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cnekwalei€$ stamb@n Linda
cnqutow Gnekrdtad
)< Info ftekwanad o.a.:doQsnme, bewones, leies, muemgebou, uiblalstulk€
Livingstore: The A.na Mary Left€s to Hms Christi@ andesen
Livingsone lciteE: David, Neil
Livingstone,Maty Mofral
LMS
Missiom.i€Vsendelinge
Motrat, Mair Smi$: letleu to her P*nts in Dnkinfield
Mofat Fdily Tre sincel?19
Mmratee A mighty womfl of ttle nme of Mmlale
Money ofthe G.iq!6
MNun buildinel8l2
MuseuilooNeQe PEekstoel.Bufel.KerkklotOopgatbroekens
Nme vm die dorp: Vo Kadkmna lol C ekwDtad
N*spapers: The Griqualmd westTines. 1896 The s.ven Pou.def 1900
Quen Vidonal Cenons
Spooknoie
uit DABEBopsomnnre
DFA
Sprines
of Klaafrarer..
DFA
Storyofthe
Griqursr
Willian Andereonis seboe i. Londenop 1 Desenberl?69. en stsf lc PacaltsdoQ
m cn beEik Klarwater oaleE
24 Scpreirber1352.In l8(]()kon hy in Kaapstad
SchonkenFulle het neee
in
1806
nel
Johma
Cdek!6lad) in 1801.lJy lron
kindes.Die Andcsonsveft€kin 1820hienudld
willian Anderenlo theLMs 13.91802:
Sincede writins ofnt ldt leller.whichq6 daledDecembei6, 1801,fld lherein
denrioncd Nhal were dy vicws respecling tbe €nablishnent of our nksionarv
labouBara fixedplace,..on accounlorlhe peoplcbcinsnany andihe caftlealsodd
at our placenol surficient food for my length of lime, we have resohed to joumev
rvirh then to aboutfile diffcrenl placesin $e y€d
lntcNicwof w Andcnon$ilh rhesAMs. CapeToM ? 9 1802
languaae
and
Q: Do you andBio$d Kramerundcslmdsoncrhins of rhcscpeoples.
i: We unde6l&d nothingol thesepeoplei langtagesyet Thercis aho no line or
oppoftunily1oleam anythins,iL is alsovcry bard to click widr tne lonsue
QrDo rhesepeoplehavemuchcatrl€?
A: Sonehavemuchcatrle.olhebagainhaveliltle,therem aho sonewhoh.!e
noneaiall.Thee is mons lhema Baslmrdcalledcodelis cok Nhoovns a gieal
nmber of shee!Md.attle.
Jounal(July Ocbber1805)
to sow and pldr..Nc
. .. in July 1804.being fie line io pFpare the groundfor AUCr]S1
go
people
and
catlle
vhere
thdie was food lnd
r€solled $at onc of us should with lhe
$e orhershouldremainwith lhe propeny andassistthe peopl€who Fnained lo work
or UnfortumteFounlains. calledon accountol
...a placecalledOngeluksfonlein
sonetimebefoiewe camedete (havinebeen
oncof ourpeoplebeideshotby another
humingrhcy cameto lhis sp ns in oider lo refteshlhenQlves3nd.ne oflhem
lo hin)
$c lockofhk gm. it wentolTandsbollhe other{ho satopposne
rcpairing
ofa
on account
...on. otllc ptac* rle pcoptervere*orkine. calledLeeuwenfont€nr
lion {hich wc shot thereby a dcep*€1d.
rivcr'Thh phcc recejvessnmc
... aplacecalledBtinkKli! Rilift or shininssLone
groDnd
\rhich is verv son and easilv
prcduces
a
sod
oftd
fion iwo hills. $c one
edlccd to fine po*dei. the other sorl nnch resenrblineblacklead.Thc Briquas dd
Boschesnden makeuseof bolh lo orndenl lhen bodies,mixing the fomer with fa!
andn"uo
rheysmearrlret bodies.thelallftis appliedlo lhcn cyebrcws
* ond.*on
Lichlenslein
Wesre howat dred{e11in3-place,,
Gnek$ashd w6 daddie jd€ die hoofdory vu daddie onservina. Die lyand het die
plek as n basisgebruikhcl le]er
hulle &en die klein ercepiesboereopgefieehel
gewapen
die sose.mde
is d€ur dic vyand
Der was ook kalieboere Nat
'toqguard . Rondomdie dor?ie hel hrlle klipfodjies 8ebou,bemandeu wtgre wal
'n oeie does hou oor die vee vat bedagsohderdie roesisvan Mste^ gew€ihel
Ondatkoscn klensieskFps$as,hetdie ollisicrebesluilomdie dorpaM lc val on
hllleselfvm dic nodigete loosien. Dic komando hel bt lockshoeksameclrek.
vandmr hel die boeE een oggenddiieuui vcnrek. Buite die doip hei die bur8es n
krddebeesecnader.
loe dur 'n dondedom losbds.Die beredeTodbies ml die
lee noes oppN. het hul j6se oor hul topFegclreken onderdie pede se loorb€.e
sdsliuil. Die bocrc het tot by die vagre geslom en die nesle sese{ere nn hul hude
gepluk,Dicvee is sebuilen onderwagleweggcstnu.Die boereis die doQ in nadie
Die Naetc in die fone het een nd sonopotraad eemerker het dadelik tcgin skiel op
e.igiels wl bcweeshel in die staarjies. Daarw6 selukkiB se.oeCsloilplek aster en
tu$en die huiseen baie!b die eRe hcl nure on gehad,n Pd burseshel slo in
n
€en !& dic winkeh s agerllas - ek dinl dil was Willie !d Drut€hs'n
'!
gespm
pdr Engels€ nuile damoor
en so m€t n ws
skolsk eckry €n
km
onlhou
hel
die
boe€ g€en emstise
die
doQ
uilsejaag.
Sover
ek
neeosiegoed
i. 1974
vd LodewicusFrmcoh vosler (1388- 1946),opseteken
Wederyalinse
Nou lan luis gepiaat,die Ensehew6 verpes!m die Cocd,ja soerg d ons nooil op
'n ou kampplekvM Rooiesgaansldp hel nie Onswg enl<eersesEngek. - hul
hadp6g1igenuwekonbese.Al m onskondoenwasom null€teon$apenenhulle
kombeseafte need.Dit wasJuliem@d,bitGrtoud. Ek heldi€ msDy kohbe^ oor
'n klip oopselrek
Die volBende
m6rc$,s dit eenstukys. Al dieluisesit
ennateegooi.
loc slert in die lue, morsdoodterys. Ek het dil loe nog gewasen die volsendemd
slaapek lckkeronderdie skoo. luiskonbers.
vanJozuaJacobus
Haumm 1874 1957
Levensondeflindinge
OcduEndedie oorlog hcl n boer'n plm cebatl net sy paarpragige karperde.Hv
hcl n liekieonderel*e Ferdsenekvelseplantdeur'n snyiie le m&k, die liekiein lc
sn en die vel datroort€ la.t loegroei.Toe by w die oorloeafleruCkom.was sy
perdes€s en ht het onl na hulle sesoek.Eendaeih n nabyseleedorp hcrken hv
was.Hy kon toe!ndi€ eienetvd die ka. se:
hulles6ar hullevoor'n kd incespan
"Boeradismy perdedlardie spmun."
Bt hul vioeeFst@npleknaby n sroolkdeeldoti.gboon is hullenelatgelaaien
die een wat hullc l€floer hel. wou die bokseilbun. Mmr oom Piet se da. st€rk
boenmu wal sy uas, het dir mel albeinand€lasgegry!.wel vetendedat dit di€
e r ' s . r e{ . l i n 3 . o u l o r b e o r e e nu . q c e r e nl o r L n r e r ) p ' } n n e " e 1d - ce
on dic seileederaanflenlesle snyd oo dit aandieDIdd rc gde.
Die fhirionsesinhet n babavan'n pat nmde by hulle sehad DMrdiedd
Nord dn binerlik koud n sy moederwas Yeralbaie bekonmed oor hon n
a l E o r d o ov"o ' d ! e d a g e rd i eb a b "t r o o i i l d ' e\ e l . o e g e d r & i
Asbes$VotheinineEls FurrherReading:J Mcculloug[ L Waldnan
On my llrival at Gnqu ToM on June?$ I 826, I found the coutry in a senetally
di$resised state. The Bersenaa6, ! po{ertul bddifti of robbers dd nuderes
residingon rhe 6ants ofrhe Modder Rivei wereeneasedin plunderingdd d€srroyins
the Bechuea lrib€s lo lhe Edward, and olher bedifti rcsiding in &e bush fld
islbds ol thc Creat tuver. vee engagedin ruirins the Bechuoa hibes to lhc norur
andnodh $est. Thc peopleofrhe disftict weE thinly scaneredovei a greal sxtent of
county.Only fourfaniliesw€ liling at lhc slalion.
On lhe l grh,\pril six of lhe palty wereappEhendedby Captwaterboer"
The despcntionofthe Bergenels in continuin8
Besptueiingskcnaldss die Or@je en vMl
middeldeu te saaC,uil le hol en weer met ysterhoepels
Deur boomslmc
se.delinge lsaac Hushes en Peld wrieht in l8l2
!,meker re hee, het die l#
pobeer
om water te lei uil dh OreFrivier Dlana ftis wneht tv€e keer
aerseefs
Kup loe en tom trus met tsteQ$e m ponpe. N&rcp die lwee in 1836'n
6eplanby Readt Drin (gcnoenm JanesRe!d).30kn suidvm
bespoeiinssadlee
Gdekmt d. n Kanaal woid sesrawe,en 't Fonphuh en rivi€lhoof opgeag. AUes
werk uitsek€nd. naar sesweke later kon die rivie! at mct exlraordimry suddemess
dd viole.ce'.Net die podp m Fypckonsercdword.
In 1819, n v€^kiklike droEjm, besoekJamesBeknouseCriekwstad Terus;n
vir Wiighl ed Huehs le sluui
Brindje smel hy geld in on besproeiingstoeruslinB
By die enevlociins vd die vaal en otuje (die Odnje vd daar bckendas ZMne
tuvieo stig die onvemoeide t{eeul n sendinsslasie,toe beke.d as Cuahanop/
Cane@up/Ca.genaup.Hulle besluit on die woccrc plame te I
kmaal hoe! op teendic Vml uil die ilier le lei. Wrisll voel hon eslei geroepeom na
ydtr. 1rifu.ep.demie.
Phihppol.'reCar.\wr\) s lSal Huehs henoen die seidineslasieCua.bdop na Jmes Backlouse Hy 8am voorl
ner die kdaalsrarve, h@ m je word dit ld1 lad as onprakli€s h&c Hugh* srf
is 1870SygEflCbr Baclhour, - sms*teluir bneweehjoenalean dieLMS
B6oeke6boek (museum)ins*rywines
'n P@ lnstamde..pol FC Eloll
Tu;dat l/h Dccember1822. Anived at campbell.wednesdayl8d December.
Had an inremiew wilh rhe captain. Adm Kok, &d hb brothei tho actinc caphin,
Conelius, Ollered to scll tnen l2 lbs of beEdsat rheprice of a sheep,viz. I Rds.each
lb.. to indrce lhen ro accompanyus.
