Third Journey (MS 107/2)
19th September 1778
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[19th September 1778]
den 19
vertrokken om half seven oost op en arriveerden na vier uren rydens aan deselve traka (vrouwe) riviertje, de weg landstreek deselve als gisteren, men vind langs dese droge rivieren ook op veele plaatsen in dit land overal zout uit de grond opgeslagen, schoon het water meer modderagtig, na de kleigrond, als brak smaakte. schoon men op de meeste plaatsen over dese rivieren, in dit saisoen stappen konde, en geen half voet diepte. zagen geen wild.
omtrent seven uren enige regen vlagen, met koude westelijke wind, de thermometer was om sons opgang 46. middag 60 en viel met den avond 58. sterke weste wind door den dag. de barometer gaf 27 duim 4 tiendens met de verbetering,
de klippen omtrent de rivier waaren blaauwe cos, met vele kwartse stukken ook silices keiyen ingelyft, als of alles fluide was geweest, en zy dus er in gebakken waren.
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[19th September 1778]
The 19th
Departed eastwards at half past six and after four hours' ride arrived at the same Traka (or Woman’s) river. The terrain the same as yesterday. One finds along these dry rivers and also at many other places in this county salt leeched everywhere to the surface, although the water tastes more muddy than brack after passing over the clayey soil; in most places at this time of year one can walk through these rivers which are not half a foot deep. Saw no game.
At about seven o’clock some showers of rain with cold westerly wind. At sunrise the thermometer was at 46 degrees, midday 60 degrees, and fell towards evening to 58 degrees. Strong west wind during the day. With correction the barometer showed 27 inches and 4 tenths.
The stones around the river were blue sandstone Cos, with many pieces of quartz as well silicious pebbles embedded, as if this has all been fluid once and that they had been baked into it.