▁an ▁American ▁company ▁offered ▁the ▁wid ow ▁£ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 ▁acres ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁left ▁her . ▁Meyer ▁and ▁Be zu iden h out ▁were ▁the ▁execut ors ▁of ▁her ▁estate , ▁and ▁turned ▁for ▁advice ▁to ▁Be zu iden h out , ▁who ▁counter ed ▁with ▁an ▁offer ▁of ▁£ 8 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁To ▁Meyer ’ s ▁dis may , ▁Be zu iden h out ▁react ed ▁to ▁a ▁tele gram ▁from ▁De ▁A ar ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁company ▁agreed ▁by ▁raising ▁the ▁price ▁to ▁£ 9 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁matter ▁was ▁dropped , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Gen . ▁H enn ie ▁Al berts ▁bought ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁£ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁founded ▁Al ber ton ▁there . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Rand ▁E aster ▁Show ▁ ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁diam onds ▁in ▁Kim ber ley ▁and ▁gold ▁in ▁Johannes burg ▁created ▁a ▁great ▁demand ▁for ▁food ▁and ▁thus ▁a ▁major ▁opportunity ▁for ▁far mers . ▁Before ▁the ▁min eral ▁r ush es , ▁most ▁Free ▁State ▁and ▁Trans va al ▁Bo ers ▁were ▁subs istence ▁far mers . ▁Each ▁farm ▁kept ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁horses ▁for ▁transport , ▁a ▁few ▁teams ▁of ▁ox en ▁to ▁pull ▁w ag ons ▁for ▁hunting , ▁att ending ▁commun ion , ▁and ▁tri ps ▁to ▁town ▁to ▁buy ▁supplies . ▁There ▁were ▁p oul try , ▁whe at