Cdl)bell. Thusday 19'" Decenber1822,Rosebetween4 md 5 o'clock dd
rcodpmied Mr. Sassto seea walerfall about. nil€ from his house.The rcck over
which the war* ruN G quile pelpendiculd but not so high as lo excile astonishneDr.
Thereis no srr€m of wa1erat pesenr The rock ov€r wnich the wler fllls consisls
principally of slale sbnes upon{hich penonsnishr behusht io wi1e. They areuscd
for rhis puQose in ihe school ar Griqua,and as rhe stonecan be used d ! pencil as
$€ll as a slare ro Mile uDon. $e rock nay be foud at sone dne a valuble
- Theiournakofrhe Rev.T L HodCson
Meneerra6ni€asjn
y blotopjouboekkrynie.Hygeeookhi
'n
om ons linealeen leiramenel 'n ou skeemeslenneliicskoonwitte skraopnie.
Menss lei is toejou lros, enelkeenhetookst botteltjiewaterenlapPiewaameehy
lei skoomaa&. DG no! r€rig -n slcsaaswai sonner mel sy hand of n€t spoegdie
Met nlie SiekTens EnBelrvm Rooyenla06
,\ nidnisht re rcachedcmpbeu Dorp. It h a meE fm {ilh a small missiondy
chapcl and a couple of dwelling houses,one of which is occupied by the Criqua
Chiel Comelius. IIe led !s n€xr day acrc$ the fod oflhe v@l nvcr, which wss
ratherdecp so thal the waler washedthmughou waBon,and the leaderdd oxen had
ro swin. On thesouthembankse fomd lhenissionstationof B&knolse.
Jues Ch$nan, I 354
we visited lhc school laugh by haac Hughes,asshtedby Jan Forluin The sctool
qa held in rhe chapel.The anendoce wasaboutsixty childEn. The llnguagestaughl
numbcrof lhe childEn snd nedll de
A considerable
kre Dltch md Scchuana.
rvholeoflhe adultGriquascouldreadtheBible.wndng hadhirbeftobeentaulhtonly
in the school!t Cnqra ToNn, NheE tbiny five hadcopybooks.ln Jilhnetic, 20 had
reached
Mlltiplicaion. nfieenDivision,andten,Reductiontrd Pmclis. The slates
usedin Ciqua Tom schoolwft obtainedin a kloofb lhe easlwaid.they weE thick
Jrmes Backnou$. I 839
but lostr€€d thc dcsisnedpurlose selt,
As tou driv€ fron Kinberleyto CriquatoM you nouhl lhe ridgeofthe K@pse
nounrlins. dd on lhe rop. wilh all lhe world at ils feet. is Campbell Nmed aner
Campbeu, the energeric nissiomryjefomer {ho achieved so nuch aoong lne
Criquas,il wasoncea Criquavillage.
The hotel h caUed"Livinestohe Hotel" and behind it, affixed to a pine ftq h a
boardwhich cxpl.ins Nhy.
''In menory of Davjd Livingslone.lhe geal Aftican explorq ed nissionatv. {ho
'
n€lddivireseNicesunderthh tFe...
here lhat Lilinesbne is supposcdio have
Il nrishr aho have added thal il
"as
conductedhis lole atrair wilh Mary Mofat, the daughlerof the pioneermissionarvof
DFA. June22. 1918
who$ s bom in CriqualoM,
rh€Criquas,
Thehrle lorh is siruatedll0 km sest of Kinbencyon rcute64. on the edgeoflhe
andKnolielvallei.In l8l3 the
Ghaapllareau.Eanierit \s kno\n s Groalfohlein
tow {d renmed in honour ol 1hevisit by the nhsionary John Cmpbcll. who
visnedthesbtionsof theLondonMissiondySociety.
The ma mund lhe lo*r is kno$. lor the dolonilic ock aomalions.lhe oldesl
knoM fossils md nany springs.wnh kdcc and wild oUle treesand a mmy faceted
The mck shelterin lhe pss rvs a sm living sile until after I8l I The KolMa and
later the Griqnar€sidedd $e springs.
EarrycxploEs like willian Bunhell. l8l l. snd Andrewsoith, 1835.descibed
theCh&p Plaeau.lhep$s,lhe spnn8s.the planlsandeanes.The plainsz€braru
hy william Burchelldd n@ed aner hin Equ$
herescienlifically
firstdescribed
Rev€FndJohn Bal1leti'l stonechurchwasconpleled i. 133L
Duing rhe Griqua Rebellion, Canpbell was atldked by tne Criqu$ on l0 .,unc
1878.
ln lhc Anelo Boer \var he Brnish Comnder, Sn Chdles \vmn. occupied
cmpbell aier lhe banleof Fabe6purdd buih file conugarednon block houses
silb rhepurposeof keepi4 the Boer forcestiom urewaler.
The FFe Sure rcbcl, Cercral Edwin A cotroy, sudendeEd !o lhe Covement
foEesofGenedlLouisBolhaon1hefmi LinhsfonleinnerCmpbell,in I914
- HJ vanEck,WildsPan,
CanPbeU
wirhin nfty miles a€ ncdly a dozenolher .utposts. Tnc number of inhabitantsat
KaNarer andlhe ollstationsamountdnr 1809ro 784 souh The dwellingsofihe
nissioneies slandclos loActherin a line with the neerinehous
Burchetl???
Mr Hoplc, a halnalcr. madede a presentof 50 Rixd lo purchdc a bell for our
nhsionary slation,but thc bell cost 75 Rixd, thoreforelh€ Socielygale 25 4 the
addniomlexpcnce- \villiam Andeson,9Sept1806
Ecn prilare bief ys Griquasladzegl o.a.: do boel hier n akeligi vootitter en
sk.er&is vm hct disdklsbeslur vm den Bond hebbenbeidengeaseerdah agenten
llnden heerRnodes.Eendilken !d de Ned. Cerel Kerk hwm opzetielyk in .mr de
versldenng vm dcn heer Rhodesmel het verkl@rdedoel on dcn her Rnodesdood
re schieten. Mae hy kFan terechl op een plsa$ wtar de heer Rhodes zvn
onde6runeN op wat .lrank liet tralteeren cn weldn rassonze lriend zooverer door
h@n dat hy niet slleen 7-ynnoord adsllg op den hccr Rhodesvqgat noar verderzoo
un he! spoor ging dat hy des MMndass dorop zyn bedmkbrief als dialen bv den
Kerkedd noel insenden.Rnnen hen hebbennog ler kerkvaadleden!d eemelde
s€neenre by bcl bezoek vd Mi Rhodes zich eo erg nisdragen dll zv bv den
Kerkemd 4n ldeeklaagd. En de fedikdl is ook aangeklaaedomdat hv het oude
Kerlgebouw h€en afgesien m d€ heerenSliglinCh en Bdte. voor een pohieke
vergadenngintr neen Beqeigetdmn dc heerenRhodesen Hill"
- Elekie Nalezingen.
1898
Griquarom is situaledin a lalley that al onetine $ asprobablythe bed of a river thal
nn downnon drehilh thalchstei aboleit. ThFe lines in 1924,192?and 1930
tneE had been cloud-busts on thesehills dd thc mler has rusheddo$n lo sq
mio$ the stre€tssd th$ush lhe horsesto lie loNer glound bcyond.
ihe tBr ofthese noods on SarurdayDe@mber6, 1924was dre nost senous.The
tomsfolk $aiched in a*e as a solid sheetol mler nined dorn on their hills. A rbw
hou6 laler, they were piling pcnshablcgoodson tables 6 their slEetl qeft llmed
inlo rivers and the v.ter mse lo lhe level oflheif doonleps. The presenlConnercial
whileplmts $d smalllreeswenrbobbine
Iloiel ws ruined,olherhonscscollapsed,
th,t suchm event
thenselves
The followingday.while rhc toMsfolk congratulated
could happ€nody once in , liletime, lherc was oother ternfic stom. Thre and a
half ihchesfell in m bour andonceagainGriquatownwadedknee-deepnon houselo
Ts6 noie fioods havc occurcd sincelhn. but nei$ei hadbcenas seriousaslhe filst
by firc in 1936)sufTeftd
In e.chcascrhehotel(ill-faleditseens,fdr it wa deslroyed
- DIA Iune 16,1913
badly.
cn bestadun driesrekerdie
vom die hanldd !d Noord-Kaap
cnekwalmd-wcs
d
niddelpul
dit sluitdie tuse
merCri€krvsstad
en Cdtbelt
Bo-cnekwalmd
in. (Ciiek16tadle in
cnmpsePlato/Ghaapse
Bergeen dieasbesbeqe
talkbcdekE
endie
reek
rcoisbesanle)r
die
vallei
lusse.
die
Ghaapse
Kalkplato
diefonreinryke
N niddelpunt,
en
merKimbeney
enonliegende
diananNeldc
aanseldte
deel(1371)
(doqistalus
1902),
Koegde. diesuidpulvan
OndeFcrieksaldd
net Nickcrkshoop
dic Kabnei s niddelpunl.Tot I87l wasGriekMsraddi€ belmgiksF sentrunvan
geword.
belKinbdleydiebelangrikste
clielwaldd.,natr daama
D
ibeng.
noodoostot bt
Die Langberge
strek ! maf Boesoebers
en Gordonia tot by Kneisam die
Die wstelikescns tussmcriekmland-wes
dic
Mdepeslyn,
Oranjerivierh beke.d6
€n GriekwNladwasbekend
Die fohtenqke sebiedtussenHaidcslle. Nickerkshoop
as coupr"sar p€nsvet
bereken.
Tsmas. 'n soonkadroer.dn vtusle sat baies€ter bevat,As n ryp lsma lanss n
Makdierebly sonsldk in dieveld
nur gclet wod, vom st heleinboudlol water.
strywer: oupa Johmes Adiaan cofGe. bekend6 oomJm coile, pa Kleinjd en
Dabebbelekenabikvaboon(tmrisk)
skaryerwasKleinjans Kleinjan
(vE volledige
ns am vandieAhicda BibKby)
DABEB
*!t Cietva_
Die nogal sterk iwloed vm Eneeh in die dialek vd Atiikas
Afrik@s eenoem{ord. kan volgensK&l Schoemanal vd invloedevccl vmeer $
indie 1800'skom,ensel !mhmdelaarsin pre kolonialetye
die Ensehesendelingc
sar roet€shierlangs gebiuik hct vn di€ venoer lan {ilds- en mder produkte. As
hmdehan Bou sale doeh.souhulleminstens
inneenscmcnsenel Engelsspnkende
'. elencntEreEnselse\rcordeskatin dic prosesseleerhet
$oo^e rn ir ds.a.ie\d inseburrerd!
$oorde's r1sel," 'oFp'ore F:
Sanfuabie$i sonof a bnch
Holjienakoliet: $tal yotr nay call it
ese
ideis
T h e v i l l a g c h s i t u a l e d c l o s e o n r h e e a s t e r n s i d e o f a l o w r oO
c kn yorni d
ground.
the
dninings
and
springs
grassy
ihc
low€sl
Eceives
mead.ThG, being
a long
ofrhe vhole lalley. The spiings yield a neverfailing stiean of water. I found $is
watei cled md rholesonei it is, however,of! calceiousmtN. All lhes sprinss.
collectcd in a snall nll. tale then couse through the mounlains south{dd to m
onlpostcauedLeeuwenkuil,dd join the CFal Rivei sner l]trih8 forty miles.
