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Second encampment on road to Uganda [Kikuyu Escarpment], 1900-02-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 158/31
Second encampment on road to Uganda
Second encampment on road to Uganda

Scope and Contents

'Showing the extremely steep descent over which the line is to pass. The trains are to be let down by wire ropes. The white tents in the distance are those of the Railway employees; they have 500 mules there for use on the works. The two big tents belong to our porters. The height down which the railway is being constructed is all wooded.'

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-02-28

Conditions Governing Access

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Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2018-06-01 09:34:25+00:00

Repository Details

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