Third Journey (MS 107/2)
20th December 1778
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[20th December 1778]
20 dec.
term 70 82 73 barometer by krieger 26 3. Schoon weer z: wind fris cours tot krieger door 2 hoge kommen. opdragende ruggens n:o: t n 3 gr n: 5½ uur rydens ossewagen 2¼ te paart. passeerde de plaats van Swanepoel en carel krieger wagt meester. een uur en ½ uiteen.
brete by krieger
| 90 | 0 |
| 80 | 46 |
| 9 | 34 |
| Ddecl: | |
| 23 | 28 |
| **32** | **42** |
de inwoonders trekken alle in de winter in de caro om de koude piet krieger blyft dog zyn vee trekt weg. brengen hun goed me of graven in de grond
na 2 uur rydens n:o: by Schalkwyk onder Koms gebergte daar uitspanden
zeer droog geen ene boom na hollands kom. barometer daar 26 0.
translation
[20th December 1778]
20 Dec
Thermometer: 70 -82 - 73 degrees. Barometer at Krieger’s 26 inchesand 3 tenths. Fine weather. Fresh south winds.
Route to Krieger through two high basins and rising ridges, north-east by north, three degrees north, five and a half hours journey with the ox wagons, two and a quarter by horse. We passed Swanepoel’s farm and also the Veldwagtmeester Carel Krieger’s. They are an hour and a half apart.
Latitude at krieger
| 90 | 0 |
| 80 | 46 |
| 9 | 34 |
| Declination | |
| 23 | 28 |
| **32** | **42** |
The inhabitants all trek to the Karoo in the winter because of the cold. Piet Krieger stays, but his stock goes away. They take their possessions with them or bury them in the ground. We outspanned at Schalkwyk’s below the Comsberg mountains after two hours' riding north-east. Very dry. Not a single tree on the way to Hollands Com. Barometer 26 inches and 0 tenths.