68 Men, Mines, AND Animals in South Africa. 



Robinson mine 130 Europeans and about 900 

 native workmen. The AYages paid to Europeans 

 rano-e high ; carpenters receive from 5/. to 5/. 10.s\ 

 a week, skilled mechanics and blacksmiths receive 

 6/. a week. Strange to say, in spite of these high 

 Avages, the white Avorkmen are constantly leaving 

 their employment and going off to Mashonaland. 

 The directors find it more and more difficult to 

 obtain skilled labour, and there aj^pears to be, 

 both at this mine and generally all over the 

 Randt, a most promising opening for young 

 English mechanics and miners. The cost of living 

 AYould probably exceed the cost of living in 

 England, but the high Avages, coupled with 

 dwellings rent free, in addition to a magnificent 

 climate, appear to open the road to fortune. The 

 Robinson mine is probably one of the finest gold 

 mines in the Avorld, but it is overburdened witli 

 an excessiA^e capital account, which before long it 

 may be found couA^enient and practicable consider- 

 ably to reduce. Situated somewhat to the Avest 

 of the Robinson Mine is the Langlaate Estate. 

 This company, Avith a capital of 450,000/., owns 

 and works an estate held in freehold, not under a 

 mining lease, of considerably larger area than that 

 held by the Robinson Company. The main and 

 south reefs are principally Avorked, but the average 

 yield does not exceed 15 dA\i;s. to the ton. There 

 is, hoAvcA^er, an enormous quantity of this ore in 

 sight, and the excellent management enables a 

 good profit to be realized. A battery of 120 

 stamps is in process of erection on this mine, 



