Arrows o f the Bushmen, II. 62.198.
199, 200.
made from
a peculiar species o f reed.
II. 271.
------------------------------- a mode of
curing th e wounds made by
th e m II. 681.
Arrow-poison: its nature, and antidote
considered 539, 540,541.
Asbestos: a beautiful and immature
species o f . ....... 534.
M ountains: arrival at.
328. 541.
—---------------------plants found
there ...» 340. 543, 544.
-—— ■-------- beautiful
scenery among them .... II. 5.
Astrild, orRoodebekje. 266.11.269.
Astrild S ta tio n II. 41.
Astronomical peculiarities, in the
Southern Hemisphere...... 80.
calculations: a remark
respecting thosehere employed.
204.
■ observations: some
remarks on 333. 556. 576.
II. 324.
Astronomy: the atmosphere o f the
Interior peculiarly favorable to.
575. 484.
____________a practical application
_____o f u..s..e..f.u l to a traveIlIl.e r3 i5n.
rectifying th e dates o f his
jo u rn a l ......... 543.
Atmosphere: extraordinary clearness
o f.................. 65. 375.
....__________ its excessive aridity in
th e Transgariepine....... 283.
Atmospheric h e a t: the principle o f
it conjectured 496, 497.
Attaquas k lo o f ....... 89.
Auctions, or Vendues ........... 79.
A urora: A frican... 11.323.
A uteniqua-land.... 82. 92.
Autumnal colors ........... II. 10.215.
Avond-bloem (Evening-flower).
186. 273.
B.
B a; a Sichuana prefix II. 303.
Baas, a colonial title. 87. II. 94.159.
Baboons (see also Baviaans). 67.
143. 193. II. 144. 153.
Babylonsche T 6 ren ; a mountain
remarkable for being visible at
a great distance 100.
Bachaplns.— The following references
are given only for the
purpose o f collecting together
th e scattered observations on
this peop le: the other particulars
will be found in the 17th and 18th Chapters, at
pages 511. and 529. See also
the words Briqua, Bichuana,
and Litakun.
Bachaplns (Bachapéens) remarks on
the nam e...................... II- 303.
— boundary of their country
ho w .................... 546. called by the Hot-
Bachaplns, first visited by a party of
H o tte n to ts. II. 559.
■ remarks on the possibility
o f civilizing them. II. 560.
concluding remarks on
te n to ts...., ................ 364. ■------------- some of their superstitious
notions ........ 481, 482.
- — boy: one brought to
K laarw ater......................... 485.
--------------one hired for the journey
to Graaffreynet.................. 541.
--------------interpreter, engaged. 484.
- ------------- notarrow-makers. II. 199. ■-------------- in service o f the Half-
H ottentots .. II. 234.
- — ------- th e degree o f civilization
to which they have arrived.
II. 305.
--------------roads, described. II. 306:
-------------- dress II. 319. 412.
-------------- grand hunting-parties.
II. 320.
-------------- mode o f taking snuff
II. 521.
-------------- timidity .• cause of.
II. 332.
and Bushmen: their
hostility towards each other.
II. 341.
. the state o f society
among them II. 347,348.
one named Adam, brought
up under the B oors... II. 372.
remarks on their names.
II. 375.
■ hospitality II. 382.
. manner of conducting themselves towards their Chief II. 386. g■i.n..g.. .....t.h..e ir imp ort unaItIe- 3b8eg7.
a drawreinagd.y in comprehending mod.e.. ..o...f.. ..s..h..o..w...i nIgI . t3h9e1ir. general character. II. 394,595. - derive advantages from
th em II. 599.
Bakarrikarri (see also Karrikarri).
II. 532.
Bakkerboschjes (Passernia filifor-
mis).......................... 15i
B am akatta...................... II. 532.
Bamakwlins II. 532. 567,568.
Bamboo Cane 142. II. 172.
the Sea- ............. 28.
Bambosberg ................. 581.
Bambus, or H ottentot wooden-jug.
406, 407.
used as a drum. II. 65. 87.
B am uchars.................. II. 532. 548.
■ - obtain guns from Afri-
kaander .......... II. 376.
---------------boundary.................. 346.
Bang-h6ek, 144 .— its beauty of
scenery ......... 145
Banyan tree o f In d ia : its singular
character mimicked by the
Willows o f the Kygariep. 423.
Ba-p&u ....................... II. 409.
