. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . perations are carried out on an extensiveand up-to-date scale. The district is noted for the excellent stock which areraised on the various farms. Large supplies of milk are sent away from thestation daily. Imported grass has prospered so well on the soil in this districtthat the land carries nearly double the quantity of the stock as compared withthe natural veldt. As the Umgeni flows through this district the lands havethe additional advantage of being well watered. DARGLE ROAD.—As we pass through Dargle Road, to the left the coun
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . perations are carried out on an extensiveand up-to-date scale. The district is noted for the excellent stock which areraised on the various farms. Large supplies of milk are sent away from thestation daily. Imported grass has prospered so well on the soil in this districtthat the land carries nearly double the quantity of the stock as compared withthe natural veldt. As the Umgeni flows through this district the lands havethe additional advantage of being well watered. DARGLE ROAD.—As we pass through Dargle Road, to the left the country is broken up by marquee-shaped hills, and further on theInhluzani group may be espied. The Dargle Road station ( AltitudeDistance 3477 miles. marks the beginning of the trout-fishing district, but full particulars in connectionwith this increasingly-popular Natal sport will be found in another chapter. Boating is popular on the Lions and Umgeni Rivers and the sceneryin the vicinity is exceedingly attractive. After exchanging staffs at ST. IVES. LIDGETTON is the next station reached. This h an invigorating climate. Beautiful spol bound in tlkloofs not far from the station. About a mile distant r AliundeDistance 3952 miles. \ the Lions River Falls, which may be seen from the railway line as the trainproceeds towards Caversham. The hotel is just across the road from thestation, and there are several good boarding-houses in the vicinity. Maize,potatoes, fruit, and wattle bark are all cultivated, and considerable dairy-farmingis carried on. Passing from this station the train crosses the Lions Riverand soon reaches the staff station at CAVERSHAM. BALGOWAN is the next passenger station, and here light refreshments mayf Altitude 4183 feet. ^\ be obtained while the train is detained for locomotive Dlstance 105 miles- ! purposes. The most prominent feature in the landscape is Michaelhouse College for boys. MICHAELHOUSE DIOCESAN SCHOOL FOR BOYS Balgowan Michaelhous
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