Mango-Tree
Bungalow can be seen, more than a mile off as the crow flies. On the
opposite side are the coffee plantations of Glenrosa; and extending in
front and far away to the left, are the northern slopes of the Glenrock
Valley, with the rugged and picturesque Velery Mulla Mountains for a
background. Immediately below the bungalow there is a precipitous
descent to an undulating platform, planted all over with coffee. Beyond
this, again, another slope, thickly wooded, completely hides the
river—some fifteen hundred feet below. To the left is the range of
hills forming the boundary between the Glenrock and the Phoenix
estates, the sides of which beyond the coffee are covered with thick
forest. Such are the general features of the Glenrock estate, which
comprises 3100 acres, of which 420 are under coffee cultivation, and
about 2000 under timber.
Descending
from the bungalows, and resuming our ride along the main road, we
shortly arrived at the corrugated iron store, where a busy scene was
presented. Here the men—both Europeans and natives—were engaged in
arranging and housing the more delicate parts of the stamping
machinery, to be erected down in the valley as soon as the site has
been prepared and the connecting road finished. Captain Hambley, the
engineer in charge, is superintending this part of the work. For a
considerable distance the road is lined with iron pipes, cog-wheels,
