. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . T o Harrismith, Bethlehem, AND KROONSTAD The Orange Free State Line CHAPTER XI HE line to Kroonstad is 215 miles long. The first 36miles are in Natal, the remainder in the Orange FreeState. The Natal portion of the line is incomparablysteeper as it passes over the Drakensberg Mountains,rising over 2,000 feet between the Junction and theborder station. The scenery in Natal is on a grandscale, and no tourist should omit this journey fromhis itinerary. The Harrismith-Kroonstad line takesleave of the main line at the Orange Free StateJu
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . T o Harrismith, Bethlehem, AND KROONSTAD The Orange Free State Line CHAPTER XI HE line to Kroonstad is 215 miles long. The first 36miles are in Natal, the remainder in the Orange FreeState. The Natal portion of the line is incomparablysteeper as it passes over the Drakensberg Mountains,rising over 2,000 feet between the Junction and theborder station. The scenery in Natal is on a grandscale, and no tourist should omit this journey fromhis itinerary. The Harrismith-Kroonstad line takesleave of the main line at the Orange Free StateJunction, one mile north of Ladysmith. In thevicinity are many notable positions held by bothBritish and Boers during the siege, this being about midway between theopposing forces. After clearing the Junction the line passes through an opencountry westward to the stopping places Smiths Crossing and Walkers Hoek,the latter point being ten miles distant. The Klip River being crossed, theDrakensberg is revealed in all its majesty. Huge as despair, as if in weari
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