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Originally Posted by Marieda. The proper name of the shape may sound pagan. Female posts. Marieda Contributing Member. Marieda has no status. Originally Posted by Moike. Female 34 posts Zodiac:. Amackay Member. Amackay has no status. Male 47 posts Zodiac:. Janitor Member. Janitor has no status. Female 6, posts Zodiac:. Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body - but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "WOOHOO!

What a ride! Female posts Zodiac:. Last edited by Marieda; at PM.. Male 34 posts Zodiac:. I have Spoiler:. On what appears to be 40 Have Spoiler:. Last edited by d girl; at AM.. Reason: Merged double posts. Please use the Edit Post Button. Yes, but don't leave out Spoiler:. DO include the 83! Male posts Zodiac:. On to LVL You may not post new threads. It was feared at this time that several of the powerful native Chiefs were only waiting a fitting opportunity to rebel.

The nursing sisters…with their patients, were located in the gaol; four nurses having to sleep in one of the larger cells with a brick floor, while their patients were accommodated in the largest room. The courtyard was provided with canvas shelters and tents to accommodate the townsfolk should occasion rise. One lady had a baby born in a prison cell during the time it was necessary to keep up a laager.

For more information see the article Old Umtali — the second site under Manicaland on the website www. This however did not come to pass. This powerful chief had been giving much trouble to the country.

Several murders in the Salisbury and Umtali districts had been distinctly traced to his people. This part of the road was swarming with hostile natives. Colonel Alderson therefore considered the risk of taking us too great, particularly as should he form a hospital on the road he could not, for the present, spare sufficient men to guard it.

His plan was to attack Makoni and pass on to Salisbury. So, we were to stay. A base hospital was to be formed and sick and wounded sent to us. A large, galvanised iron store was utilised for this purpose.

It was soon made very comfortable for the men and our enforced idleness bade fair to come to an end at last The ward was a good-sized room having a wood floor. Little stretcher beds were conveniently arranged around the wall-space; bright red blankets covered them, giving a cheerful aspect to the somewhat sober appearance of the room. There was no window, but a large double door admitted light and air…A few small tables and a large four-fold screen completed our furniture.

The wide open door framed an ever-changing, enchanting picture of wide open space covered with short brownish grass, blue and yellow flowers. Beyond were the purple Umtali hills of rugged outline, against which in the middle distance, gleamed in high relief the white tents and red coats of the West Riding Regiment, encamped on the open.

Our patients were able to lie and watch the far-off movements of their more fortunate comrades. Sometimes a procession of friendly natives, driving goats, wended its way swiftly and silently, as in a panoramic picture across the field of vision. Their first patient was Col.

Being totally cut off as the telegraph line had been cut all sorts of rumours went around…a man arrived with a Durban newspaper saying Old Umtali had been wiped out. We were strictly under martial law in Umtali. On our return from the dance, we were a large party, some carrying lanterns to light us over the veldt. One very interesting event took place in Umtali on the 10th of August.

She was now the matron and had endeared herself to the people of Umtali during the three years of her arduous work amongst them. See the article Nurses Memorial under Manicaland on the website www. It was a pretty wedding.

The whole of Umtali seemed gathered together in the little church, including the dogs of the town, which were numerous and enterprising. The little cart belonging to the Sisters, usually drawn by the eccentric and historic donkeys Powder and Pills, [xvi] stood at the church door, but in the place of the animals, the gun squad men were drawn up in a line and they conducted them to the Masonic Hotel.

Major Watt's column arrived at this time with about 50 men. It had come through from Bulawayo. Many of the men came to us with veldt sores on hands and face caused by the long hot march and diet of tinned foods and absence of fresh milk. Mrs Jefferies with her husband had been staying sometime at the Masonic Hotel. Their home at Penhalonga Mine had not been considered safe since the first rising of the Mashonas.

We had already had some delightful rides and they wished to take me out to see the mine at Penhalonga. The day was fixed for the expedition. It was very fine, but hot, almost close and sultry. Our horses were good and the country beautiful. We went through some very fine scenery in the rugged passes between the mountains which entirely surrounded Umtali. In one place we forded the Umtali river near its junction with another stream [the Sambi or Mbeza] … after about 2 hours riding, we arrived at the little township of Penhalonga.

It is a collection of huts with a house or two situated at the foot of a lofty mountain which is green far up the slope and then surmounted by granite pinnacles. We were received by Mr Hillary at the gate of his pretty thatched cottage which was covered with the granadilla vine…Our six horses were fastened to the bridle pole, which is fixed for the purpose in front of most dwellings and stalls…Lunch was followed by a rest, then we re- mounted for our ride to the mine.

Our road now lay along a bridle-path, which was only wide enough for us to proceed in Indian file. A precipitous mountain rose [Chinyanjera ] on the right, while a deep valley lay on the left below forming a channel for the rivulet, which in the rains became a foaming river.

Penhalonga is one of the Mashonaland [Manicaland] mines which was worked by the ancients and again in more recent times by a Portuguese from whom the name is derived. The strata has been worked near the surface and the gold taken out.

Having neither machinery nor appliances to work to a greater depth these gold seekers have left a heritage for their successors. It is believed that the reef is rich in gold.

A horizontal drive [adit] has been carried more than a thousand feet into the mountain at the time of our visit. A truck line was constructed to the end. For more details see the article Penhalonga under Manicaland on the website www. The miners were not then at work, so a procession was formed, a candle lighted, and placed in the hand of each and we proceeded to explore the mine. A five-stamp battery was in the process of erection for the treatment of the gold-bearing quartz.

