. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . which has beenconstructed for about 25 miles beyond Port Shepstone spans the Umzimkuluby a bridge which is 1,050 feet in length, being constructed for both wagonand locomotive traffic, with also a railed-off pathway for pedestrians. The village is established on a ridge of hills on the south side, andround the promontory, upon which the signal station stands, the railwaystation is situated. In 1905-6 the training wall, which is on the south side of the entrance,was carried forward some 900 feet with the object of deepening the entra
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . which has beenconstructed for about 25 miles beyond Port Shepstone spans the Umzimkuluby a bridge which is 1,050 feet in length, being constructed for both wagonand locomotive traffic, with also a railed-off pathway for pedestrians. The village is established on a ridge of hills on the south side, andround the promontory, upon which the signal station stands, the railwaystation is situated. In 1905-6 the training wall, which is on the south side of the entrance,was carried forward some 900 feet with the object of deepening the entrance,but the results were not satisfactory, and the entrance of to-day is no betterthan it was before this extension, and only occasionally is the channel safefor even small craft to enter or leave the river. Owing to the immense amountof sand in the vicinity, the entrance is sometimes closed up entirely, thereare periods- principally after floods—when a decent channel is opened out bythe flooded Umzimkulu, when the rush of water carries the sand spit out. Uin/.inikala lli\<-r Bridge, Port <ne some distance into the sea, but only to be returned again when the riverresumes its normal position. Since the completion of the training wall nothingfurther has been done. A few notes as to the trade of the Port may be interesting. Thedistrict is very fertile, and splendidly suited for the cultivation of sugar, tea,maize, and various tropical fruits. The Umzimkulu Sugar Estate and theBarrow Green Tea Estate are situated a little distance up the river and arenoted for the excellence of the respective productions. The Village of Shepstone and Environs Glancing across the river, and sweeping the gaze over the sudden ridge,which rises slow and unwooded at the sea, and ascends to lofty forest hills,seamed by sombre vales, little can be seen of the village. It nestles on thefoliaged summit of the eminence, above the square-towered Customs to the north side, which is somewh
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