Camp o f the H ottentot regiment
atW y n b erg ................ 60.
C am toos^river................... II. 172.
Canari-byter; a b ird ....... 18.
Canary-bird ........ 20. 502.
Candles: difficulty o f making them,
in th e In te rio r 532.
Cannibal, a name not to be applied
to the Bachaplns........ II. 478.
C anoe: the “ wooden-horse” used
as a ' substitute for it, by the
natives ........................ 416.
Canopus; a beautiful star, visible
in Southern Africa ....... 80. Cape of Good Hope; first view of, at s e a ■ di scovery o1f..
75.
_ _ _ _ _ — --------remarks on the
geographical abuse o f the nam e.
Colony, taken by the English.
77.
------------------its character as a settlem
ent -------------- ;..... 82.
------------------its increasing population
-------------- II. 144. 549.
— — Flats, defined ....... 58.
. Town, viewed from the sea. 9.
remarks on its situation.
-55.
-------------- latitude and longitude
o f ....... 555.
a general description of.
70—82.
■ i ------- Moll&nmi proposes to
m akea journey thither. II. 337.
349. 417. 425. 479.
Serrakutu invited to visit
i t ...................................... 11.440.
- B otany (see also, B otany):
remarkable features in ... 182.
208.
Capoc-berg, seen from Table Mountain
.......... 44.
Capoc-v6gel (C otton B ird)... 214. Captatoints okfr aBaulss;h mtahne iarn da uHtohottreinty
acknowledged by the Cape G overnm ent....................... 227.
H o tten to t: account o f one.
551.
th e title o f; as understood
by the bordering tribes. II.436.
C arbonaadtjes 219.514.
Card-playing: a H ottentot game,
so called ........................•• 233.
C arp: a species o f ............ 280.
C arrot F o u n tain ...................II. 184.
Cartridges made by the party.
II. 246. 285. Carvpinlgns i n woo.d..,. .b..y.. ..t.h..e. BachaII
595. .Castle, a t Cape Tow n... 11.26.73.
Casper’s k raal ........... II. 239.
C at, the domestic .............. II. 524.
a new species of........ II. 592.
Cats-eye: a beautiful species of
stone resembling i t 534.
Catalogues; L ocal: their utility.
154.
Catalogus geographicus... 18. 536.
II. 279.
C aterpillars: a new mode o f preserving
them....................... 473.
C attle; a large herd stolen by the
B ushm en II. 197.
:— of the Colony: their increase
......... IL 144.
- — o f the Bachaplns... II. 524.
Place -of the B oors; (see
Leg-plaats) 207.
— Stations of th e Bachaplns.
II. 476.
Cavern a t Sensavan...............II. 257.
Celery, naturalized at the Kosi
Fountain ............. II. 280.
Chaasi, a^Bac^apin... IL 561. 569.
C halcedony... 11.213. 240.
Chamois o f the Alps II* 23.
Champani, aBachapIn. II. 409.416.
426. 428. 430.
Charcoal made by the Bichuanas.
II. 483.
C hert ....................... II- 240.
C hesnut: the W ild ............... 63.
Chicken-thief (Kuikendief); a kind
o f kite .......... 502.
C hildren: their amusive power.
II. 435.
------------- o f Bushm en: their timid
ity ............. II. 50. 59.
C himera .................. 432.
Christemensch (Christians): application
o f th e word, in the
C o lo n y....................... 221.
_____________ -(Christians): advantage
taken o f the name. II. 156.
286. 467.
C hristianity: the genuine spirit of.
II. 290.
Christian names, o f the Colonists.
191. II. 126.
Christmas day in Africa, contrasted
with E u ro p e ......... 495, 496.
C hukuru (Rhinoceros) .... II. 346.
Churches in Cape Town. 25.72,73.
--------------in the C olo n y 76.
at G enadend al......... 106.
----------- atTfilbagh ............ 128.
at Stellenb6sch. 136. 145.
at Klaarwater ... 350. 352.
355. 367.
---------- Stephanus’s................... 562.
L utneran: its latitude determined
............................ 555.
— at Graffreyn^t .... II. 144.
Cisgariepine, a natural division. 324.
___________ geographically defined.
581.
its mountains. II. 100.
133.
■ a remarkable characteristic
o f it.................. 11.211.
Civilization o f the aboriginal inhabitants
Clanwilliam: District o f...... 75.
C lay: a strong blue 307.
— — sla te 333. II. 311. 355.
Clematis, a climbing plant growing
o f Southern Africa.
109— 111. 224. 354. 352. 358.