Aliica I3l I l812
Willian J Burchell:TBvelsin theIntenorof Southem
The road continues vcry bad and tbee wa no waler unlil w cme near
criqualon. Criquarown k siluated on tbe edgeol m eilensive linesbne plain lts
orieinal nme w$ Klaarwater, Clemraler. ulen ftom its cled md copiols spring.
ehich not only suppliedlhe to$n bul NaleFd the vale extendingtorErds 1heOiang€
River. Ar the lime of or visit. a drouehl which had lasted aboul six yeds. had
' " d r , . d L t i . . p r i n st o J s r d i e p o o l .
On my ray to GdquatoM. lboul nfly niles dhlant, ny eagon was tak€ndoM ro
rbe sater side. then lalcn to pieces.dd wnt aciosslhe Vaal in a lege boat Mr Read
Fecededme, dd hadlne piecesput logetherin a rery shon dne, a businessin ftich.
JosephJohnFreenan I 849
hadn beenlen lo n€. I shouldhavepobably bmsled
Whenon lhe liontier oflh€ Colony k wre 6vc or six daysin a lion coulry' The
pdncipaldangerfom lions,is lhal oflhe oxen lright oftbe snell of lhem,snd
runninga\uy rvithrhe*agons.The Dutchcall a day'sjomey a schon For oxenn
good condition a scholl is frcn twenly 10 xlenlt_four niles Tbe usul md besl
Derhod of tiaveuing is to cotmedce lhe &y\ joumey bclween noon and lour
o'clock. Sometidesil is hccessaryto ride lwo or llnee hous e.rlt in thc moning.
Eedy venable18i5
You have the Mhsiondy caue to thant for being bom in sPaciousSoulh Anica
andnol in lhe overcro*dedloMs ofEneland. Old Giqua Tow., thoushwithoDta
rumins fomrlin- is nuch morelively lhan whenyou were upon it we hare a vomg.
€specrabl€.liaelt chiei we bavelwo lrades md lhcn shops!t GrlqualoM, our ord
houe h one of theseshops,tne bcdrcon hd study nade inlo one oon, md other
\ve aF in dificuly withNalerfor iftigalion
allerationsnadc.
Isaac Huehesto his sonEdv"rd. 185?
Ou Sabbad Molning Seryiceis Dulch for rhe Criquasrbul as lhe Bechuana nale
up a good pan of the congegation, a ponion of S$ipnre is read,&d a hymn sung' rn
tm o'clock, lhe Situm Service begins, in the
then losuaee. In the aflenoon
seneFuyabou 200 Our hvn.s are
nalivelesuase.Tbenunberoflhe congegation
acolleclionof32innunber,composedandtnntdbyBroMoffd.KurumanTohin
Re de also indebtedlbr two snall calechisns,dd a sclation ofsciiptuE porlions in
For Mofat. Griqu! ToM. with its larse nunb6, ils eslablishednission. wfth
Henry Heln alEady dabblingin piinting. ils tade6 andoul$ops of civilized life, wa
a usefulbde dd a port in nany sloms to come Ther, he couldhappilysrumble
aboutthecostof elerythins:70 rix-dolldsfor a greatcoa!l0lo 14for a haqI for a
handkerhiefi 2 for . bush kni le: od 10fot a pi{e of calico
cecilNonhcon - RobertMolktt ?ioneer in Ai icd
Die eersremnles € bl L€uluilfontein. senoen Leeuw€nlail. Hinricb Licrsslcir
her in 1805 hiqdie n5m Sehocn (Trawh in S."thm 'aliica 1803't80A. rerca
darcmook dat hy die naamsou onlhouvan die pleh wd n astmde leeuin n donl€r
binnedie laersevmgen weggeslecp
sneeunas'n
bok vm die richte.slein-seselskap
het. Dic Leeukuildnleghet eeslreklol by dje do.p se huidigcsholfveld.In 1828
'n kun, geleken deur sendelins Isac
ontvahg die LMs-hooa€.roor in londen
Hlghes, waarin hierdie eesre dorps&des getoonvord, nmlik saar Prim€e Skool
\villiam Andesong€bruikin
criek$asladsenlan waslroeerKlaaBaler Sendeline
sy briewedie volle nam: Klaasaterfonlein.Hierdiefontein is seleewae die
geleina die eNc aandie suidekdl lah die
dorpstcnnisbane
is, e. $od ond€rsrcnds
dorp.Die BoonsleFodein (buitedie dory, nooidoot h€t seruimeltd geledcal
opgedmos 'n C ekwawou wal nog bekend is net dic ou llsdisies, het nv
negedeel dar sy die Boonsle Fontein se *desleg lydens ee. vu die do9 se
sereeldevloede sien verbygun het na n dder {€ter loe , en omdat gen fo ein
sonderslangkan bcslm de. het die fonlein opBedroos.
ln l8l3 heteeNaddeJohnCmpbeu dien@n vemder hetnadiehuidige
nmm Tlari Tlama(die uitoepteken
KlaaNaler.ofhelderwat€r,is by die inheemse
dui klapkldke am) ofdan Kmikamtra emoen. Willim Burchellsc in l/drcls t
the Interior of So"lhen ,lrica teen l8l2 dat die Komnawood vir $!ter lz,u d is, en
dat -n vallei of wa&Fyle plck *d/i?,, heet,net dic p-klonl feidik onhoorbd
Die aCteNoessel kwdqna ka vertolk wold ts: tie scLns/mme vd. " (SJ
Haltotd The Grhw ofAriquald,./ 1949) Die n@ CrickMstad sou hiedolg€ns
l o n b " " . e r : D . c i a o * o o n p e k\ " r d i e . e r n m a l r e \ r G n e Karel Schocnm (flre Mhsi.'1,41Gti.ttdlo\n l80l-182, - 199?)s€ vsn kaptein
Adan Kok I : - his followes incllded nosl notablyErudts ol the Chdiguiqua lribe
who hadform€rly liled in thn rea (Pikelberg).
criek{a souin die lig hiemn 'n !$eenvoLdiede von vm Chariguriquakan vees
HcnaHager:VanKdikemalot Criek$lslad1981e.a.bronne,soosamge8ee
Die helevergaderins...Clmpbell
On 16!'ADril 1327.Andies wale oervs lold lh!1 a krMlof(om (Kora.a)was
anackedby Belgen@6. He senl oul a codmandowhich cap$red six oflh€ s!o!p ln
coun lhcsesix were sentenc€dio dealhby hanging The execuledwere widelv tl ated
An mcd force of aboul s00 nen, led
ro fanili€s in tne aea" sho svoE venBeance.
by KoF chief Jm Bloem- atlacked Giquatos and comenced with bumiry the
captaiff house ($hich conlained ney usetul lhinss beloneing to lhe Kuruns
nnsi.nl. rogetherwilh rhati,arr ofihe vilhge which rhcy badplddered
Celee op die plms Brakfo ein. 25 kn nooid vu Griekw6tad. is dir ocn vm die
nin onbedofle ercllc in die dolonietkaltsl4n v$ die Ghdpplato. n unie*e
'n lengevm 788n
vanvlemuise.Dn beslaan
vlemuisgiot€n n loed€sExot
65 000vlemuise ten
voleensdiekundigcs
biedhiedie grolskuilin8!n onseveer
broeiin
is die vololsie- ner as 90% Hieidi€ spesies
SchEibere-erotllcmuis
'n
Gelal
Ciool grocFei€en nekdr @ die da! lol meer 6 I 000 vl€muhc per m:
vd
5
000
ae.
dui'n
lan60 000is rcalislies.
Solneuvlcmuis
Betll
van die 8 vlemuisspesies wal reeds in die grc1 veisamel h, is d@ *n
grotvlemuis. drie saalneusvlemuise.4n spleebeusvlemuis. een lanshaarylemuh.
losslenvlemuis.
eendakvlemuiseneen
c6ol getallc vlemuhe ooflinlei hier Oonvinleende vlemuise h baie k*sber,
ve6l omdat hulle vmeer versteur.bime daddie enlele nio!1e soveel opsebelsde
ver verbrlnd dat hul enersieFsents nilgepur kan ralk nos loordar die vihter verbv
Vlemuise vat i. hierdic srcl skuil, loed tienlalle kilonetes ver ldalhierdic sol
Deu vemieliging of verdrtryins van sotodige ol al niedie vlemuhe word die
vd-n streekvanneess 800km: bchvloed.
vlemuispopulssie
19 stm 'n Insekvrciende
Kohss€tief geskat is die nassa vln . llmft
vlemuh et odtrehrsy cic lisgsmsgetig m inseklebinnedje ee^te uu van die
n€r as600
nas.Dit beteken
dal die ons€leer60 000vlemuie ih die Kogelbeengrot
kriek€ en
in
muskiete,
spinkee,
per
vdiorb*
Hierdie
insekte
slnil
kg ihskre
nas
'n
Slegsecringevesleuringdeur die mcnsop se(ee tye ve die j$ *an goot
invloedhc op die vlcrmuis in die glot - ldsedns, spanningryd€tr die broeisisoen
(Okrober Dsenbs)r Vesleurins k@ die grootmaakvd kleiitjics (Nov€nber
Jmude) beinvloeden nonalir€i lerhoog; vesrcndng Sedwnde *intetslaap (Mei
Augnslu) kd lei tot ndsasl$Ites.
Die Ciot is moeilik bereikbadidit is afseleeen die pad is sssk. D@ is nic
grcfomdies Gtalastiele,niete) ni€. Beseleidinebinnedie Crot h noodsaallik
Mynlafrpe sal voosien moet word. In die grcl is duisendelasise grolvliesies en
duisendegn[iee vlernuise. Toegmg en bewesinBis doeilik wcens lc gange cn
sladdevloere. Onsrddislede is geladik; tu!re tenein; leraleCoavhkl€ in plekkei
is
potsie loo .od5 !e hisloplsmoseidieginigheidvm dievoloPgiohPimekoppe
Verkoneveslae denr J Insh, N Alend
Bloemfontein, sedlteer FebruarieI 997
& L Lolz lan die NasiolaMue@,
adamKok eveiled lion lh€ Dutch..,K Schoeman
Livinsstone.Ama Maryr The Am Mary Leliers to HansChnstid Andeseh
UIvaCot1!ge,Hmilton, Scollmd
Ded Mr Ande6en, My nan€ is Anna Mary, l$t-bom ofM!ry frt mother,deceased
of rhe deseftfever while I tls bul a weebairnii I m but ten,too young !o enember
I l/, Iike you fany des so nuch - the tin soldier and lhe ugly.uglt dukline l
would like lo so md visn your ivhen Papacomesbome fron A6ica I intend lo ask
hin io takeme. I lile wherebe bc8anas a pierer of corton,th€adinstno* bales,
long enoughlo join us ov* six thousmdniles; whal *ith the wt
l n eC l J d eF p e f e . r f o r , l e m d' u f a c r Eo f l l o r h .q i ' h o r t
l'n surehewill a$ee,Inlhe New Year
For ol hb \hild e ' r rtiq conife on Lfe Cljde: -oo'l ,
the coftoh,€venif it s nol vicroila Falh.
