Sept.
15
H. M.
4 20
21
22
STATIONS
AND PLACES ON THE ROAD;
With their Latitudes, calculated from
Astronomical Observations made or
the Journey: to which are added theii
English names and intermediate Distances.
Zand Valley.
Gariêp Station, on the banks of
the “ Gariep,” or “ Groote
Riyier” . (Great River), or
“ Oranje Rivier.’’
Latitude 29° 40' 52" S.
Longitude 23 27 20 E.
Distance from the boundary of
the Colony, about 218*
and from Cape Town, 701
Shallow Ford -
The Hottentot village of the Kloof
(The Defile) in the Asbestos
Mountains.
.Latitude 29° 15' 82"S.
Longitude 23 46 10 E.
H. M.
2 22 p
7 20 a
12@ a
1 2 — a
6 45 p
12 30 p
10 30 a
2 - p
50 p
1 - p
3 — p
3 15 p
82*
74
11*7
24-4
25-9
20-0
15*7i
WEATHER.
At 4* p. m. thunder,
with much -lightning
; and during
the. short time it
lasted, rain fell in
torrents.
Much lightning and
thunder.
A cloudless day.
Too hot for travelling
by day.
Very sultry after sunset.
Calm.
Too hot for travelling
by day.
S These three days
were excessively
hot and sultry.
Sky lightly overcast.
Very windy, with most
violent gusts.
Sky rather overcast.
Rain and hail, accompanied
with lightning
and thunder,
and the most violent
wind, which
lasted a quarter of
an hour; after which
- it became a dead
calm, with fine weather.
But at 6 in
the evening it began
again to lighten
and thunder more
vivid and loud than
before, bringing on
Thermometer Distances. STATIONS n the Shade.
AND PLACES ON THE ROAD ;
Éjj With their Latitudes, calculated from ó ’ £ ' A WEATHER.
1811. ¿ - f s •I A Astronomical Observations made on % s £ ”3 j 11 a 8> wsA the Journey : to which are added their g É *<3
H K SP d English names and intermediate Dis- fj s> fa .>> 3 tances. o « 'M w S
Sept. H. M. A t th e village o f th e Kloof. H. M. rain, with a boiste rous
wind, for h a lf an
h o u r; a fte r which
it continued calm
during th e whole
night.
24 1 — P 80 21*3 Fair. B u t owing to
th e rain which fell
y esterday, th e air
fe lt -cool.
25 1 15 a 56* 10*8
6 30 a 47* 6*8 All d ay a fíne cloud12
|® a 84 23*1 less sky, w ith a
6 30 p 77 2 0 0 pleasant breeze.
26 2 — P 93 27-1
7 — P 82 22-2 Calm d u ring th e day12
— P 76 19-5 time ; b u t a t n ig h t a
lig h t b re e z e sprang
u p , which re ndered
th e warmth more
bearable.
27 Wind from th e N . W.
10 — a 66 15-1 in violent gusts, and
12 ■^-4 a 80 21-3 sky overcast.
6 — P 61 12-8 In th e afternoon th e
12 — P 58 11-5 wind ceased.
In th e evening lig h tning,
th u n d e r, rain,
an d wind.
28 2 — P 60 12-4 T h e a ir fe lt unplea11
— P 58 11*5 santly cold all day.
29 9 — a 48 7-1 Cloudy.
2 h . 15min. 7* miles. 6 p 61 12-8
A a k a a p , or R ie t Fontein (Reec
6 25 21* Fountain)
Ve ry chilly afte r sunset.
4 h . 10 min. 14 miles.
• "
Wittew a te r, or G&ttikamma (Whitewater)
SO 7*5 _ _ 7 — a 49
114
— a
B p
77
70
20-0
16*8
7 25 22
Kl&arwater, or Karrikamma ’/ (Clearwater)
L a titu d e 28° 5 0 ' 56" S
Lon g itu d e 24 3 0 E
from G re enw ic h ; estimated
from course an<
distance.
Longitude computed fronc
several sets o f lunar ob
- V '
servations, gives 23*° E
Magne tic variation 27° W