| Show in cape colony for the benefit ot of any youns m men en who may wish to come to son south th africa under the same conditions as I 1 did I 1 send the following writes albert C pickers from east london cape colony the english government having made contracts with private parties lit in the united states to furnish it with mules tor for army use found it necessary to get men to go with the mules to teed feed and water them la ia consequence mr charles hagen of new orleans was sent to st louis to recruit the men As the agent of the british transport monarch he promised many things when we arrived on oa board this tha ship our troubles began we were very nearly all sick owing to our la ability to eat the kind hind of meat and vegetables which were furnished us to live on there Is no work here at present and there will be non none 0 until after the war the south A african winter has set in and although the days are very warm the nights are arc actually cold after the war a tradesman can make good wages but common labor would starve here as the kacera do all the work tor for little or nothing so I 1 would advise all men to stay at homo home until after the tb war at least and also not to sail on a british transport if you never come as the officers are the most overbearing race of 0 people that ever existed |