I sendyou ihe photo of ny Papadd nei hh am is about me and nine abonl my
doll!. I would likc yotr to notice nt hoop skirt ed pmlaloos. bul nol ny race md
han scoopedaway. uely still; Papaddws bachbeath md calh me tpngbdy nowi if
you ark ne he s fo4olien lhe meding ol his own hoanhihe sayswe'E sicklydd
*€ak, bad seed.but hc's ihe one vor\ niss for bad leelh, mnen longuerhc was bod
heF, he should knowi *e Nen bom in the wildest desen so genercus,Nh€re a nan
may brealheindeed,Hesaid brisht Demark ws out of the questio.i only ddk Africa
calls, shere he may male hinsclfa paBdiseaway fron this, his voven, Rel hell.
24 September
I 874
O llansAndesen,
You Nill haveseerfron rbepape6how the tale hasno nosic
endingfor us,4,/.t q,act My fatheris theoneMr Stmleyfoundout thereandhe
couldnotpe*uadehim lo rctun to us.
Robcrt's sone. Thonas and Ossic too - Poor seed.lhis little nemaid n€vd will
swini what srear.gleat sonow I hare had lhis ycar. I did expectlapa to takc ne lo
your CoDenhag€n.
lhstead of soing the dill@nl placesI fully intendedwith PaPa,i
havebeenoblieedro lakcthe sadjouney to Londonto seewhars kn ofhim buried
in WestminsterAbbey, w€ had all $eaths of fuu abile flowers to lay on his cofiin:
our Qneensehtoneioo fton our ol ncr palacesilh deepestregrets,
lam thconly oneofourseedlen alve nowj$e shallbelhtadbliei mc andmy toy
Don't you tbihl flo*€s ae so beauilDl, icervhit€ md wound in a hean - thc shape
of lbeconinentwheElns lies?
Back at our industious Rlmlyre: Papa'slwo nost faithful sertanh weE hee l6t
lhingsthcy told aboutPapaod one of lhen.
slek ro visit ne. Many interesting
calledChuha.nade a nodel grss hutih shich he placedDydoll ase exmPle,10
sho$ the posidon wherc Fatherknelt anddiedr ud Susi ehdlesslytussedqith $c bed
lo get il exaclly corecl. 0!4.t, g,a.t ny dear.Wtral elsecan I say? Susi saysthey
broughl his cnains back fDd Ilala only lo proof to dre consul at zezibd ho black
nan poisenedhini hc died of hG ow dise6e, Tin Cod.You\e the one who
undenhds sndI an Yoursincm niend.
Dr Livinssrone'sfi$t hone in Aftiq..Leaving for the Kumm
- K Moffat Missio
David Livinsslone\ letldj
1944i Sheis noi rcmatiq bui a maner offad lady, a liitle diclg black-hanedgirl,
l95O: My xife, poor soul. I pity her, popded to let ne so for thai peiod (a ved)
while shetenains at Kolobens".
29 April I 862 Sh€was a sood wife, a goodnolhd ed a sood,bul onm feartul od
io TidmanJunel85ll
Neil Livins$one:lelter
.M6 Liaingslonedocs nol wit€ lo us, nor e we dious lhat she should.neithe!
do Ne wish hd to know lhat we ac enquningabonllbcn. Yel we do love &e children
v€ly nuch I addresseda nole lo you testerdayoquiins about od Srandchildren,
havi.s no othd way of sening fly word aboutlhen s lheir noiber ws pl*sed 10
forbid all connuication wnh us no less thm tttr difeedt iines. we @eiled a
not€ Eom her this nomine wiich I enclose,bnt owing to he! Mdkably strese
conduct since {e becme acquainled*irh he! we nave !€slved to have ho noE
inrercolre wi$ her until lhee is eviddce $al sheis a chmsed peson. we m all,
howver, solry for $e poor boys md if you and Ms Livingslone cEndmge nane6
qe de quite willilg lo receiv€Robert fld Thon6, put $cn io schoolsd do aU in
our po*r for their spnitual dd lenpoml welfde."
A veAeMaryMole in 1356:
'A nudred thousandwelcomesandils dne fot you to con€
Fion tne ftr land of de foreignd lo your countryed you home
O long w€ were parred.eler sinccyou went aMy
'
I nev€rpssed fl 6y nigbt or knew d e$y day
Livingslonc. May Mofat
12April82l -27 April1862
21.04.1821
Bom in a Eed h$ al GriquatoN.,eldeslchildof Roberimd Mary
17.05,1821RobeftMojlat noved silh his lanily ro New Laftakoo'nd Kurunu
06,1830Sehrto schoolat Salemnea CdhmstoM. wiih hersisler.
04,1836Sentto schoolin CapeToq, witbhersisleimd bmlher.
12.1838TneMotratfmily depdted!o Eneland.
12.18,13Mary\ firsl knoM deeting wilh David Livinsstone,when he rodelo lhe
Vel Riaer to meel $e oiming Mofal fonily.
18,14 Mary look chargdol $e inlml schoolat Kurunsn.
prcpos€d
to Mary.
DavidLivingstone
gotluried at Kuruman.
Mary
ed
David
Livingrtone
09.01.18,15
ned Mafikenghcrfist bom€.
03,1345aried at Mabotsa
I 845 Moved 10Chonwme,furdrernorth.
03.1846Binh of hereldestchild.RobenMofEt Livingslone,
Agnes.
05.184?Binb ofher eldcsldausbter,
Koloben8.
tunhcr
north.
1849 Moved to
01.1849Birthofher sonTnomas.
05.1849LilinB{one sctouto. nis firsrjouney of explodtion.Maryandlhe
children seo scntto her prents al Kurunan.
His ain
Dalid on hh secondtrip.
04.1850MaryandthechildEnacconpanied
ws to reachfie Makolololribe,bul lheysoonhadto tum bfk becaso
ofillness md Mary s pi€en&cy. The babyElizbelh w6 boh soon
after rhcn Etun but died six weekslater.
04.I 85I Hh fm y asain acconplnied Liringstone deslit€ Ms Motrats
proFslatio$. ftc cxpedilionhadto be abddoned aRetlhey alnost died
on thebeks ofrhc
of thi6t 5ndallerlhe binhof Oswellin September
riverZousa,Botletle.
setolTona
21.04.1852Mdy md lhc childEnsiled for EnglandwhilcLivihgstone
joMey. The next fou y€ds wft welched tot Me!. Her cldcstsoneas
Shehadlittlc money{d few
dificult to hddle. Hcr in-la\s unfriendly.
frinds. Lencs frcn Dalid weE Fre andher houseat Kolobcng buned
fie coutry.
anivedin Englandandwa feledthrou8houl
12.1856Livincsrone
md
ReseNh6
in
SouthAftlca ,
of his "Missionary
T.alels
ll.l857 Publication
to
accompanying
LivinC.tone
on m expedilion
1858 Mary dd Os{ell int€nd€d
in
*hile
lhc
tiiee
childercn
we6
lefl
at
school
lhe Zanbezi.
o$er
Englmd. I lowever becauseMary ms expeting her ldt child, shewas
left Nnn her parenlslo Fjoin her husbed aner the baby\ binh. The
exp€dilio. Ms a aailuE dd they Eturned to Engl&d after A.na Mdy's
01.1862Mar' €uited with Livingshne.on hisnquestlhatsheacconpa.tnim
againo. o exPedilion.
27.04.1862Marydiedat Chupmgaon theZdbai,
in a Cdtholiccemetery.
Buial at Chupanga
28.0,1.1362
1873 Dcadof DavidLiringslone.
18.08.1874Buial of Lilingstonejn weshinslerAbby.London.
LMs/LondenseSendinge€noohkp
In dievooNoordlol Trarelsin SouthAtica skryf JohnCmpbell dd die LMs geslis
m heidenlmde
rit re dra
is in londen in I 795.net di€ doelon dieevangelie
Averageconsr€salion
400
CriquatoM
Hardcaslle
100
400
Tsonlsabun
90
DanielsKuil
500
Blnkoarhetuver
Marebes(Morhibi\) 1500
200
WiMaterBushmen
r00
120
I00
170
i00
880
GriquaTown hasabout 400 innabndb. Theic m not nore lhln dbolt lwelle sood
houss in rhe 1om, includins those ol the bission fanilies and lhe cbi€nain
Walerboq. The slatioh G imponafi d a cmtnl field of Missionary operations,snh
its vanou oursrarions.There are uDsads of 1200personsunde! the diect inflnence
olrhe Miss'ona4,sd 500ofrhemLomd'Lnicdts.
LondonMissionarySociety
.Noq the London Missionary Socicty hod no$ing lo do Yilh lhe f6hioruble or
sciemilic world of Walpole and Joeph Banls. Il wss ese.dall, a loweFmiddlecla
orranisaion nadc up ofiespecllble anisms md lradcsmenwho wer Proicsldt to $e
core lnd qho believed ufterly in lhe Bible. Their fanh sd thei! proselylizine zeal
weE adfrirable bui they *€F not peihaps absolnlely suited lo und€nale lhe
conve6i6. of the south sea IslandN. They holed'. d c Hdley crafta. s!ys,
"n!dny. decine, sex (excelt wnhin nonogmous madage). drunkcnness,mtthins
savounns of dolce ftr hienle, sellrinduced pcnury. wd Gxcept in Cod's name)
hearhennmin all irs protetr mdifestations. lnd Rood Catholicism . They bad linle
inreiesrin &dnopolosy, oi in Tanitim rites and cusbns indeed,they w@ out to
suppEss&em. Ticy were .ol colleoo4 like Banls, nor we.e thet conccmed*ith
sciendficdiscoleriesof mv kind,nor hadlhey anyofcook\ loleiece andgift for
compronhe. They $€re praclical wo e$ in lhc caNc of rhe lod, dd lnet w€re
detemined to recEate fie hland in the inaBe of loweFniddlcclass Poleslanl
- Ald MooreheadTncFarallnpat
LondonMhsionary Society Missio.eies GnqualoM
Villiam Ande6onl80l 1820
CodeliusAdrianusKratrerl80l - l8l2
]!e london Missionary SocielyArchivcs. Londonare nos to be found al th-' School
for Orienral md Aftce Sludies. Univdsity of LondoG Malet Slr€et, London.
Infomatioh is aho avsihble at the Slat Archiles, QueenVicloia Snee! CapeToM
/ sendclinge:
Mhsiotunes
M o f f o r F m i l y T r ecen c cl 7 l 9
L€nen lo herreents in Dntinfield:
"...TheoulerdoorEnde6 it coolandconfonable,lhich dooi is in ibe niddle.6
in a halli dd this placc is sererally tbe llrgest in the house.ft is ihe houspl4e of rbe
fdily, shere they eal. fold md ion tben cblhes. preparevictuals for the fire.&c Ar
e&h e.d ol lhis placeis a smlll mom, oneollhen th€ bed-rcon. the other the pnvatc
siuine{oon, study, or whaterr you nay cal n. Be[nd de delachedpack-houses,
wneE everlbjns is kepr. This is lne plm ofa sood missionaryhouse he€. and I
approle it, only I would havebotn kichen md psck-housesatlachedto the dwelling
The wahing is doneat lhe n!er. in cold waler,dd insleadofNbbing lhey beal
thinssupo. &e stones,Nhich rvearsthem fan, wlen we ger ettled. I wish lery much
!o Mh in thc Enslish say. we cannol al pftsent foi wml oflubs, but Molllt ha
prcnisedto malc mc som€,ssI knowbewill,. ,
wilh regtrd to minal food. all missiondes. ho$€ler snall the fmily. kill a sheep
Od &e sheepde small in this ldd) every weekin lhe nodemle w€alher.They nust
do il on accout of the peoplethey hale abod &e. ..