It was nearer to the township of Penhalonga, the water from the stream being utilised for motive power. This has since been started and is, I believe, the pioneer battery in Manicaland. We were received back at the Masonic hotel by the dogs of the town, who as usual assembled to see us dismount. They had watched us depart and greeted our return vociferously. Several of these animals insisted on attending the service at the church, where they certainly behaved well, causing no distraction even amongst the juvenile portion of the congregation.

The capture and execution of this chief had an immediate and beneficial effect upon the neighbouring chiefs, particularly upon Chief Mutasa, who had a long refused to come into Umtali. Umtali is a wonderful place for wedding bells. After their marriage the happy couple were to go to Salisbury and would spend their honeymoon in a wagon trip north…then Captain Nesbit [ Nesbitt] came in quite unexpectedly, saying he just had a telegram which altered all their plans.

He had been appointed inspector of the MMP and was to make Umtali his headquarters. This was good news, but he could only take a fortnight's holiday which was to start at once, so matters were hurried up and they were married next day, but one. Certainly, Umtali proved itself a gay little place during my stay there.

Besides four weddings and receptions, there were musical evenings and races, with cricket matches and tennis tournaments in the afternoons. The troops - officers and men - of the Imperial forces, as well as the Umtali volunteers, took part in the sports and races.

Tent pegging and the Victoria Cross race excited much interest and mirth. At the latter the sack tied up in the middle represented the wounded comrade to be snatched from some impending danger. Towards the end of September , the military hospital at Umtali was closed. The patients, with one or two exceptions, were convalescent.

The nurse who came with me from Cape Town returned to that place, while I was to go up to Salisbury with the next convoy of wagons. These would start as soon as Colonel Beal [xx] could send up sufficient food from Beira. Provisions were very scarce in Salisbury.

The coming rainy season would stop transport; it was already difficult owing to the scarcity of oxen from the ravages made by rinderpest. It was absolutely necessary to provision Salisbury for the coming wet season. She says leopards were not often seen, but the howl of hyenas at night was a familiar sound. Colonel Beal and Mr Taberer arranged for a wagon with a sail tent for Elsa's journey to Salisbury and she was to be accompanied by a nurse [Miss Cramer] returning to Salisbury.

They expected to be 12 - 14 days on the journey and kind friends lent them a kettle, enamelled wares and food.

Turner, a storekeeper and January, a detective, they had left Hartley Hills fort the day before for Salisbury. We added a lantern, tin wash bowl and candles to our equipment. These with waterproof sheets, blankets and my large kaross were considered equal to any travelling emergency.

We started just before sunset, climbing into our waggon by a ladder which our transport conductor had provided at the last moment. This was remedied next day by the removal of bags of rice. The convoy consisted of six wagons loaded with food supplies for Salisbury; eighty-four mules to draw them; twenty Egyptian donkeys belonging to Mr Cecil Rhodes; eighteen Shangaan natives, our transport rider and a Mr Matthews who was returning to Salisbury after accompanying his wife and child as far as Beira…besides this, we were attended by a military escort of about six or seven men of the West Riding regiment.

We crossed the Odzi river by moonlight. Our wagon was in front. It was delightful to watch the long procession climb down the steep spruit and across the drift, each wagon with its fourteen mules. The transport rider had reined up his horse on the riverbank and shouted his directions to each driver…we outspanned at 10pm at Six Mile water.

Our boys were very smart. They had fires lighted as if by magic. We hunted out our skoff box and were soon enjoying a comfortable meal. Our conductor was the kindest man possible and as we women were only two, we got many little attentions and comforts, that of course, could not have been extended to a larger number of travellers. One we much appreciated was early coffee bought by our boy from the general mess. This prevented our having to get up at the early hour we usually trekked. The first nights outspan was a great novelty to me.

A sort of laager was formed of wagons; the mules were tied along the disselboom, to which was fastened a long portable manger for the mealies. This they got for supper as soon as we outspanned and again before our early start…The donkeys were safely tied up inside the laager, fires burning brightly, and natives round them cooking for us and boiling quantities of rice and oofu [xxiii] for their own supper. After the early morning trek which started about 2am, the wagons would outspan about 9am for breakfast.

After a wash in the nearest stream…breakfast was waiting for us. The cook Alley was good and quick. It was my plan to write notes til lunchtime, while Miss Cramer slept in the wagon. The boys and men selected any available spot of shade and slumbered also, with the exception of those appointed to watch the mules and the pickets on guard to prevent surprise from the enemy. After lunch I also got a little sleep for our nights were of necessity short. After tea on this second day, we packed carefully and travelled eight miles, not making any stop till suppertime at 9 or 10pm.

The third day after we left Umtali we started at dawn. Block after block of granite rest one upon the other, bright patches of colour catch the eye from the orange and vermilion-tinted lichen growing up on the grey rocks. Halfway up the slopes the mountain is clothed with young Magoussy [xxiv] [Musasa ] trees. The spring leaves are a brilliant pink, red and orange.

They change later into a vivid green. The sunset that night was one of unwanted magnificence. That is saying much in that land of brilliant sky-effects. The kraal and caves of the late powerful Chief Makoni were a few miles away to the right at the head of it.

Here our natives and the Shangaans showed much alarm. They hurried up the donkeys and kept close to the wagons. Makoni had been for years a terror to the tribes who were friendly to the whites. Originally Posted by annausten. Well, give up on level 92! Originally Posted by K40IN. Finally done Level 79, thanks for the hints. Think bout wot pictures are or another name for sheep,a gamepeice is important here. Female 6, posts Zodiac:. Originally Posted by balmoral. Combine the abbreviations of all the things you see on the pic.

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