422. 485. II. 560. 594. 596.
wild 594. II. 5. 146.
Climate of the Cape .......... 80.
----------- of the Transgariepine. 368.
II. 527.
Cloth-stone (D deksteinJ......... 333.
Clothing of South-Africans: conclusions
drawn from it. II. 373.
Clusters o f houses at Litakun.
II. 441.
Cobus B&ends (see also B6rends).
II. 148. 152.
Cocksfoot-f grass; a species of: rowing wild in the Asbestos
fountains ........ II. 5.
Coffee: a substitute for i t .... 366.
readily drunk by th e Bachaplns
...................... II. 374, 375.
Cold districts o f the C olony... 81
254.
Land (Cdudveld) II. 172.
Station .................. II. 129.
. weather o f the Colony. 253.
254. 257. II. 128. 131.
o f the Transgariepine.
11.299.368.
Collections in N atural History, vii.
viii. 18. 24. 31. 46. 151. 133.
250. 505. 511. 523. 536. 550.
H . 226, 227.
Colonial customs, in travelling
through the Colony. 121.141.
__________at departure on a
long journey, ana at return.
173. 328. II. 2.
__________ respecting names
o fth e Boors. 191.11.126.158.
,---------- ------------- mode o f riding, in
the distant districts ...... 205.
—------------ o f the early colonists
on meeting on the road.
2 2 1 .
-------------------------at dinner.... 240.
— o f washing feet.
II. 122.
. — respecting bedding
II. 123.
---------- H ottentots: remarks on
their supposed decrease . in
numbers .......... 11. 549.
■ names o f animals and plants,
often carelessly applied. 143.
229.265. II. 23. 250.
Secretary’s office 162.
C olonists: wandering or nomadic.
273,274, 275.
— -------— their general character
often given, either with partiality
or with prejudice. II. 96.
____ their sentiments, with
respect to the Bushmen.
II. 112.132.
— their tru e interest, with
respect to the Hottentots.
II. 164.
Colonization northward o f the
Rdggeveld........................... 284.
- on the banks o f the
Gariep ........................319.
------------------ along th e ‘ Friendly
ColoRquivienrt*id..a...;. ..W......i.l.d...: ItIh. e3 p2r—ep1a0ra3.
tion o f............... 126.
C om bustion: spontaneous. 11.170.
Comets, seen .. 160. 431.
Commando, o r a body o f armed
B o ors....... II. H I . 119- 201.
C om m erce: benefits attendant on
i t ............................ ....... II. 541.
Comparative Botany. 182. 243. II. 259.
Compasberg, o r Spitskop; the
nighest peak in the Colony.
8 II. 125.
Compass rendered useless by ferrugineous
rocks ............... 277.
renders im portant service
to th e party, in a stormy n3ig0h2t.
— obtains th e confidence of
the H ottentots.................. 467.
— Variation of. 266.271.575.
563. II. 325.
Composite-flowers: nearly all the
plants o f the R6ggeveld, are of
this o rd e r........................... 284.
Concert, in Cape Town .......... 21.
—- Bachapin II. 410.
—- o f frogs ......... 509.
C onstantia: visit t o 61—63.
Cdntreberg seen from Table M ountain^
......... 44.
Convulsions o f children; a frequent
disorder at Klaarwater.
371.
C oodoo; see K6odoo.
Cookery o f the H ottentots. II. 88.
262.
Coots ............... 197.263. 11.346. I
CCooppppeerr-..o..r..e................... IL 532. 575. I ................ .......... II* 568.
C ord, made from rushes ...........114.
. made from Acacia-bark. 405.
C om : its productiveness in the
Ccauplet iCvaotleodn yi n.. ...t.h...e TIrIa.n s1g4a4.
riepine ...*....... 554.336. 491.
—— o t the Bachaplns, deIsIc.r ibed. 586.
superstition o f th e Bachaplns
respecting it, while growing.
481.
difficulty o f obtaining it in
Bichuania ....... IL 414.
fields at Litakun .... II. 527.
hoes o fthe Bachaplns. 11.434.
_ _ -sieves a t Litakun ... II. 455.
houses o f th e Bachaplns. II. 521.
-jars o fth e Bachaplns. 11.445.
515. 520.
-eater; abird. 246.259.11.91.
C ornllis (see also, Goei'man): his
conduct during th e journey. I
II. 155.156.282. 286.457.467.
C ornllis: his disobedience. II. 460
— 462. 469.
Corneous additam enta o f animals.
II. 76.
Cosmetics o f th e H ottentots and
Bachaplns. 396. II. 59. 256.
445.
