Category: History - Other
The present conspicuous position which Northern Nigeria holds in the public eye is of very recent attainment, and its development has been, comparatively speaking, the work of a moment. The discovery of tin in paying quantities within its boundaries is the secret of its sudden...
The present conspicuous position which Northern Nigeria holds in the public eye is of very recent attainment, and its development has been, comparatively speaking, the work of a...
2. Part 2In 1879, when Sir George Taubman Goldie organised the amalgamation of the rival trading firms of the Lower Niger and formed the United Africa Company, only a few far-sighted peo...
3. Part 3“Most of the concentrates were obtained from the plateaux of Tilde, Rukuba, Joss, and Ngell. On the first three of these the principal surveyor reports that the Niger Company ha...
4. Part 4“Before I left,” said Mr. Tomson to a representative of the _Morning Post_, “I had an interview with Sir Hesketh Bell, the Governor, and found him most sympathetic towards the m...
5. Part 5“Undoubtedly one of the factors which has delayed the opening up of the tin fields of Nigeria has been the question of economical transport. But the Nigeria tin is of very high...
6. Part 6(9) _Kwall Falls._—The first application was made on behalf of this company for this power, which would be of great value, as it gives 2,000 horse-power in the dry season, and c...
7. Part 7The width of the property (three-quarters of a mile) does not include the whole of the large alluvial flats that occur on either side of the river, but having secured the river...
8. Part 8“_Prospecting._—With regard to this important subject I expect to have a little more to say when I have a general map ready to forward to you. The shaft in Section 26 which you...
9. Part 9_Directors._—Segar R. Bastard (Chairman, Champion Gold Reefs of West Africa, Ltd., and Director of Juga (Nigeria) Tin and Power Co., Ltd.), Wm. F. Jackson (1-2 Great Winchester...
10. Part 1020. Every mining lease and every instrument by or under which the rights or any portion thereof granted by such lease shall be transferred or assigned shall be registered as an...
11. Part 11(_d_) It shall be provided with a reliable lightning conductor, which shall have its lower end attached to a metal plate at least four square feet in area which shall be buried...
12. Part 12Our Principal having had Twenty-four Years’ personal experience in various parts of West Africa, we have the knowledge of the Special Goods required for the various ports. We ar...