Barbet .........................318.327.502.
Bar6ba, or B ushm en......... II. 377.
Baroldngs II. 304. 532.548.
-------------- their friendly reception
of a party o f Colonial H ottentots
................... II- 537.
Barracks in Cape Tow n.... 26. 74.
Barrow, M r.; his description o f the
Stinkwood ..................... 72.
---------------------- ;---------------- R6ggeveld
....... 346.
;--------------- Koranas
346.
: Springbuck
....... II. 109.
----------------------------------- G nu.
432.
-------------his m ap 577, 578.
- character o f his W ork.
the C olony....... II. 415, 416.
a grand hun t near Litak
u n ....... ............... 11.420.
inferior to the Bushmen
in the power o f running. II. 420.
religious notions. II. 427.
punishments .... II. 431.
opinions o f the Colonial
d re s s ..................... II. 432.
house, described II. 444.
meals II. 449—451.
a notion respecting whitem
e n II. 451.
bad-faith in bartering.
II. 456. 459.
warfare, and marks of
honor ........................... II. 478.
acquitted o f cannibalism
II. 478.
. ■ - marriages .......... II. 485.
opinion respecting whitem
en ...» ........ II. 558.
See the vindication o f the
author’s “ H ints on Emigration”
appended to Vol. I.
Bartering with the Bachapins.
II. 400. 406. 456. 508.
B arter: the m ode o f estimating
tobacco ....... II. 49.
— a mode o f conducting it
by an a g e n t............ II. 555.
B asil; a frutescent species discovered
II. 264,
Bassarri mungklie. (Pretty girls).
II. 586,
Bastaards, (or Mixed-Hottentots)
explanation o f the term. 154.
361.
— Wildebeest II. 278.
Batammakas................ II. 303. 532.
-------------------invade the country of
the B achaplns......... II. 500.
B a ts II. 257.
Bats£eba(Dove, or Pigeon). II. 257.
Baviàan (see also Baboon), inhabits
rocky places....................... 45.
Baviàan’s Kloof (see Genàdend1a0l6)..
th e Houtbay-kloof
formerly called so 61.
■ ■ riv er........... II. H 4-1 4®*
B eads..;... II. 407. 537. 568, 569.
Beans, cultivated by the Bachaplns
................... II- 527. 587.
how preserved at Litakiin.
II. 520.
Beauty : w ant o f ............ 4 l-5.
Becreeping cap...................... H- 56.
Bees: W ild ................... 376. II. 81.
Bee-eater, a bird.... 372.464.5 02.
Beer, of the H ottentots and Bachaplns
364. II. 552.
Beetles ; new species of.. 305. 464.
— — • the carnivorous kinds
found in the Transgariepine.
II. 328.
Beggars; Bachapin II. 587.
Begging : a mode of resisting the
importunities of. II. 425.
Bekrùip-muts, or hunting cap of
the B ushm en............... II- 56.
Belfry : the kind usual in the
; Colony ............. 128.
Bellows; description o f a peculiar
kind seen at Litakun. II. 483.
Benguila : the author’s intention
relative to ...................... 511.
Bérends : a family o f H ottentots.
. 363.
th e H ottentot Captain.
230. 235. 267. 329. 361.
481. 541. II. 4.
the H ottentot Captain : unexpected
meeting with him at
Litakun ...,........ II- 465. 479.
Willem , joins th e author’s
party on a Hippopotamus hunt.
578. 418. 437.
._______ Klaas; engaged to carry
letters to the Colony. 521.527.
535. 541.
_______ C óbus; accompanies the
author from the - Asbestos
Mountains to Graaffreynét
542. 545. 547. II. 148. 152.
Bérg-2h1a9a.s •••(■Mountain Hare)... 488.
B erg-river: the L ittle.... 129. 137.
-------------- th e G re a t........... 129.
---------------- its ford, at
Burgher’s D rift ....... 140.
-iti Ferry (P'y»*)
178.
Berg Zwàluw (Mountain Swallow).
372. 501.
Bézem-riet (Broom-reed) 124.
Bichuània ; the country of, defined.
581.
- first entrance into.
II. 292.
Bichuànas, referred to th e Caffre
Race .............. 582.
Bichuànas, remarks on the name.
II. 303.
usually called Caffres,
by the H ottentots .... II. 302.
nations, general character
....................II. 599.
--------------nations, advancement in
arts and manufactures. II. 596.
