Farming at Fort Salisbury. 



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is maintained in a condition of extreme cleanliness 

 and order, and may truthfully be described as a 

 homestead which would be respectable in England 

 and princely in Ireland. The settlement in this 

 country of the three acute and enterprising partners 

 Avho compose the firm alluded to above has been a 

 fortunate circumstance for the Chartered Company. 

 Whatever they have done has been well done. 

 Their homesteads at Hartley Hill and at Unitala, 

 in Manica, are similar in scale and character to the 



Messrs. Johnson, Heaaey, and Borrow"s rauche at Fort Salidbury, 



one here which I have described. Much mining 

 work has been effected by them on many reefs in 

 the various known gold districts, and all of it has 

 been carried out in the best possible manner. I 

 cannot refrain from the observation that in a new 

 country such as this, Avhere one is compelled at 

 times to notice overmuch apathy, sluggishness, un- 

 reasonable discontent, and scandalous waste of 

 money, this firm has set a bright example of active 

 perseverance, of intelligent and economical outlay, 

 which encourages the formation of hopeful views 



