Fisher photograph collection

206 x 152 mm. A general view showing the plant and workings of the Sheba Gold Mining Company. The Sheba mine was discovered in 1884 by the brothers Barber after whom the town was named. '.one of the tow, while at rest on trek, crashed his hammer on a rock by which he sat. Knowing something of geology, he immediately saw that the exposed quartz was exceptionally rich in the metal of which they were all in search. His thoughtless stroke was the nucleus of the famous Sheba mine, which, during its life, has given a phenomenal yield. This discovery and the attendant results, in a few months developed a township that, naturally enough, came to be kown as Barberton and with marvelous rapidity buildings sprang up in straggling street form, the uneven thoroughfares being constanly thronged by eager seekers after fortune.'

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