Show treasure of central africa JUST as the african wealth in gold and diamonds astounded the world in the last decade of the nineteenth century the discoveries of tremendous nien doua copper deposits and of other important minerals platinum among them in the southeastern sou theas tern part of the belgian congo has haa again startled the mining world in years some reports have gone so far as to say that the copper deposits dep in 14 what I 1 10 known as the katanga district would come to control the worlds market for forthe the red metal as soon as adequate transportation r facilities save gave the out put free freb access to the markets of the world A belgian concern the compagner Compa grile mantere du hint haut X katanga Ca tanga to Is in con arol of some of the choicest deposits in this region and ta Is partly owned by the belgian government a condition that gives it a particularly favorable position for development just across the boundary line that divides this part of 0 jhb belgian congo from rhodesia Rho desla the british pro ate other important copper deposits have recently been discovered in british territory the platinum discoveries in the congo are said to be as relatively im to that industry as are the copper deposits to the copper indus try and together with the copper and platinum rold gold and diamonds dla have come to light there increasing the already great predominance in the two that africa now holds holda by reason of the vast mines to in the transvaal district for more than twenty years felon clen fists and prom promoters have haie been struggling with the tremendous problems of opening up J this miners mineral wealth of central africa they have hidia had bad to contend against disease the lack laila of roads over which to bring in machinery and supplies the absence of ofel althe water routes or adequate i over which thedore or smelted smelter metal rt ii ald id be shipped to market and aid against earnst the complete disruption of their eifort ai that came colue duran 4 1 url the me world war in the past three thre e oy or four years however however howe vei progress at ilg awe i have rushed ahead at a ii great g r et or er rate than ever before and an d it seem likely that t the he promised deve development degelorm lorm e of of these dish districts left would toon soon be ip apparent in full force to Afric africans ali deput reputation atou as it a haven fo missionaries ind big game hunters seems likely to be lost isi ns as the dark continent gradually assumes more and an d more cuore the guise of tin an inexhaustible el dorado doad the I 1 e j t na la arr awers NO air jaa I 1 I 1 A mis v f 1 |