattle. Masupha is still said to be the most powerful of the chiefs of the country. Cape Town was visited on Sunday, Aug. 13th, with the heaviest downpour of rain which has been experienced for many years. Commencing at about 11 o’clock p.m. it came down with terrific force for a few hours until the whole place was fairly flooded. The stores of Messrs Heynes, Mathew, and Co., Humphries, Grady, Parson, Stuttaford, and others too numerous to mention, were fairly drowned ; the damage inflicted on those few premises amounting to, at a rough calculation, £7OOO. In many places the water was over three feet high, and, on the flood subsiding, the floors, streets, and yards presented a covering three to four inches in depth of thick slimy mud, while the cellars had to be pumped or baled out by hand. Nothing like it has been experienced for many years past. Flood precaution* are being adopted by the City Council.

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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1159, 26 September 1882, Page 2

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THE CAPE COLONY. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1159, 26 September 1882, Page 2

THE CAPE COLONY. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1159, 26 September 1882, Page 2

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