Ihalcycrtrotherofourcuslonsro€lare. You will pedapslhink il curiorswhenI
reu you that *e smearlll our roob floos with cow duns oncea seek al least.At ftst
when I saw SislerHeln do it I rhouell to nyselt 'But I ll do Mthodt thal diny ftick,
or I will try hant. Ho*ever, I had not b.cn here lons but wd glad 10h.!c it done,
ed I havehrdly palience1owail lill Saturday.It lays the dst benerthan e)thing,
tills lte tleas wbich would olhwise breedabunddtly, ed h a fine cled lxeen, You
obsere it Fired with Mlcr. ud Iaid on 6 dinly a possibl..I now look uponny
iloor sdeaEd with cow duns Mth 6 nuch compl,cenct 6 I ued to do upon our besl
rcons vhen well scoued.n with ns ldge nmbes...
lor Moflat,Criquaro$
Mmlalee: A righty wond ofthe nane ofMolatee
It was likevise resolv€d,that 6 the, had no cncuhling nediun dongst lhcn, by
vhich rhey could punhase dy snall article such d kniv*, shsos, clothes etc..
supposidgas sbop to be establishedeonesl ihen, whicb lhey are anxionslhal lhere
could be. lhoy shouldapply !tr the MGsionar! society to sel silver piecesof diddeEnl
vllue loined for lhcm. lt is probablethai il this w€E adopted,in a shon tine they
$ o u . d< , ( u d c d o r e a l l n a r i o nr sc u ro d b o u r d db eo s r e acr o n \ e n i e . e
Iobn Cmpbell:Travelsin SoulhAlrica l8l5
Thecoinshsuedin Criquatomin l8l5 andl8l6 conlrise
ofa very larsebuildingi.tend€d10
Theonlyliece of nasonryws the foundation
conpnse dnder one roof a meetinghouseand the dwellings of fie nissiondies h
md w$
{s codF€ncd, I beli€ve. aboureven yem befoE my risit to Klu$al*.
util
ln€
walls
cdied on wilh spnit by lhe unned hbor of the whole cohblnity.
rached rh€ heislrt of 6ve or sia feet, vithout any prospeclof bei.C conpleted. Theft
wasno wanl of mateialsi sincelheir norte Ms oblai.ed closeat hed, being meEly
lhe $one.vhile limhd mishl€silybe nrocwd
nud, andtheadjdininghill supplied
Cariep.
ftom the bdks oflhc
\VJ Burchell.Tra!€h in tbeInleriorof SouthedAfrica l8l I -1812
Die petisi€!e 1956aandiebdk, oordic eebou
ElizabelhMiller hel 'n sool ondeibroeklir vmue in 1850onlRerp, matr in daddie
jre is dil as n lites revolusionCre
Ncs
patentgesien.Dil was€es loe die bekende
'n
j&t
b€sin
laler
Yolksefeninis.AmcliaJenksBLOOMER,hierdiekledinsstukke
dF hel.dathullenodc aesordhet.
Die erg onmrdise nam oopgarbroelt"en h tc *r,te du@ dlldilr wcl sedra is,
n@ nooil genoenh nie,in eg viconmns€ tndisie.skrooms
toe die hledinestukveel later vel 'n nam eeliry hel.
In Nederlmdshectdit n'hnelzykq.
sienchurchbell
PFekstoeli
Tle criqualed We Tines Tru$ without fed or favour
Vol.I CriquatoMSaluldayMat 16 1396-No l7
P5: The all absorbinslopic olthe wc€khasbeenthe nrner oflhe closinsof$e
Dnns Scbmid8Drift. Slnd drift. DoDgls and Muelfo.tein and ih thh manera
publicneeringwascalledlor lhe 8 (Friday)ed didnt lhe F meB ioll up sone
l2l) d l.3O lhe Court Room vas literally stormedwilh the Attcndals, Chsns.
Boxes,PllnLsi.1he wayofsealswereuilizd.
Sevelal fmy proposilions were pd b lne neetine that is and $e Cnaimm had
slared the obFds of the m€eling nmely lo pelition Covement io allow intrc
undercerrainstiPulations.
"$,ltdas lhc positionin G.w. is nost s$iouson accounrol Drins beineclosed&d
unlessrelief be Cilen fanine will bc lhe cosequence d the majoritv of famea in
rhh disdctslive by Noodndine.
That Gov€ment be requesledlo gdt pemission for loaded Mgons ulhout
Dkelboon or heksoedro bc pnt on Ponl Nith hed dd lut out on othd sidc River
That liee pdsage bc eiver to all vchicles dmm by donkeysMules md boses. fiis
netins nol beinga$m lhatRindeoesth spreador cmied abourby suchsimals'
Edned.Published
dd PrinlcdbyA.E. Scalles
Norfolk UouseWater sreel Cliquolow.
Thc SelenPounder.1900
OueenVictoria\ Cmnons
Pesenredin the nane of Q!ft. vicloiia by her Covenor at the Cape,Lord Grcy, 10
the Criqu chi€nain Andies $/ataboer, thes rwo camon have pobably neler been
F"ponriblero- rfiededrl-' f a $liH) .panoq in C quoroq
Walcrboerhad beenlroubled by sporadicraids of lhe Bshneq so he nouled the
cmon on rhe salk of the 'Geelyard", s his fonress (long sine denolhhed) sas
krow fton lhe colou of ils walls. Here waterboer tssembledhis Deoplebd his
stock in tine of lroublc, dd lhe nigblt boon and clatter of scrap-ion lalling a few
ydds in lroht of then. wassufrcienl lo frighen the bmvestBushnfl.
The cmon were presentedlo the Kinberley Musem later, bul 6 &ey never sot
beyonda De Dee$ scEptad, they were rcclaimed,and now nounl gndd ov€r lhe
Tom Clerkof CriqualoM.
criekwaleseple.....is
bv..,,.
Tipiese
rddisionele
(Sienrro;rd, rdr vm RcnalaCoetree)
On ny way to CriqualoM, aboutfiRy riles dislmr, ny mgon M khen doM to
lhe wler side,thentakento piees, and sentacrc$ the vMl in a ldge boat Mr Read
p8eded ne, dd had$e lie€s pul toserherin a ve.y shod line. a busin€ssin which,
hadit bee. left 10ne. I shouldhaveprobablybungled. JosephJohn FEenm 1849
Whenon lhe frontie! ol the colony wc weE fiae or six daysin a lion counlry. The
pdncipal danser fton lions, is tnat of the oxen fright of &€ snell of then. md
rumins away wirh the ragons. The Dutch call a day s joMey a schoft. For oxen in
eood condition . scboli is lron lwenly to Nenry-four diles. The usual and besl
method of lBveuins is 1o commencethe day s joMet belwsn noon 5nd four
o'clock.Sonednesitis.eccssaryto ridelwo or lhEe hou4 edly in thc mor.ing.
HcnryVen ble 1835
Themad cuts like an atuw.. DFA
Ofall rhe odd chdaclers who b€&oned Griqualdd Wcsr's early days. lbeie w6
none sldngr perbapslhan Willen Schoidt, holhcad€d and sleal-heanedrtrader.
fmer dd fonnderof Scbnidf s Dnn.
Callicious fate broushl lim to Schnidas Drlft rtrcush dre Ece he haledmosl the
Eneljsh. schmidt was s llolled hd€r, whose senices 6 guide 10 sir Cheles
rn/mn's expedition *ilh lnc obje€t of amexing Giiqlal&d west in l87l *!E
reNardedsilh lhe gih ola farn. Bobbejdn s Klool md a slrip ofarcund on the vml
The sire ws a happy choicefor lhoughhh sloE andfam paid well, the incone was
sn!.ll lo rhat whicb h€ accruedto hin as Kinbeney ercv. and the tdfilc, haltcd on
lhe banlisof the vMl. becameheaviere&h day.
All day long rhe mssive flat isn pontoonwhich he constructed,plred a buy tnde.
Ai 7/6 a wagoh.his wealth Brew.
But lhe rilef, Nhich had daily pushedpospenly lo tne door of his hous, relumcdlo
lalie hk entiE forlme in one mad rush.In 1894Willen Scnmidt.Natchingthe loods
nsein M uhneddof heisht,sawfli,000 ddce dovn therivef,Thoughhe hadbeen
]med of thc impendine noods he fdd alwaysreplied: "The Lord provided and He
nay ral€ away . Perhapsthal waswhy hc tumed undnldbed, and built turther inllnd.
rhehotel andsloE which slill sdd today.The nativesEs,rded Schmidl asa kingjut
as his neishbous knew hin as a g€nemnsman, in a quiet wayi wiih a quick lempe!
&d d mforgivins memory.
He onm 6uih a chuch for his neighbous bnl he soonfell oul with the peson ln o
Ese be tmed the chueh i o a store.Nor conted wnh thh indisnny, he killed a soa!
sruffediN skin. md hus it in his sloE wi|n the nmc of the parsonprinted boldly on
ir.
Schmidfslehpervas rou*d in oddNays.Thesightofa dogwhileheM engaCed
in his favourite pBtime of fcedins wild bnds, $ould rcse him lo an alnost
ugovernable degte and mdy imocenl pdsm by w€ asonished lo see a gu
wildly wavedin fronl of them.
He dicd, a bachelor.in 1899.His snv€ is near the bedco. maliing the flood. Fis
- DFA, June22, 1936
ponroonia a wate! tlnk behi.d the pr senlholel.
Thereh a pnntinepEss hde'and Mr Helm haspnntedsone copicsof a spelling
book in the Bootchuma l$guaee. Tdsactions ofMhsionary Socjety,Jannarvl82l
Op 7 Mdrr l8l8 het Hcinrich Heln berig dal Jm€s Read besig is om n
te
van Griekwasrad
Tswmaspelboek
op te stel.Op 5 Julie 1819het di€ sendelinse
geskrtf
e
die
ba
ek
ruk
h
et.
dal
hull
die LondenseSendinssenootskap
8ed
Springsof Klffiater..
DIA
Storyoflhe Crjqu4: DI;A
'n
vloeei was hier op Griek$aslad . slrsl genaamdSithall Street.Dit was baie
lreende nam. maar is nooir bevraaelekchnie. Na baie jat hel dit ees am die lig
gekon hoe nierdie ndd ontstm hel. Op n kaan vd die dor! die opsteller se
onleesbN handsklif onts)4ei, m hcl dit geblyk dat die nam ve die st@t eintuk
Hiedie st!@l besun vandagnie m@i nie. Dil was resoo. Parkstdat. aCl* di€
ln 1828 $as daar ner yier state op Criekwaslad, volgens die do9skaart deu
sendeling lsaac Hushes. Die e6le straal was Lons Street, !&dag wate6tret.
vmdag se Knge6traat *6 Hill street. Die dede slrol !a Nortt Road, vandds
Mofatstr&t. LeeuLuikrrMl wasdie padm die fontein slid am die dorp.
In l9l8 is VoonrekkestrmleenoemSide$tet,
Vedas s Van Riebe€cknraarrms toe &$ Sftet.
SourhRoad.loe ooh bekdd asvehkoenslraal,is nou Juweelstmt
west St@t toe, is Waleibocrstmt vmdaa.
Top Slreelis nou NoethsliMl.
High Srie€tis vandasLivinestonestmt.
Chuch StEet is nou BurchellsEMr.
Hoofsrrat vedas, ws Main Steel.
