. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . u o CO o CO £o ^ a: o•+: to CO c octs </) :\ CO s ~ Og O DO & MHMMPI P^^^H^Mffw™ 16 importanl part, H was e large British po Foi tinrn investmeni ol I ndysmith, and s porl ion oi i he relieviii here prior to (leneral Buller s advani WEENEN. rhis importanl and historical settlemenl r a .,«,!, ,■ ^ to the north east oi I with vhich plac< now connected by a branch lighl lii After lea Altitude Di i inee 284 it, 178 miles the line ascends for the First five miles, and i1 until it read watershed between the valleys of the Bushmans a
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . u o CO o CO £o ^ a: o•+: to CO c octs </) :\ CO s ~ Og O DO & MHMMPI P^^^H^Mffw™ 16 importanl part, H was e large British po Foi tinrn investmeni ol I ndysmith, and s porl ion oi i he relieviii here prior to (leneral Buller s advani WEENEN. rhis importanl and historical settlemenl r a .,«,!, ,■ ^ to the north east oi I with vhich plac< now connected by a branch lighl lii After lea Altitude Di i inee 284 it, 178 miles the line ascends for the First five miles, and i1 until it read watershed between the valleys of the Bushmans and Blaauw Iruns along more, or loss for 20 miles through thorn countidescends again into the valley of the Bushmans Rivei. Weenen Light Railway of Weenen. Some of the views along this line are very choice. Some 20 yearsago the Government constructed a water furrow at Weenen, and placed a largearea under irrigation. This was so successful that another on a much largerscale, and at a much higher level, was constructed about five years ago. Thetwo furrows irrigate about 3,500 acres from which almost anything can begrown, the soil being so prolific that grain, roots, and tobacco grow well, whilefruits are plentiful. Large quantities of lucerne are now being grown, and thecultivation of this fodder is likely to considerably increase. Ostrich farming 168 is also extensively carried on. The land under irrigation is divided into plotsof from 50 to 70 acres each, on the majority of which houses have been built,giving the village a very comfortable appearance. The population of Weenenis about the same as that of Estcourt, but the larger portion of the inhabitantsare the descendants of early Dutch pioneers. KALEVIMA
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