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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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l would be hard to find, even in the Garden Province.* Theaccommodation is excellent and the scenery leaves little to be desired. An ardent Transvaalangler recently (April. 1909) contributed to the South African Field a brief account of avisit to the Mooi River at Rosetta. which by the courtesy of that journal is quoted. You leave Park station at 8 p.m.. and arrive at Rosetta at about 2 p.m. thefollowing day. the hotel being a stones throw from the station. The proprietor will arrangefor your fishing rights over a distance of some ten miles or more of the river, which runswithin a couple of hundred yards of the hotel, and for which rights no charge whatever ismade. Saddle horses or a trap and horses may be hired at very reasonable rates, and theservices of a Zulu or two are procurable for next to nothing. The climate here during the fishing season is perfect, the altitude being about 4.800feet above sea level. The river, as its name implies, is beautiful, and is besides, a typical 364
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I DC CD ^ 966 in.hi Btream, li Plowi in a olear Btream over a rocky bottom tbv. n troul and a large number oi br< ind a Pe ■■ rainb three and a half pounds The banks of the ri\er and i peoially wi Lh( rapid . Free Pr scrub and rushes and the angler has in const no ti either casting or landing, About two mile U) am Prom i thai mosl hospitable and genial of Natal farmers, Mr. William Hei Permission to Pish on this property, which embraces aboul Pour miles of river will i id to any good sportsman. Here will be Pound a number of pari ly got the drift at the homestead being exceptionally good. From these r<averaging aboul three pounds were taken this season. A pleasanl recollitaken Prom this pari oi the river is their exceedingly good flavour, due. of nature and condition of the Pood supply. Wbat to my mind is. however, the best reach

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