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<p> A plateau 4000 ft. high crossed by the Umvukwe Mountains, lying to the NE. of [[Matabeleland]] and S. of the [[Zambesi]] River, of which its streams are tributaries; is a fertile country, and being traversed continually by cold SE. winds is healthy and bracing; the natives, of [[Bantu]] stock, are peaceful and industrious, growing rice, maize, tobacco, and cotton, which they also weave, and working with skill in iron; they live in dread of the fierce Matabele tribes; the country is very rich in iron, copper, and gold, and has traces of ancient scientific gold-mining; it has been under British protection since 1888. </p> | <p> A plateau 4000 ft. high crossed by the Umvukwe Mountains, lying to the NE. of [[Matabeleland]] and S. of the [[Zambesi]] River, of which its streams are tributaries; is a fertile country, and being traversed continually by cold SE. winds is healthy and bracing; the natives, of [[Bantu]] stock, are peaceful and industrious, growing rice, maize, tobacco, and cotton, which they also weave, and working with skill in iron; they live in dread of the fierce Matabele tribes; the country is very rich in iron, copper, and gold, and has traces of ancient scientific gold-mining; it has been under British protection since 1888. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76347"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mashonaland Mashonaland from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76347"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mashonaland Mashonaland from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:41, 15 October 2021
Mashonaland [1]
A plateau 4000 ft. high crossed by the Umvukwe Mountains, lying to the NE. of Matabeleland and S. of the Zambesi River, of which its streams are tributaries; is a fertile country, and being traversed continually by cold SE. winds is healthy and bracing; the natives, of Bantu stock, are peaceful and industrious, growing rice, maize, tobacco, and cotton, which they also weave, and working with skill in iron; they live in dread of the fierce Matabele tribes; the country is very rich in iron, copper, and gold, and has traces of ancient scientific gold-mining; it has been under British protection since 1888.