Coss Road.ook senoemAppelslral, b vmdas KEnestaar
New S@etis h€rdoopnaDeViltieisslraal.
KapteinAldries Walerboeris Ceboreleen 1785,Hy wrd op Griekwstad sNot. Hy
h€soekKepstad by veskeie gclcnthede en \s die gd !@ die goeweneur.Ey sleir
op Griekw4rad in 1853.vergesel vm Pererwridt besoekhulle KaaPstadin 1834.
why
n rerdng amgaanmetdiekolonialergedng.
The eld6 ofthe peoplemel. md one{ould halc lhouSh lhat an eldet would have
b€enel€cred:bul no, lhey uminously voted Andnes wat€rboer 10lhe oflicc of the
chief, a pe6on *ho Fosse$€dneither nme nor richss He had beeneducaredo. the
station u.der lhe eye of the nissiomries, had beenwnh others sel apan d a mlive
reacberand had lons beenenployed s an dsislml in lh. schoolwherehe *4 tbund
on they€ly dat ofhis appointmenl. RobenMofar
DfA
LasloftneWalerboe6..
???2?
l8l9?????
1820,.
"J4 die ehbeen..kyk.as dic skaa! geslagwo!d. hy wod nie oopgesdynie Ht wod
nelhooi dieboud*so afesny.Daaibeenbly soheel.hi€rrordh stuitjie(taitbond.
Daai beendieword nou s€kook. Nou eel die oum! hom ai kld sedetheq dan word
hy tooililip sesmeeren dm sord ht nou ddr gehds tol die mtie v; die neisie
uirho,l. Moft $od hy ook by daaieda b€neg*ir Ey gdn ook sam.'.l
lnside rhe spnng lires the Mle6nale. Panlinelold ne lhar ir was a very b€autitul
nale ratesnaLe, thal it had lonc eyeldhes ed biA beautitul eyes.On its foEhead is
a bnBhl shiry spot.The pelvis boneis saidio belonsto the sale *hich eari il. The
buchu which Masda tbrows into rhe spnng also belonss to the snake,s do all lhe
o&er borcs,lhe chymesd the ochiescDpings...nshouldsinli s a signrharrhe
- Linda Waldhd Wate6nakesed Women I 989
Pelerwrighr wa bod 16 Aucust1796eldestsonof Janes
PEscot.L$cashiE England.He *d a sbelwrisht
Ee naEied Mdgery cmn (l?97
1886)in 1822.snortly
Cape.In 1826,and his ordenalional Theopolk, h€ deFned
He diedin I84l al I,hilippolis.
Pelerwrighas srandson,SC Cmnwigh! wa dftd
Sugg6t€d further re.ding:
B
c
10Olive Schrcinei.
Atrd€rsor,Wiltioh
w lld Ande6or ^ g-boreir I ondenop I Desenbe,.76o. .n t3no kom hJ ,n
..
K-prud ad * hflei( |\ttutuskr, ah Criekvaqradr
in tSOt u) r, ,, t8oo mcl
Johoma Schonlcl. qLlle r' 'eee |-noeE Dre Andersonsv.net in .B2O
a F , 4 t i M . A 4 d e F o n . r , . - l a l a t s d o ' p o p 2 i s e p G m b e3- 5 r
Sincelhe wirils ofny tat tefter.whicbwas.rated
Decenber6, t3or. ad rherein
m€nlbied whar w*e my !ie* Fspecting the esablishment of our missiotury
'"boj. a. a r^ed place...ol eod' ofLheDcoote
beils mdn) Jnd .hc.,ih aho so
al od old.e no' {f'jcienr iooJ tor al) ien8h oi ,r re we rc$ ved ,otormey !i$
' L e n . o , b o r' f i \ e d l f . e n r
o . a c eI" h e J e i .
t ! A n r a , o r t o t h ?t M i t ) . s t \ a !
O!esri,,: Do you ud Bolher KJmer und€sldd son€tbing of th€e peoptet
,4,rx,?/: we udeNlmd nothing oftbese loples. ldguases yct. TbeE is also no
rrm€o opporm q o ed qnyhing I i. oisorery hed ro.t c. wirh rhe,o
drOacs,p, Do rhescpeopehqvemd.hcante?
,4,srer: Somenave nucb qttle, othm asain have liftte. ihere de also somewho
havenone ar sll. Thei€ is mong ften a Basraardcall€d Conetis Cok who oms a
of shce! hd catrle.
ereai
"hber
ttuemier tf Ande^on uith SAMSCapeTown 7.9.I e02
Jovrcl: vittian Andeson(Jul! - Odobq t't)r:
. .jn ,t irrr, beins rhe dne lo prepm rhe eroundfor August to sow dd ptanl. we
resolnedthat onc ofus shouldeo sith the peopledd cantewbereiheE was food, and
rheorhe.horld rc r n srh 'l.e popedymo sq! he peope qho rem.nedro {or(
"
. .a pl4e -a led Ongelllsfole' ' or Unton@k toura f, .o (ajtedor acoJnr oo.e ol our peoplebeing shot by dother sone lim€ beforewe cme rbere(havins been
huntins lhey cane to thh sprins in ordd ntr r€nesh rheDsetv€sand one oI them
repairing&e iock oI hh eun. it senl oJf lnd shorrhc olher who sat opposnero hir.).
or ol rh" olace h. ppopewefeqo,k:nC.ca ted L
lion$hich seshot lherebya deepwater.
,Var.,l,?8rJ: ln th€ beginnhsofthe Donrhonediedofthesnallpox. Towtr{ts
theendofdris mohth e flallpox besanto beCoe€l sta ouptoes... Thisnomh
(April) be8m lviln cncunsrflces peculidly sl@ins. for the snalpox took now a
nole unfavouiabletum. ...NLhbe6 werenow ill, everyothei day was therc a bunat
ntz.r'/8rJ: ln this nonlh nosl ofrnd peoplewas rccoverd non tbe smallpox, so
tnal n w4 no more so geneal.
,4ptl rSrJ: Heding noding from Br Krder, &d it being neessary 10 fix upon
sonc soor In order ro b' id J hour drd oroe gord ror a sdden . ar d p.ie
bexeen Kldado' dnd leel{entui.. rhercbeirg r shj. sprre o.aeen rhose
place \,1nr I ad someo-*e peooleTadea oih t .n oroelo orire rhevakr o r\.
placewhere the housemust stdd, leavinsrhc spdng KteNarer tor thoseaboveed
nonh of ne. Ve b€go lo cut riet to inclo@ dd cover ih€ house,which riet stood
theE in abudace. I sent ou waegon dd 3 ofrhe peopl€ 10 lhe Cleal River md
Tveefo ein to cul wood for tn€ house,In the nmwhile I colleded lhe skins ol
besls, which being cui i! lhongs is mde ue of to *w rhe ,iet fa ro lhc polcs
,,? /arJr we beso to build rhe holse, the siz€ of which is 46 f*l long, t 6 feet
wide, thc poles 7 feet od the roof 9 feer IiEn. cncloseddd cove€d wirh riel. We
lloughed a larse pie.e of groundfor a gldeq md bdoE the houseenclos€dit wilh
bubes md brmchesof hees.I eol a l{se pond nad€ to hold waler for the gards
- Joutnal: tril idn t"denon(July Odab* I 805)
We weE now ar the dw€llins-placeoflhe nhsionory Ande6on. His habitationws
a Com hut..very loor withinr his berl qd shut up from lhe Est of the roon bv a
curtain;in the middle wN a table, dd roundaboui somecheslsdd cofrd insleadof
ctaiB. Some snau Enelish prinh were heeing above the rcof of the h , such s
portEits of celebnled nissioDdies.
His seal object at pr6ent rd to keep the Institulion fir€d, to €xcite a spinl of
atrenlionto agncdtur€. sd to $em theb awy fion 6eir anachmentto the nonad
life. He had alreadypeBuadedsone of bis p€opleto build thenselveshousesinsread
of noveable hnls; he ws even &en occupi€dwith having a laige buildins eiecled.
panly 6 a habilalion for binseli pdly 6 a Placeofassenblagefor divine worship
Hinich Lichteheein: Trawk in satuhen Ailica I8AJ, t804 t805 1806votn
They had been o€diondlt moyed by a deshuciive iffect called a Tonoise,
who* bite poisonseve.y lldl it iouches.At one lide. a vasl body of locuh Passed
neartheir setlenenl aboutnoon, by whicn 1hesky wa endeEd as dark for abonl an
bow 6 if the sm bad beenecliFed, dd lhe noi$ offi€n wines resenbied $al ofa
mishty wi.d, They shot, in lhe coude of a sinsle yed, foun*h lions. four tise6, od
severalwolves. For lhe sale of lesseninCthe expenceof the Society.thev pushded,
l do
wben ar the Cape,a qu ny of beads,to be excnused for elephdls' teelh
nol thinl." sys Mi Andeson. "l hde laboued h vainl mdy
occmd to €slablishny mind lhar I m in Lheplacewnerede Lotd Jesuswould hale
nc to be. I pHch fie gosPelwilb doF delighr ed libeny- ,rthough in a fo€ign
lmsuase. tho ever I did in ny nalive to.gu€, and would no! exctflse nv nission
15'hLMS RePot (18a8 1809)
rm;trvln ame.Mn Anderon dho appli€s heself b tne iBlruction oa the females in thos
bdches of educationslich de peculiady adaptedb tncm. I 6'" LMS RePatt (18I 0)
r n er e \ n d i s c l i e n ) m o . e d e l e m a l e. q n o h t \ c r o s a s o . : , Im e e r e d m o n g
r\em,el.e.,' r $f rc\ M^ Ande'"ontud V^ HelT p'.. de 2' 1 U\ Repoa/18 18)
fte long slay of Mi Ande6on al the Cape.n a cncmslance nucn hmented bv
the Dned;^, s the siation at rle Ormse tuver Eqnn€s ihe labou of sveril
nissiondies: Mr. JM sas lefl lor norc than a yee to labou alone, {hile the poor
peopleweE extcdely anxiousfor Mr' Ande6on\ retm Mt. Janz itfoms hin. thal
ih€ D€ople$eE so nuch distcssed at his absene, lhal nolhins could pacilv them lill
bereadthen r.\at parrof hG lerci. in wlnch he Gsuftd then, rnal assoonasnis health
ws resroiedhe wouid cerrlinly Elm to lben., Tle DnedoB hope 10h€d. in lhe
next lelter they rcceir€. 1nathe md N4t,K@er, sho hd lronised lo etum wilh hiD
| /h L\4s Report (18| l)
haveeached ihh impoda.r ettleneni
Mt. AndeFon. who had beena very lons se6o. a! the CaPe,set olf (with hh wifb
dd youns€slchild)on tne 191!of JuneI81l At Tulbash(fomerlv calledRodesmd)
$q.weejoined by Mr Kmer. his wife, and clild. Tn€v wee alamed on the road,
vith €pealed Flons of enemieswho ivde lyiag in sait io anack themr thev {@
nequenrlynuch perylexed,nor knoPing whal lo do: tlEy pdist€d, howeve!,on their
6
jouney without dy moleslalion.dd by the goodprovidenceof Cod. dived salelyat
20' LMS Repart(1811)
KlatrWateronrhez0'"ofSeptember,laleinlheevening.
