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AN INTERESTING LETTER.
William Harvey Brown Tells About Africa and Cape Town.
William Harvey Brown, '89, now in Africa writes a personal letter to friends in this country, from which the Courier is permitted to make extracts. The letter is dated from Cape Town, March 13th, 1890, some time before Brown's departure for the interior of Africa. Mr. Brown says:
When our ship, the Pensacola, arrived at Table Bay every one viewed with interest and admiration the picturesque surroundings of Cape Town, settled under the shelter of Table mountain. On the left of this mountain is the Devil's Peak and on the right, the Lion's Rump and Lion's Head, separated from Table mountain by the Kloof.
When the ship anchored at 8 p. m. the wind was blowing down over the mountain with great force This was one of the "southeasters" as they are called and occur frequently during a portion of the year. The wind begins in the afternoon and towards evening becomes very intense, subsiding after night and the next morning will be calm and beautiful. This wind is very disagreeable as it makes it often unsafe to go in boats from the ships anchored in the bay to shore. It is also disagreeable in the streets of the city, as it blows dust in the eyes and gravel and dirt in the face. It is in one sense a blessing as the sewerage system of Cape Town is very poor and the wind thus becomes a purifier. It is for this reason called the "Doctor."
The next morning was calm and beautiful. It was the midst of summer and the lucious grapes, pears and other fruit brought to the ship were enough to make one happy.
The next afternoon I went ashore. We usually think of Africa as a wild unexplored country and you would be surprised as I was upon landing at Cape Town to find myself in a place where it takes but little imagination to think it a town in our own country. Here are hundreds of nice English speaking people with schools, colleges, libraries, railroads, telegraph lines, in short, everything which indicates the presence of modern civilization. White people and civilization are not confined to the cape alone but extend all overSouth Africa. As far north as the Orange river and farther in the west and farther to the northeast in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic are towns, cities, farms and schools. As to the climate of South Africa there is none better in the world. For 880 miles from Cape Town the land is like that of Western Kansas, Montana and New Mexico, except that there are more bushes. The climate is clear, cool and rather windy.
ings are mostly of brick plastered outside. The suburbs extend for a considerable distance along the ocean. The languages spoken here are principally English and Dutch. The population is composed of English, Dutch, or descendants of the Dutch, Germans, about 6,000 Malays and Negroes.
The main portion of Cape Town is situated in the bend of the harbor and the streets are laid out at right angles to each other. The build-
There are not many negroes, but many with more or less negro blood in them. The Malays make up the main portion of the laboring class. These people were brought here as slaves by the Dutch East India company at an early time. I have not been able to ascertain just where they are from. They are the harness makers, wagon makers, cab drivers, and fishermen of the community. They are all in fair circumstances, as they dress well and seem contented. They do not as a rule work more than five days in the week—the remaining days are spent as holidays—and they go picnicing, often to the great inconvenience of the white people who need their services. They were, of course, freed from slavery about 1830. Their language is Dutch, but many of them speak English and the young ones especially are rapidly acquiring that language. They are without exception almost, Mohammedans, and they have several Mosques in the city. The women all dress in the Moslem style. They evidently wear a great number of skirts as their dresses stand out making them look very odd and fat. They wear a large silk handkerchief on the head and have a preference for blue, gold and various other gaudy colors. They are always dressed neat and clean. The men dress the same as white men, except that they wear the Mohammedan cap with tassel and the young men wear a silk handkerchief around the neck tucked under the vest which buttons up rather high in front. I consider this superior in comfort to wearing a collar and tie and looks much nicer.
A few negroes and white men adhere to the Mohammedan faith. According to this religion they are allowed from one to seven wives according to merit. A great many avail themselves of this priviledge. The negroes are mostly Hotten tots. One day I thought I heard a hyena howling and was greatly surprised at having a negro pointed out to me leaning against a tree. It is said they howl this way to show people that they are not yet an extinct race. They are more apt to howl on a damp rainy day.
There are a great many churches here. The principle point of interest are the Botanical gardens and the museum. Saturday is the great market day when auction sales of all kinds are held on the parade ground. Fruit and vegetables, live stock, fish and grain of all kinds are sold. The foers or farmers around here are most all well to do if not wealthy.
great crowd of people were carrying fish out of the dock to their houses and after the people had taken all they wanted the authorities hauled out considerably over sixty tons of fish and threw them into the ocean. It took fifty men thirteen hours to remove them.
This is a great place for fish. Last week the water was pumped out of the dry dock which is about 50x500 feet. For several hours a
I expecte to remain here until about the 10th of April when I shall start with an expedition to Mashonuland, a country just this side of the Zambesi river, and roughly speaking, 1700 miles from here. It will probably be a year before we return. The expedition goes to open and survey the country for settlement. The first 700 miles will be by railroad to Kimberly and the country that far and for some distance beyond is well settled. Not much wild Africa about it.
KEYS IN LUCK.
A Former University Man Strikes it Rich in Oklahoma.
St. Joseph, Mo.. Jan. 16.—M. J.Keys, formerly of Kansas City, received word today that the United States land office at Washington had passed favorably upon his Okahoma claim that was jumped by lot locaters. The land lies on the south side of Guthrie City and constitutes one-fourth of the entire city. It has rapidly risen in value, single lots selling for from $3,000 to $5,000. Mr. Keys will leave for Guthrie next Monday.
The above dispatch probably refers to a former superintendant of schools of Solomon City and graduate of the University in the class of '84. Keys went from Solomon to western Kansas, thence to Hutchinson, next to Missouri and ended up in Oklahoma. The decision rendered as given above will probably make him worth half a million.
Prof. W. J. Annan, elocutionist of Chicago, who is to give an entertainment at the Plymouth church next Tuesday evening, will remain in Lawrence and teach elocation and voice culture for one term if a sufficient number of pupils can be secured. His terms are reduced to $5.00 for ten lessons. Those interested are requested to call on the professor at 933 Vermont street, prior to Wednesday, Feb. 4th.
Mr.Holmes, by virtue of winning second place in the contest, will go first delegate to the state convention at Emporia. A second delegate will be elected today by the students.
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