0 0 ▁£ 1 ▁shares ▁of ▁his ▁mine ▁on ▁the ▁Johannes burg ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁Since ▁his ▁mine ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁rich ▁in ▁gold , ▁share ▁prices ▁soon ▁clim bed ▁to ▁£ 1 0 ▁a ▁share . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁sold ▁it ▁all ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁min ing ▁business ▁a ▁million aire , ▁using ▁the ▁proceed s ▁to ▁buy ▁land ▁between ▁Hamm ansk ra al , ▁W arm b ath s , ▁Stand erton , ▁and ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁K lip ▁and ▁Va al ▁R ivers . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁owned ▁ 5 6 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁( around ▁ 4 8 , 0 0 0 ▁ha ). ▁His ▁children ▁inherited ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁each . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁he ▁don ated ▁a ▁par cel ▁near ▁Stand erton ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁town ▁for ▁imp over ished ▁Af rik an ers . ▁ ▁The ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Johannes burg ▁Re formed ▁Church ▁( NG K ) ▁also ▁ow es ▁a ▁deb t ▁to ▁Meyer . ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁con greg ation ▁there ▁was ▁reached ▁during ▁a ▁service ▁held ▁by ▁Rev . ▁Van ▁W arm elo ▁at ▁Meyer ’ s ▁house . ▁ ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁ ▁Like ▁most ▁Bo ers , ▁Meyer ▁was ▁hit ▁hard ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁African ▁r inder p est ▁ep iz oot ic , ▁losing ▁many ▁animals