Journals

Fourth Journey (MS 107/3/1-2)

30th July 1779


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[30th July 1779]
30

schoon weer ooste frisse wind term 48 - 76 - 60.
sterk gedaawt. ben veel beter.

liet eene wagen regt noord op na de Oranjes rivier gaan, onder het opsigt van myn trouwe hottentot iteki, sullende ik proberen om over de mond der grote rivier langs strand te gaan.
vertrok na alles gearrangeerd te hebben, n:w: op met enige drayen w:n:w: afdragend alles het selfde veld. Spanden na drie uren rydens op een hoogte uit peilde Camiesberg by beukes. oost onse coers tot hier n:w: h w: dus zyn wy ook van de twede punt der Camies berg by van den hever. men versogt by Engelbregt myn Paard Snel te proberen, Snel won het en de heer Paterson er op willende ryden, kon hem niet inhouden, en viel met het paard in een doorgslag komende, sonder sig te beseren.

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[30th July 1779]
30

Fine weather, fresh east wind.
Thermometer: 48-76-60.
Heavy dew. Am much better.

Let one wagon go north up to the Orange River under the supervision of my trusty Hottentot Iteki. I shall try to cross the mouth of the Great River by going along the sea shore.
When everything had been arranged, departed north-west making some downhill turns west-north-west. Everywhere the same veld. After three hours ride outspanned on a height. Took bearings on the Kamiesberg at Beukes’s: east. Our course to here has been north-west (half west). Thus we were at the second peak of the Kamiesberg at Van den Heever’s. At Engelbrecht’s was asked if they could try out my horse Snel. Snel won; and Mr Paterson, who wanted to ride him, could not hold him in and while entering into a gallop fell with the horse, without injuring himself.