who allowed the use of some photographs taken by
himself, has placed me under great obligation, and I am
also indebted to the painstaking care of my artists,
Mr. P. J. Smit and Mr. W. Purkiss. Last, but not
least, my thanks are due to my publisher for having
afforded me every facility to produce this small book in
a worthy guise and manner.
Purley, Surrey.
February, 1892.
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De d i c a t i o n ..................................................................................................................
P b e f a c e ................................................................................................................... yii
L ist of I l l u s t r a t io n s ....................................................................................... x v
CHAPTER I.
TO PRETORIA.
Sail for South Africa.—Passengers illustrate evolutionary factors in the
formation of a Colony.—Zoological observations at sea.—Flying-
fish.—Malays at Cape Town.—South-African Museum.—Port
Elizabeth.—Different routes to the Transvaal.—Durban.—Railway
views between Durban and Newcastle.—Côach-travelling and its
incidents.—Majuba Ilill and scenes of late Boer War.—Extermination
of the ruminant-fauna.—Johannesburg after the boom.—
Pretoria ; botanical features ; design of the t o w n ............................... 1
CHAPTER II.
THE BOER.
Where are the Boers ?—The Boer a farmer.—Grass-fires and their
consequences. Habits of the farmer.—Peculiar theology of the
Boer which governs his life and action.—Boer relations to the
Kafirs.—Violence of Church disputes.—President Krüger.—Some
causes of the Boer War.—The Boers as soldiers.—Homely
life of the President ; his great influence with the Boers._
Many farmers now wealthy men.—Physical characteristics of the
Boers ; their supposed dislike to the British ; their mistrust of the
Hollanders . .................................. 4 gn