Occwnces ofu unlleasmt mtre dislubed the peacemd tiJealenedlhe safety
rhis
$aiion, ar rhe beginningof the pst ye&. Someof the uconvcited .alives who
of
auachedtbemselves10 lhis settlement,e.t€naircd srong pftjudices asain$ Mr'
and€6on, becausehe oppoed then bad p6dices; ed even lbEate.ed 10driae hin
away fron his po$. which ne h6 occupiedso $etully for bey yea6: but 1bN is
re6on lo hopethat den desis.s will be fturrared, dd puce tully Eslored. Sone of
lhe aeeressoshave expressd sonow for &en nisdentroB, md 6ked forgiveness
- 23- LMS RePo (1317)
of Mr. And@n
.?9Ja,. As oui stock of cloth and olher ihings de exhausled,it w6 fixed toda!
thrt Mr Ande6on shouldbegin his lons intendedjoumet io CaF€Tom
J, J,r. W€ had the joy to r€ceiv€ Mr S6s dd his f@ily in lhe €veninc Ou
waesonsmived also Pith $e nuch wled supllies; b without Mt Ande6on, who
infomed u by letter tnat he hasinclinedro letun to GriquaToM
Hlintich Heln: Joumal | 824
Anglo Boer€ Oorlog
Griekwasradwas daardiejde die hoofdor! van dmrdie on8ewins. Die vydd het
die plek s 'n b6is gebruik het vmwad hulle tee. die klein grcepiesbo* opectree
het. Dd \s ook kakieboer€sat sempen is deui die vyod - die sosetudde
1oMguard . Rohdomdie dorpie hel hulle klipfonjies sebou,bend deu wete wal
'n ogie noes hou ooi di€ vee wat bedagsondd dic toesis vm waCles Sewei net
Ondal kos en krer$i€ skrapsw5, hel die of,isiete besluit on die dotp @ te val on
hulleself !d die nodige ie voolsien. Die lonnddo het by lockshoek emgelrek
V{dd
hel die boereeen ogsenddieuur venrek, Buile die dorp hel die buigd n
kudde bes genader,loe dad n donddlom losbds. Die bercdeTomies wat die
ve moesopp6, het hul jss ooi hul koppe getek o onder die Peldese voorbene
gesloil. Dic boercbet rol by die wagleeeslod en die neesle se Cewer€un hd hode
gepluk.Die vee is sebuil en onderwaelewesseslud. Die bom is die dolp i. na die
Die waEe in die forte her ee4 na sonopol@d genrk en hct dadelik besin sket
op enigielsMl beweeshel in die shelji€s. Dad was selulikig genoegskuilplek agler
en tusen die huhe en baie ve die eNe het dur€ om s€had. n ld burgcs het elo in
een !e die winlels se aglerplms - ek dinl di1 wd Willie vd Druten s'n - n
skolsltd eekry en 'n pd Engelse nuile damoor gespm en so met n vne
negosiegoeddie dorp unsejlag. Sover ek km onthou het die bo€r€ geen €nstlge
- We.lenatinse tu, Lodefli.,s Ftancais vaNet (1888
ohgevallegehadnie,
| 916),apqetekenin 1974 .leu , eM LF lla4ter
No! vd lnise ccpraal,die Engelscvas ve4es vm die goed,ja $ €ry dal oos nooil
op 'n ou k@pplekvm RooiesCamslmphelnie.Onsvde @hteersesEncels - hul
hadpdsiige nurvekonbetr, Al Ms onskon doenM on hulle te ontwlpo en hnlle
kombeN af te neem.Dit ms Julieddd, biitr koud.Ek hel die naemv koDbersoor
-n kli! oopg€Feken nalg€gooi.Die volgenden6r. wasdit eenstlk ys. Al die luhe sit
toe slen in die lus, nosdood verys. Ek hel dit toe nog geMs en die volgendemd
slaap€k le*ler onderdie skoonluiskonbeF.
Llrehsondenindinpe tuh Jo.M JacabusHaudahn I 871-I 957
24.10.1901)
ABoi Bri€denham,Kosie28.12.l884
op die pls DoMs, 15 Ln nodd van
Op n ghfsteen in die familiekerkhof
campbell.st@nin veNeede letes:
Het sralsat enhe^ hiet get"iE
H, stierf seween held
Yoor owe weiheid ia onsvlk
Rue ht hiet in oB wA
se
Diriie
Uys word by senoem die l6-jariceJacobus
Die Anslo Boereoorlos
(Kosie)
chfttien
B.iedenhmn wat op Downs aesneuvel het toe hy ner doodsen n
vehgtingst konmandantse lewegeredhel,Op hierdieplaasis die Crafsteen
nonunenr vir Kosie opgerig.
as n Kaapsercbel adgeslun e. is in n
Op 16 het hy hon by die bocremagte
rerkemerskorysvan I5 6d ohd€rveldkonet Willem Vhsd aang€stel.
'n
Op 24 Oklober l90l hel die exoepleo sondnderby Dom amgekom en her
kiloneter wes !d die oFtal tuscn diale bone afc$@I, onbdMs rd n sPioenwar
hul dopsehouen am dic Ensclse in Csnpbell gan mpporteer h€t. Teen dagbreek.
(nad* die Boerc deur blailende hondeby die oFstalgewamku it, h die Boea uil n
suidelikericring a&gcval. Visser hel sy nanne bev€el om ws le jaag Die
geweeruuurhet vhsci se Ferdverboudq en hy ko. nie opklim nie. Inlussn hct die
anderreedsveiligheid beieik, mar Kosie het letuggejaag.TersTl die koeeh od huue
ceiluil he! her Kosie rs sy ped afgeslring en dic stans van Visser se perd
vsgeCrtp sodal hy kon opklim. Kosi. secie psd let lossmk en veggehtrdloop, en
Kosie h noodlottis selrer deu 'n Engels koeel. Sy lyk h dieselfdedas in konbese
to€gednaicn dar begDwe, In 1902,.a vEdesluitins, het sy fmilie hon hetuegawc
ln 1969is sy ooskol op Magesfonlein herbesFweder die Rad vn Suid-Aftkarse
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vanne.r ons op welgevonden berig onlvms hel dat dad Kahies of hul spiocncin
die nabyheidwas, het ons die veld in scvlus met ons honde en in klowe gad
wegkruip wasr ons ondor di€ sleft noes slaap, Bioer David en ek w.s toe
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her'n tiekieonderelkeperdsenekvelseplantdeu t $tljiete naak, dieli€kiei|le
sn en die vel dadoor te l&1 toegroei.Toe hy vd die oodog af terugkon, wtr sv
pcrdeNeg en hy het oral na hulle sesoek,Eendagir 'n nabygelcedorP helken hv
hullc vad huil€ voo. n kr ingcspanw!s, Hy kon toe vn die eienad lab die kar sci
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KlaNater ! 17: Of a certlin Wetrouw he (Bmhell) tmte: Alrboush de{iny
havedevotedbim to a residenceviih the nissiondies ar KlaNad
ne soon rooh a
dislike ro lhe monolonyol his poslects theF.,.HavincalEady acqunedsome
linowledgeof zoology (of bobny be knew very lirle, md of entohology noding ar
all)- he sishcd for d opponuny or inproling hinself in that science;and in rhe nope
of becominc acqlinled wilh lhe intqior of .uy rde md nondesdipl aninals, he
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Burchell senem sekerdie neesie seboor.venl deu st bekendeboek, ftawls in the
tntqior ofso"lh /1fi.d. Hy Nas 'n pletknndicc, n@ hel ook insekte,visse,aoeb en
Vd 18111815het hy omlrehl4500mylin die bimeldd vd SuidAfrik! afgele.
Va Kmpsiad af is ht noordwaanstot by Lit!&u, noodoos van Kmnm, er vm
datr tor by Kl&Nater, vandag bekend as Griekwasrad.Die Omj€rivier her hy
oorCe{eek.abydie plekwa Piesksvmdasis.
H)' {s n dtmumende Mmener, n bedrese kunslenaaren goeie skr}aer. fly
hcl omlrem 63 000 loorwerpe vd alle soone velsamel. Van elke dier wl hy
teensekon bet (wmruan baie &n die welenskaprotdl onbekendws), het ons 'n
voUedisc beskryuing. Hy het am ve^killende plet€ eo dierc hul wlenstaplike
nomesesee,en verskeieplste en diereh war m hon vmom.
Die wildecrd@t wat in K@pl$d en Naral voorkom. stm hek nd as ht.helia
.ape,ris en die bontkwassa as Equus b!rcheqi. Na 'r ondffirc ie nel n ssennaak
hel hy dil,l.ar'a dcrne,s senoen.wat voleensBuchell no€s dienon toekonsriee
- PtafFC Elall antlekke5 \onAlnku
Chronolog/l?95 - 1820
2I SeptI795:TheMissionary
Society(laler,odo,MS)establishedint ndon.
l7 S@11800:
Willid Ande6onanivesin CapeToM
8 Dec 1800: AndersonleavesCapeTom for Zak Riler
5 ApIl801: Andesonmiles at Omse Riverto stlrt work mong theKoran!.
6 Jul l80l: JJKichelerjoinAndeNonattheOruse tuaer.Woi! besunamons
lhe Korma ar Riedontein.
MNn 1802:Kicherer wilhdraws ftom the Omse River md ietms 10Zak River
Da I 804 Willim AndeBon, havinginlineiatedin the Tmsorange for sone
yea$, eslablisheshinsclf at t euruil ned KaNaler (Gnquaiosn).
Apr 1805 Andesonbegitubuildingabouselt Kl@ater
Mat I 805 lamnert Jdsz dd othe^ dive ar Leeukuil on ihen way back10the
Colony,condnuing
lheirjouney on 14June,
t 5 Ju I 805 Leddrost Vm de Craafrof Tdbach ed l{itrich LichtensleinencounFr
Jesz dd Koster at Basleskloof (Niekdkshoop).
2 l Apr 1806 JanszleavesTulbael for Klawar€r.
1 1Aue 1806 Wiliim Andeson bmi6 tohma Mdia Sclo.len in Cale ToM.
22Nov 1807 Andrios Waterboe!baptisedat KlaNater.
l 3 Sepl8ll Arilal of Chnsropher
Sas, Heidct Heln dd olhcrsat Cape'foM.
Mech 1812 Mdia HendrinaJacobsbaFlhedat KlaNalft. att€r hcr hariage to
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with a kind ol clay whioh h found ne& the nvq. lhey tooked lolelabty clee. bul the
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Rhere some of the childien attend,prircipally in the qenirss... to be inst uotedin
ddinsand a few in sltine.
lvJ Bk.hel!.Ttnels in thelnte'iorolSA, l81I
I Ma.ar. Ou pcople feeling shan€d that N4rCdpbell should find ou chueh
- Heinrich Heln: Jo*nal t320
{it}oln a floor, beganto lay onei. ofclay.
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uuit te gad sl@. tlieem hetdonlie sekind lerdeegehruikCmaat a .n vo€tljienet
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Anons tbe hoses a fatal dhese had lately b*n prelalent, which had nealty
deslioyed them all. Il1is. howeve!, nay not !m!e a very serious calmity. !rcm
dependingloo nrh on lhen horsesin agricultmj the pelle had fallen in indole.t
hlbils: the loss, th@fore, which they had sustained,hay eyentually lrove an
- 2{ LW Repo4 (t820)
advdtase, by arousingthen to salrlary exeftion.
