The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . NATIVES WITH SHIELDS AND SPEARS. 218 3,702 feet above the sea, a company has been formed for theproduction of this important article of export. A college ofconsiderable popularity has for many years been conductedin the vicinity, and the name of Mr. H. V. Ellis, so longassociated with it, is widelyrespected in the this institution manybright lads have gone forthinto the world well equippedto fight the battle of life. Hilton Road impressesitself on the mind as theplace of places, in the vicinityof Maritzburg,
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . NATIVES WITH SHIELDS AND SPEARS. 218 3,702 feet above the sea, a company has been formed for theproduction of this important article of export. A college ofconsiderable popularity has for many years been conductedin the vicinity, and the name of Mr. H. V. Ellis, so longassociated with it, is widelyrespected in the this institution manybright lads have gone forthinto the world well equippedto fight the battle of life. Hilton Road impressesitself on the mind as theplace of places, in the vicinityof Maritzburg, for the erectionof a sanatorium. From itsaltitude and the nature ofits soil, it is in every respectsuitable for the restorationof convalescents. Leaving Hilton Road, theline traverses a series ofexalted plateaux, whose un-dulating surfaces are markedin places by plantationsand farms. Broad fields of forage and. <EAD-B1NGED NATIVE. maize flash into sight, whilesmall cottages mark the sites of struggling farmers whoselines are cast in pleasant places, and whose labours shouldbring a rich reward in so delightful a climate. A featureof the locality is a long line of weeping willows which skirtsthe road for some considerable distance. Beyond this, thecountry becomes more uneven, and in a few moments thevillage of Howick is sighted in its rich plantations on thenorthern bank of the Umgeni River. The station of Howick is two miles from the village, but afirst-class Railway Hotel will amply provide for the requirementsof those who have not time to visit the hamlet. In Howick Howick,S7I 3,439 ft- 219 itself, there are two hotels, numerous social clubs, and ai^enial company of settlers. The villatje has been called intoexistence by the famous waterfall which occurs at this pointon the L^mgeni River. Unfortunately, it is not visible fromthe line. It is no stretch of imagination
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