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yielded millions in gold and diamonds from land where it takes three acres to
keep one sheep — "and then the animal gets more exercise than food."
Johannesburg has arisen with its skyscrapers and opulent homes. Why, only
fifteen years ...
yielded millions in gold and diamonds from land where it takes three acres to
keep one sheep — "and then the animal gets more exercise than food."
Johannesburg has arisen with its skyscrapers and opulent homes. Why, only
fifteen years ...
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... millions of acres of raw land, covered with a virgin growth of mesquite — land
as marvelous in its productiveness as in its extent. This newly opened empire is
the latest of the great hidden domains port his infantry and cavalry, he brought
two ...
... millions of acres of raw land, covered with a virgin growth of mesquite — land
as marvelous in its productiveness as in its extent. This newly opened empire is
the latest of the great hidden domains port his infantry and cavalry, he brought
two ...
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They saw the future of the cattle business, and eacli bought lands at six cents to
half a dollar an acre. The Kenedy ranch is now 800,000 acres in extent, and the
King ranch contains 1,300.000 acres. A strange freak of fortune at the outbreak of
...
They saw the future of the cattle business, and eacli bought lands at six cents to
half a dollar an acre. The Kenedy ranch is now 800,000 acres in extent, and the
King ranch contains 1,300.000 acres. A strange freak of fortune at the outbreak of
...
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Here he bought 15,000 acres, paying one dollar an acre, or less. At length he
reached the commercially marooned city of Brownsville, and his entry upon its
streets was the most exciting event it had known in several decades. The top
story of ...
Here he bought 15,000 acres, paying one dollar an acre, or less. At length he
reached the commercially marooned city of Brownsville, and his entry upon its
streets was the most exciting event it had known in several decades. The top
story of ...
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The electricity transmitted from this power-house is used to lift the water from the
river to a 350-acre reservoir — an ... This company owns 120,000 acres, all of
which will be irrigated, and much of which will be sold in small plantations to the ...
The electricity transmitted from this power-house is used to lift the water from the
river to a 350-acre reservoir — an ... This company owns 120,000 acres, all of
which will be irrigated, and much of which will be sold in small plantations to the ...
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