▁have ▁to ▁await ▁its ▁return . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁once ▁gold ▁was ▁discovered ▁on ▁the ▁Rand , ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Republic ▁( Z AR ) ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁city ▁there . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁State ▁Secretary ▁told ▁Meyer ▁this ; ▁Johannes burg ▁is ▁not ▁named ▁after ▁him ▁but ▁after ▁Christ ia an ▁Johannes ▁J ou bert ▁and ▁Johann ▁R iss ik . ▁ ▁Public ▁life ▁ ▁The ▁infl ux ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁the ▁Rand ▁caused ▁practical ▁problems ▁for ▁land own ers , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁field ed ▁requests ▁to ▁mine ▁on ▁their ▁far ms . ▁In ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁case , ▁on ▁F . J . ▁Be zu iden h out ’ s ▁Do orn f onte in ▁Farm , ▁one ▁proceeded ▁to ▁dig ▁without ▁permission . ▁In vest ors ▁from ▁Kim ber ley ▁inv ested ▁in ▁far ms ▁or ▁even ▁bought ▁them ▁out right . ▁P ret oria ▁first ▁assumed ▁the ▁r ush ▁would ▁be ▁short - l ived , ▁like ▁those ▁in ▁Pil gr im ’ s ▁Rest , ▁Bar ber ton , ▁and ▁Ly den burg . ▁The ▁main ▁civil ▁servant ▁on ▁the ▁scene ▁was ▁Field ▁Cor net ▁Meyer , ▁task ed ▁with ▁sett ling ▁and ▁grant ing ▁min ing ▁claims , ▁keeping ▁the ▁peace ▁between ▁own ers ▁and ▁dig gers , ▁and ▁generally ▁enfor cing ▁the ▁Z AR ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁growing ▁respons ib ilities ▁came ▁great ▁financial ▁opportun ities . ▁Since ▁the ▁government ▁believed ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush ▁would