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Many others also did well, but none to the same extent as the partnership referred to. Some very large nuggets were found. I personally handled one which weighed 10 lb. It was unearthed by the late John Barrington, afterwards of Knysna. The wild peaches which grew so plentifully in the vicinity of the Blyde River Valley were a godsend to indigent "Pilgrims." How the trees originated is a mystery.
That afternoon the world was full of glorious possibilities. We waded across the Blyde River drift and ascended the slope towards the town, which nestled behind a stony rise. Here and there stood a digger, or a storekeeper, glancing with amused contempt at the raw "new chums." I happened to be wearing a pair of new moleskin breeches that were several sizes too wide for me.
Expedition to Delagoa Bay A rencontre at Constantinople Morisot and the lion Game in the Low Country The Barber encampment Lion's attack by daylight Lions in the donga The lion's voice Ways of the lion The lion an eater of carrion Tyrer and the buffalo Veld fires A piece of bad luck The Low Country rivers Snakes Hyenas Louren Marques Funeral of Pat Foote Discovery of gold near Blyde River Anticipated affluence Disappointment
He was a most active and occasionally a successful prospector. It was he, I fancy, who years afterwards discovered the Pigg's Peak Mine in Swaziland. Charlie's weakness was drink. He and I ate the mealie-meal porridge of poverty among the Blyde River terraces for a couple of months. During this time we never earned enough to pay for the salt which seasoned our insipid repasts.
I believe the palms which shaded that lonely grave have been long since cut down and that the town has extended over the site. In the early part of 1875, after I left "The Reef," I worked for a short time near the head of the creek. One day a friend named McCallum came and showed me a piece of gold he had picked up on a headland which jutted over the Blyde River near Peach tree Creek.
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