. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . d on its other borders is bare stony ground dotted withmimosa trees. Flowing from out of the Berg, and at the base of the minorhills, winds the longest, prettiest, and swiftest river in the colony the Tugela,while extending into the distance is an immense donga-cracked plain. At theback of the hills are other eminences, which are continued by a series ofelevated undulations ending on the other side in the hollow with the town ofLadysmith. To again quote Mr. Harrison :- Standing on the platform of the Colenso station and looking acro
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . d on its other borders is bare stony ground dotted withmimosa trees. Flowing from out of the Berg, and at the base of the minorhills, winds the longest, prettiest, and swiftest river in the colony the Tugela,while extending into the distance is an immense donga-cracked plain. At theback of the hills are other eminences, which are continued by a series ofelevated undulations ending on the other side in the hollow with the town ofLadysmith. To again quote Mr. Harrison :- Standing on the platform of the Colenso station and looking across the railway line,you will see a low-backed mound, isolated from the broken range. This is Hussar Hill. The bigeminences behind are the noted Cingola. Green Hill, and Hlangwane. while Monte Cristo runsback between the two last-named hills. By walking a little distance upon the field in front,on a clear day can be seen the distant summits of Hart*s.* Railway.* and Pieters Hills, all of which are drawn in blood on the map of fame. A few hundred yards to the. 21
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