Cotton-plant introduced into the
extratropical part of Southern
Africa, by the author 366.
■ -like seed: a shrub producing
i t ............... 321.
■ -bird (Cap6c-v6gel)... 214.
C6udveld, an extremely cold country
81. 254. II. 172.176.
Coughs observed on Sneeuwberg.
II. 126.
C ourage: an emblem o f it. II. 192.
Cousin (N eef ) : a w ord o f frequent
use in the Colony 499.
Covetousness o f the Bachaplns.
II. 395.397.
Cowan, D r. his fatal expedition
into the Interior o f Africa. 50.
232. 498. II. 136. 276. 478.
inquiries m ade by the
author to ascertain th e fate of
his party .................. II. 494. —---------and his party: their fate; according to the tales of
M attivi, and M ulôja. II. 496,
497. 503—506. Cowrthy esmhe lwlso ; rnre bflye cBtiuosnhsm oenn s. e4e4in4g. 291. CrabRs ôfgoguenvde lidn t he ...r..i.v..e..r s o f2 t7h2e. Crane : the large blue 508.
Creation : harmony o f... 225. 505.
C ricket: a species producing an
extraordinary n o ise 327.
Cross ; a beautiful constellation of
th e southern hemisphere... 81.
Crow W hite (W itte Kraai) ; a
species o f v ulture... 338. 502.
C row s; their familiarity. 257.481.
502. II. 325.
Crowhead (Kraai-kop); a Bushman
cap tain II. 85. 188.
Cryptogamie plants, widely disCubisce
pmyirnitaetse do..f.. i..r..o...n............. II. 209. 202.
C uckoo: the G olden; or Green-
and-gold................... 464. 502.
Cupido Kok ; a H ottentot o f Klaarwater.
581. II. 224. 235.238.
288.
at K the meeting w ith him 6si-Fountain.il. 274-—277.
C urry, a dish much eaten in the
C o lo n y ................ 93.
Currency, compared w ith sterling
m o n ey ...............................- 79.
Custom-house in C ape Town. 74.
Cylindric medium, in the a rt of
drawing in perspective; e x plained...........................
II. 448.
4 L
D.
Dag (D ak): a common salutation.
113. 221. II. 85. 134. 231.
Dakka, or dried Hemp-leaves: used
for smoking instead o f tobacco.
366._ II. 4. 7. 85.
— — W ilde (Leonotis Leonurus),
o r W ild Hemp ........ 15.
Dak-riet, or Thatcning-reed. 25,26.
Dal van Jo sap h at 139.
D a m m a r a s . . . 582.
Dammara C ountry ........ . 579.
Damm&r&qua: on the word. 11.303.
D ance: Riizo’s ....................... 11.87.
Dances o f the Colonial H ottentots.
II. 396.
Dancing, at a Bushman kraal.
II. 63. 87. 200.
. . — absurd doctrine respecting.
II. 288.
■ o f the Bachaplns.. II. 410.
598. ■ general remarks on. II. 413.
—-------- o f boys a t Litakun. II. 438.
------------ rattles, o f the Bushmen.
II. 65. 89.
.-----------rattles o f th e Bachaplns.
II. 573.
D andy: a H o tte n to t...... II. 102.
Dandies at Litakun II. 573.
Daniel Kaffer, o r O ld Daniel, a
H ottentot ........ 553. II. 235.
-------------------- his character. II.l 52.
219.
Danser, a Caflre c h ie f 186.
Das, o r Dasje; an animal resembling
a rabbit, and inhabiting
rocky places....................... 265.
D assenberg................. 25. 44.
Ddssen Islan d..................... 44.
D ate Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) 24.
Dates, rectified by astronomy.
U . 343.
Dauw, or Mountain horse. 139.265.
II. 315.
D eer and Stags (Cervi) compared
with Antelopes.................. 312.
Delagoa B a y 582. II. 532.
Deserts, no t wholly destitute o f
picturesque appearance.. 288.
D eserter: melancholy fate o f one.
498
D espatches: a m ode o f conveying
them through th e Colony. 93.
Devil’s M ountain ...... 58. 41. 43.
Dew in the Transgariepine. II. 324.
D ialect; D utch: o f the H ottentots.
15. 87. II. 437.
— o f th e Bushman language.
407. 581.
Digging-stick, described. II. 29. 198.
D ignity: aflected, and real. 11.368.
Disorders o f the Bachaplns. II. 580.
Disselboom, o r Pole o f a Cape
waggon ............... 150.180.
Distances in travelling: how ascertained.
90. 289. II. 31. 298.
316. 341,342.