The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . is wild and picturesque. At this point the granite base of Natal comes to thesurface, and the hills in every direction are dotted with hugeblocks and slabs of good workable rock. Three miles be\-ondBothas Hill, the train passes through the Inchanga this excavation is but short, it is a well executedpiece of work, lined and faced throughout with hewn dimensions of the tunnel are 15 feet 6 inches in height,14 feet 6 inches in width, and 70 feet in length, lunergingfrom it, the line continues to ru


The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . is wild and picturesque. At this point the granite base of Natal comes to thesurface, and the hills in every direction are dotted with hugeblocks and slabs of good workable rock. Three miles be\-ondBothas Hill, the train passes through the Inchanga this excavation is but short, it is a well executedpiece of work, lined and faced throughout with hewn dimensions of the tunnel are 15 feet 6 inches in height,14 feet 6 inches in width, and 70 feet in length, lunergingfrom it, the line continues to run through a mountainouscountry for a few miles further, to the Inchanga Station. At this point a deviation has recently been made in the Inch.^nga, . . M niiles line, in order to avoid a chasm which was formerlv bridged <^ - ° Durban. by a lofty iron structure. au. 2,063 ft. A comfortable hotel is established close to the station, andthe scenery in the vicinity is of a fine description. At therefreshment bar here meals are served, and sufficient time 161.


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