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Ch. 19: An Uplifting Power

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230 THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA
mineral resources in the vast territories of the British South Africa Company, north of the Zambesi, have been furnished by Joseph Thomson, Alfred Sharpe, and other well-known ex­plorers. Actual experience and the medical officers' reports have shown that the climate is not unhealthy for any white man who will avoid undue exposure and observe a few simple precautions.1
The advance of immigration and development has been remarkable in view of existing conditions. There were inevitable hardships and discouragement to check the first rush of gold seekers. The gold-fields were only slightly explored and lay far from any base of supply. There was lack of resources and means of communication to develop even the most promising
1 " Minutes of Progress in Mashonaland," by the Secretary of the British South Africa Company. "The Ruined Cities of Mashonaland," pp. 405-412.
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