The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . t reminder that the old flag ofEngland still floats as proudly as ever over the land whichhas seen so many reverses, and won so many victories. Amoment after passing Fort Napier, the Military Cemetery issighted, where many a gallant soldier has been laid to of historic worth are here graven in marble, besidethe humble, yet none the less honoured, tombs of privatesoldiers. Passing on, the Edendale Mission next comes inview. This great Christianising centre has won for itself awidespread popularity. From it, nat
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . t reminder that the old flag ofEngland still floats as proudly as ever over the land whichhas seen so many reverses, and won so many victories. Amoment after passing Fort Napier, the Military Cemetery issighted, where many a gallant soldier has been laid to of historic worth are here graven in marble, besidethe humble, yet none the less honoured, tombs of privatesoldiers. Passing on, the Edendale Mission next comes inview. This great Christianising centre has won for itself awidespread popularity. From it, natives have been sent forthto do good work in many useful departments in Colonial life. 215 and in the old war days of 1879, a troop of native horse,called after the Mission Station, went forth to battle, andproved with their blood on many a well-fought field, thatthe loyalty of Natals Christianised natives is as noble andpure as that of the colonists themselves. The Mission Station is composed of a church, a store,and a lar^^e number of well-built dwellings. A broad and. EOETNOALE FALLS, NZfi 1ARITZBURG. well-kept street runs through the centre of it. It possessesseveral industrial institutions, and is steadily, like many anothermission station in the country, rending the veil of darknessfrom the native mind. Extensive black wattle, poplar, and blue-gum plantations 216 impart a pleasant appearance to its environments. T^ertile andwell cultivated meadows testify to the industry of the Umsindusi River meanders through these latter, whilethe Edendale Falls, of which there are several, constitutedistinct attractions to the place. Well ni<jh before the beauty of this part of the country canbe grasped, a mountain spur hides it from view, and by theextra puffinq^ of the engine it becomes apparent that the trainis ascending a heavy gradient. Winding to and fro, and fromside to side, it steadily advances. The hills, now bare andgrassy, are dotted with broad-horned cattle an
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