--------------tribes; language. 11.293.
303.
.-------------- disregard for ItrIu. th. . 304.
--------------want o f hospitality. II. 349.
— tobacco 11.321.
Birds : 17, 18. 20. 24. 30. 186. 203.
213, 214. 222.233.244, 245,
246.257.259. 263.265, 266.
270.279. 283. 296.303,304.
318.326, 327.535,336.338.
344.372.387.393,394.426.
440.464. 474.501,502. 549. II. 41. 194, 195. 269. 329.
345, 346. 492.
—— the familiarity o f some. 30.
—— singing in the night..... 304.
—— collected in 1811........... 550.
few found in the great arid
plains.................... 288. II. 269.
B laauw berg........................... 25. 44.
Black-bark 317. 404.
Black River (see also Nugarfep).
581.
----------------- its different names.
391.
------------------first arrival a t it. 389.
----------------- probable origin o f its
nam e II- 43.
Blacksmith a t Litakun..........II. 482.
Bllsbok; a species oIIf. antelope. 334, 335.
Bl^s-moll (White-faced M ole). 57.
Blight in co rn : an instance of. 334.
Blink-klip; or, Shining Rock (see
also, Sibilo)............ 11. 255.
Bloem’s Kraal, in the Asbestos
M ou ntains II. 6. 217.
Fountain .......... II. 249.
-Jan ; the robber: his histo
ry ................ II. 249.
Bloemtyd (Flower-season).... 222.
B16odelyf Kaffers (N aked Caffres).
436.
B o at: substitute used for it by the
natives ....... 416.
Bóekoe. (see also Bóokoo, and
B û k u .) .......... 396.
azyn (Buku-vinegar). 479.
Boer (Farmer) ........ ...» 87.
Boere-Plein ........ 73.
Boïâlloa,afermented drink. II. 552.
Boiling-pots, or Piitsas, found in
the.plains o f Litakun. II. 546.
Bokkeveld, C old; its nature. 80,81.
--------------higher than Rdodezand.
130.
-------------- Karro, a view o f ... 2 10.
--------------th e F a rth e r... 579. 581.
B<5kl6okwe, an old Bachapin K6si.
II. 392. 562. 569.
Bolderwagen; or Stage-waggon.
76. 146.
B6nteberg (Spotted H ill)...... 262.
Boode (or Ger^chtsboode), a messenger................
........ 135. 241.
Book-making: the art of. 384.
Bookoo (see also, Bukii, and
B6ekoe) 396. II. 59.
■ the virtues o f: recommended
., . ........................... 479.
vinegar... ......... 479.
B6ontjes Kraal (Bean K raal); occasion
o f its n am e 94.
B oor: definition o f the word. 87.
Boors (or D utch farm ers): various
examples of. 85. 87. 93. 117.
122. 126. 140. 174. 179, 180.
182. 184.190, 191.194.198—
206. 210, 211. 220. 222. 233,
234. 238. 241. 248, 249, 250.
273,274,275. 11.95.104— 108.
111. 118. 125'— 127. 132. 135.
140. 149. 154. 157— 160, 161,
162, 163. 165, 166. 170, 171.
173— 175.176— 180.182,183.
their journeys to Cape Town.
52. 92. 250. II. 113.
care o f their oxen ....... 86.
jpEpgfg the mode in which a traveller
introduces himself at
their houses ............. 121.
hut, description o f one... 198.
h u t: description o f one in
the Karro, and R6ggeveld.
237, 238.
children: education of.. 199.
II. 114.
topicsof conversation 117,118,
— — an artifice respecting pasture.
223.
—— their respect for government
orders ............ 241.
their clo th in g 243.
their prosperity under the
E n g lish ....................... 244.
and Bushmen, their hostility
towards each other. II. 15.
- 50. 331.
cautions to be attended to,
in giving a general character
o f th em ..................... 13. II. 96.
and H ottentots; their differences.
II. 161,162.164.179.
Boschberg; or, Boschbergen, (Timber
M ountain)... II. 114.146.
Bosch Duif, (W ood Pigeon)... 501,
502.
B6sclijesveld .................. II. 12].
B6schman; see, Bushman.
-------------- uyentjes, small eatable
bulbs 417. 548. II. 26.
B6sjes or H eath s....................... 23.
B6sjesveld; its name................. 119.
nature of. ......... 120.
B6sjesman: see Bushman.
Bot riv er................ ... 93.