Swaziland

Swaziland, a native state of South Africa, lies to the W. of the Libomba Mountains and occupies the S.E. corner of the South African Republic, extending almost to the Drakensberg Mountains on the W. It contains 6,150 square miles, and the majority of the inhabitants are Swazis, a people of Zulu origin. The independence of Swaziland was acknowledged in 1884, but the white settlers and miners are governed by joint British aud Boer authority. There is some trade through Natal and Delagoa Bay, and the natives smelt copper and iron, and make good wood-carvings.