The narrative of an explorer in tropical South Africa

The hours given are those of actual travelling, exclusive of all delays. I allow 2½ English miles for each hour; but, reckoning as the crow flies from point to point, 2 geographical miles will be found to be very near the truth.

+------+---------------------------++------+---------------------------+ |Hours.| WALFISCH BAY TO BARMEN. ||Hours.| BARMAN TO OMANBONDÈ. | | | 207 Miles. || | 219 Miles. | +------+---------------------------++------+---------------------------+ | |From Walfisch Bay to— || |From Barmen to— | |1 |Sand Fountain. ||8 |Schmelen’s Hope. | |5 |Scheppmansdorf. ||1¾ |Okandu. | |16 |Oosop Gorge. [No W.] ||5¼ |Okamabondè, | |9 |Daviéep Gorge. ||4½ |Kutjiamakompè. | |13 |Mouth of Tsobis R. [W.] ||6½ |Okandjoë. [No W.] | |7 |Tsobis. ||6¼ |Omoramba R. [No W.] | |7¾ |Kurrikoop. [No W.] ||2½ |Okatumba. | |2 |Otjimbinguè. ||2½ |Otjikururumè. | |3½ |In river-bed. ||2½ |Ontekeremba. | |5 |Okandu. ||5 |Wells. | |2 |Ondjiadjikennè. ||3 |Ozukaro. | |4 |Etamondjua. ||5¼ |Ombarombonga. | |4 |Reedy Fountain. ||8¾ |Wells. [No W.] | |3½ |Barmen. ||20 |Okavarè (or Omanbondè) [W.]| +------+ |+------+ | |82¾ or 207 miles. ||91¾ or 228 miles. | +------+---------------------------++------+---------------------------+ +------+---------------------------++------+---------------------------+ |Hours.| BARMEN TO ’TOUNOBIS. ||Hours.| OMANBONDÈ TO NANGORO’S. | | | 310 Miles. || | 284 Miles. | +------+---------------------------++------+---------------------------+ | |From Barmen to— || |From Omanbondè to— | |3 |Foot of first hills. ||10 |Okatjokeama, S. Vley. [W.] | |11½ |Katjimahas old kraal. [W.] ||4¾ |Okapukua. | |4 |Eikhams. ||4¼ |Otjamuneè. | |12¼ |Wells on Quieep R [W.] ||3¼ |Okamabuti. | |5 |Bend of Quieep R. ||4 |Namboshua. | |18½ |Noosop R. [No W.] ||6 |Ootui. | |2½ |Kurrikoop. ||8 |Otchikango. [No W.] | |1¾ |Water in Noosop R. ||12 |Otchikoto. [No W.] | |13 |Elephant Fountain. [No W.] ||9¼ |Otjando. [No W.] | |11½ |Twas. [No W.] ||14½ |Omutchamatunda. [No W.] | |9 |Okaietoura. [W.] ||10½ |Wells in Flat. [No W. for | |6½ |Okanyindu [W.] || | 9½ hrs.] | |5½ |Okomavaka. ||21 |Vleys, 2 hours in Ondonga. | |20½ |’Tounobis. [No W.] || | [No W.] | | | ||6 |Nangoro’s Werft. | +------+ |+------+ | |124½ or 311 miles. ||113½ or 284 miles. | +------+---------------------------++------+---------------------------+

The letters in brackets affixed to those stages which exceed 5 hours, mean as follows:—[W.] that there is water sufficient in quantity for cattle on the road in one or more places, [No W.] that there is not.

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