27th January 1786

[27th January 1786]
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observeerde en passeerde in drie kwartier de soetendaals valeys cloof of poort
vond de brete hier. 33 ­ 59' ­ 26"
kwamen na vier uren rydens met draayen z.z.o. telyk aan de verlaten plaats van Opperman aan het toverwater, de tover Waterscloof Zdelyk ½ st O. op een groot uur gaans van ons.
N:B: de boeren syn meest hier vandaan weggetrokken so sy seggen om de bosjemans, dog sy syn over grote visrivier in het Caffer land gegaan.

term 80 ­ 92 ­ 84
warm agtermiddag z.z.o. s’avonds stil

de stratas sagen hier niet na het noorden dog sommigen na het Zuiden.
is nog de Swarteberg, egter enige overeenkoomst tussen de overeenleggende stratas en geen angels rentrans en sallians
de cloof legt drie quartier van Jurrie Graafs strohut.

sy hadden gisteren met een grote leeuw hier digt by besig geweest dog hem om de struiken niet kunnen schieten, hy had enige honden swaar gebeten

[27th January 1786]
27

Took observations and in three quarters of an hour passed through the Soetendaalsvlei kloof or defile. Obtained latitude here: 33 degrees 59 minutes 26 seconds.
After travelling for four hours with south-south-easterly turns came to the abandoned farm of Opperman on the Toverwater. The Toverwaterkloof is a good hour from us southerly by ½ east.
N.B. Most of the farmers have left here saying that it is because of the Bushmen; but they have gone over the Great Fish River into the Caffres’ country.

Hot in the afternoon. Wind south-south-east Calm in the evening.
Thermometer: 80-92-84.

The strata here do not face northwards but some towards the south. They are still part of the Swartberge. However there is some resemblance between the overlying strata and there are no receding and advancing angles. The kloof is situated three-quarter’s of an hour from Jurie Graaf’s grass-hut.
They were busy with a large lion near here yesterday but could not shoot it for the bushes. It had bitten several dogs badly.