Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 April 1896 — The Land of the Boers. [ARTICLE]

The Land of the Boers.

Gold was discovered there in 1886. Country has been enjoying its independence since 1852. In 1884 a PBBY£Bticn at London- recognized the republic. Two-thirds of the Christians belong ■to the Dutch Reformed Church. There are about 20,000 farms, wheat and tobacco being the elder crops. The largest town is Johannesburg, with a population of 15,000. Pretoria has 5,000.