Fourth Journey (MS 107/3/1-2)
3rd January 1780
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[3rd January 1780]
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sterk gedawt en kout geweest gepasseerde nagt koel betrokke weer westelyke wind
na vier uren rydens meest hard caro veld z:z:o op kwamen aan koegel fontein een uur te voren in compagnies pad. hier enig hoge heuvels. overvloedig dog brak water, vonden egter op enige klippen vers regen water.
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[3rd January 1780]
3
Heavy dew and was cold last night. Cool overcast weather. Westerly wind.
After travelling south-south-east for four hours, for the most part hard Karoo-veld we came to Koegelfontein (having come onto the company’s road an hour earlier). There are some low hills here. Water abundant but brack. Found fresh rainwater on some stones however.