Identifier: natalprovincedes00tatl (find matches)
Title: Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Tatlow, A.H South African Railways. Publicity Dept
Subjects: Railroads
Publisher: Durban, Natal : South African Railways Printing Works
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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318 but the mortgages not having been paid off, and most of their homes beingdestroyed during the war, the generality of the settlers were ruined and leftdestitute. For this reason many of the farmers in the Vryheid district areheavily indebted to Government in respect of mortgages on their land. The people of Utrecht, including the Natal portion of Wakkerstroom,are financially in a much better position than those of Vryheid district. Theportion of Wakkerstroom now forming portion of Natal is almost exclusivelypastoral land, and is very cold. Sheep, goats, and cattle, and especially horsesthrive well there. Utrecht district besides being a fine stock country is alsocapable of producing grain. A splendid bed of coal, included for the greaterpart in the town lands of Utrecht, has been discovered, and a branch line ofrailway, which has been constructed to tap this wealth, will greatly assist indeveloping the district generally. Besides coal, there are indications of otherminerals of whic

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