Fmns Chiall€sespookltorie
My niDs is bMije banc vir die tjes. My oertjie had m or vaartjie veltet: Een
md vas dil steek donker loe hy het gal6p dar bt die groot berg. Die s&eld was
*oes g€m nd OeDa was oie bdg nd nie- l.Iy hd rcg so gal€aitloo! toc hy sicn
die goor wil deung mt oer die kJese in die lug l6p. My Oenalahad lEulel galoep
omdalhy pd lerliede wiek gevalhel €n bysevoer siek gemalt het, Md hy Oeiata
hy draallietdie poljas.Nou hy e6i die!olj4 s@ die debg hy kob nader.Oenat!
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bokvel Cm log lot ny Omana vier hoemkoem sa Mar vir Ml hol iy so vir die
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dn saurloei mel die Vaalivir.let
by die vrc€$1e inrcnes as die Zsnrtrivier of
- J'[ CoJlee:DABEB
die Nu Griep bekendsesr!4.
Scp/ lsrj: BeiweenKlaalwld 6d Leelweoluil is ou plm of Ecidence.
Klamrarer: 5 ninutes valk Nonh: so colledbecansethe waler i3 very clen.
reeuwenl,ail: 10 minures,SSW:a lioo beineshotth€re.
Dnefo ein: 15ninules, SSEj $fte springsbeinetherenot far fiom e@holher.
uirkyk: 20 minures.soulh being sitMied nign.
Tweefontein:3 hous. Sou18beinglwo sprineslheE.
l aaiboschfonlein:I hods, westi $e nmc of a bushby the wakr.
'Winvaler:
6 hous, Swi the gromd beinewhite.
Kloot 12hos, Swi b€ingbeiw€entne nountains
Oq€lutsfontein: 6 ho!6. Nw; on Momt of fl a@identtllee.
Vilran An le6on. Jounal
Cri.lna Kl@glied (r3E)
Mij plaaB is verloop. die seld is sedaa,
Dic kos is al op metdie l6te n&r,
Die vrouw sit etr huil, haarogenis ood,
Die kinderskla in bifteFn nood.
My kop wasop hol, door maklcs sebnchl.
De Boeduit de qikel. wa bovd hij magl.
De *buld te belaal,de schup noel ik scneer,
Dm smillawe& illa kee! e neer.
1 Dobb€lenetr 1 &inten tEppen nij k4,1,
Ni€t meerstlat er perdof os in de k@l
't h wae, ek wasdon. ik voel nou berouw.
Fneehmd ro.hGCriel*a k saJw.
zuur is dc appel,ik moel nu doolbjjt.
Niers $1'1 mij belpcn.nijn jame! of spij!
vm alles is ik kwijl, va huis eDm h@rd,
Ik yeel tiei is ik eendubbeltji€wd.
DH van Zrl: n Gtiekfla htsigeit
Gri€kwrslrd
For seleral teds aner lhe mhsiondies took up their residencemon8 tbis peoplei
they lived a vdderi.g lilc, conscqu€ntlywere oblised to follow then frcm Placelo
place,$hich M exuemelyinconrcni€ht
to lbe nissiondies.,.andlmy enlrealies
tne peopleresolved!o rake up a settledresidemeat Kl@ Vate., dd 2 neiSlbouing
ourlosrs. sile rhal line they had cdtivar€d fld $M a comid@blc portion of
gromd. plmted seveml sardetu: $me ol then had buili housesof slone, dd now
2a'r LMs Repotu(t811)
beginio ieel thensrvs ;t hone .
Criekwlshd: Nanevan die dorn
Die e6t€ amleg pd bt Le€ulnirontein. 6e g6oem Leeuve.Iail. ginrich
lichtensrein bet i. 1805 hierdie Mn g€noem(Irawls in Southe ,4l/ica 1803'
'n strete
1806). Teeg dden ook dat hy die mm sou onthou ve die pl€k ]lM
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ln l9l3 h voonrekhenlraat gsoem Side Sheer. Vu tueb@cksr-dt 6 Easr
st@r. Iuweelsti@t was Sourh Road, ioe ook Velsko€Naaat. watelboesrmar was
We$ Sneet. NocrhsiMt m Top Seer Livin8sronesri@t was High Sfter.
Burchelkliet Ms Chuch Steel. HooGlr@l ms Main Sreet. Krmersdaar was
CrossRoad, ook eenoemAppetsr&t, De Vitlimsriaat w6 Ncw Stieer.
G.iquatoM
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ofth€ imlonme ofwst€r...titr€Ed wilh
J]mes ending pa., ,puts, -vlei. -dm, -kolL -dvier. ,fontein.,. ,r/ Djce!: BoAa.hhe
Thevillageis situaledcloseon theeasrensideofa low rockvridae.On onesideh
, l o r e e t u ( . , e r d . T 5 r . b c h g . h e t o w ec$r o b d .F . e i \ e s r h ; d , a ; . n s . s n d . p r i n s s
ofthe wholevalley.The sprinssrield a neveFfailinsstEm ofsarer. r foundrbk
warerclearsd wholesoheiil is, nowcvei,ofa qlcercus mrure.a rbeses!rin8s.
collected in a small ill, take d1ehcouse ltuoueh ihe hounlains southwdd to d
oulposlcalled Lceuwenkuil, andjoin de crar tuvq aner runing forry nites.
wittian J Bucheq: Tnrek ih the Interior olsothen Alrica t8t t -t812
GdquaTowi(lomedy cari.dKladwalet
This is lhe most€note of all lhe bi$ionries shlionsnow occupied
by our
Society
-2|"|LMS Repat(t8l')
in Soltl,\frica.
The rcad coniinues very bad sd (n€re M no Mt€r until re csme near
GnquatoM. cnqutoNn is situaledon lhe edgeofm exrensivelideslone plain. Its
orjsinal nme w6 Kl@waler, CleMier, tsler from its cied dd copious spins,
which not only supplied the lown but wateredUrevale extendingtosards the Olonge
Rivei. At the rime of our ahit, a dmughrrhich had tasr€daboutsix yea$. hld
redlcedrhissprinCb r {dndinspool.
- Jahc: Ba.khaLrt, lSlt)
On ny wsy to CdqualoM, abourfiliy niles diste! ny mson wastakendosn lo
lhermler side.lheh lakento pieces,md senlacossthe Vml in a lrgc boal.Mr Read
pecededne. md badthepiccesput logetherin a veryshoririme,a busircssnr which,
hd ir beenleft 10ne, I shouldhaveprcbablybmgled. -Joseph Johntueentu 18.19
when on rhefronrierofrhe Colonywe weE five or six daysin ! tion country.The
principal
dmgerfron lions,is thatofthe oxe. frighrofthe snett oflhem, md
running
awaywilh lhe msons.TheDulchcalla dat\ jomey a schon.Fotox€nnl
goodconditiona schon h fmn tweoryto twenly-fourmil€s. The usual and best
methodof traveuine is lo coonence the day'sjourney beiweennoon ed forr
o'clock.sometimesit h necessary
to iide two or thEe hous edly injh€ ftomine.
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A6ie aid
notin lh€ ovelcrowdedlownsof Englod. Old GriqDaToM, thoughwirboula
rming fountain,
is muchnorelivelytianqhenyouwee uporit. Wehavea yoMg,
respeclable,
lively chiel we hav€two tFdetsud thehshopsat Cnqualown,ourold
houseis oneoffiese shops,lhebedroommd studymadeinlo onemon, andother
alteraiions
made,Wo ale in difliculty wilb wler for irrigation,
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MMied Elizaberh
Jones.botuOsweslry,
Slnopslrire
20.5.1799,
diedPhilippolis
7r.1845.
Nine childre.: JeFiE4 Isdc, Johr, Mdy, Edwdd, Eliabelh, EUen,Jde Mdgde!
Renmied AnnaMacdalena
Vosela€sfts17.I0.1350.
FoD children:EllenMaia
Willim Vogelg*mg, Ame Eliza, Eria Sophia
ln 1822the LMS advertGedfor m arrismi'ia younenm acquainted
with lhe
busines of a carpenrerad blacksmilh". lsaact apllication was acc€preddd in
Februaly 1823he lvas itreniewcd by secretaryRev w Roby, \rho wote about hin:
''he h ol dinjndive stan{e. but I have a hish opinion ofhis $ady peGeveina
zeal.
his disinteresled diet address,dd bis leculi{ lilness for convenational ed
Af@r his ndiage they sailed to CapeTom in the snip N€pos' md dived anei
nore thar thfte non&i on 3l Decenber 1823. On 3 Mmh 1824 thcy Gn for
L*rakoo ncar Kuruman. Ar Prieskalbey sbpped baause mn Hushes feu iU". s
€uphcmismlo indicat€ thar shehad a baby. They mived al Kurunm l2 May 1824,
bul for the laner pan of I 824till Mdh 1825tlrcy hadlo srayar Griquarown
Insdiplion on the g.ave of Isarc Eushesal Backlouse,Dougls:
- KJ ilfun &oth.rs
THELAY Af TIIRUTI{ VASN EIS MOUTE Malachi2v4
Hnishoud€likes*c itr dic Ondor-Crielayrlad
vehakle is dikweh mei klouljiesolie in8€sner on dit sacie hou. Klouljicsolie is
verkry deu. die kloutj ies van diee in waterle kook en ds die vet wal bo-opdie Rater
dry( aite step wanneerdl koud h.
'n Sbller is lan kalkoenvee gemak. Die veE se punte word bymekaarSevat
en
deu die mt skaapsorel vm 'r pas gslagre skep gesrek. Ve die ed€r ket af
woid n stok russendie vere ingeste€k.As die goftl drcog wid, trek dit die v@ on
dio sok s!yf, o kl@ k die stotrq.
'n Stopnald is
sesllT lotdat dit net eenvoudisle korl sewordhel on nee le werk.
h die kombuh is klalpeftur amsesend om ldels, pame e. nessesoedte skuu.
Kds N6 maar duu!. Die jonsklomp hel sewoonlik in die kombuis in die lis vd
die vuur in die sloof vereader.Kurkdroebokdrolletji€sCeweekin ret of pamfien e.
op n plat oppewiak aeplaas,blmd no8allekke! enseeEdelike lig.
- JA Cofee: DABEB
Jraz
Lmben Jmsz {or Jssen) joined lhe Klffiler
Missio. in I 805.
''I ieceiled a vhir lron Mr Jmsz, the nissiomry, who had been Esiding al
Kladarer, dd had conduoed the slirituale aflaiis of $at slation, duing the lonE
absenceofhh two brclhem (Andenon md KIm{). He ws a native fton Houand.
trd had bccn several yeds in Africa, in lhe sed€ oflhe Dissenting Mhsionary
Sociely of London. The ovidcnl cordiality with wnich he gave me a welcom€lo the
seltlment ed th. woseryed liie.dliness of his mmes towErdsthosearoundhin,
weE, I considered,indications of a genuinegoodnessof hean...the aftle$, hon€st
- Mliad BurchellO.11" lSll
Hddcastle, the 28'r of Jmuary, ou d€ur sisler Jmz was uhen
bourshtrd labou Ns deliveredof a sor. .complainedof Feal
l8
pain i. her somach...she elew weal€r md weaker.The los, erly in lhe noming.
edlr in thc moming. hft happy spnir look flisht imo lhe 'ms ofhe! sd olr blessed
Jesus.On &e l2'' sne re bulied. He. norlal rcmaim w€E coFeted to the burying_
sioMd in one of the hissiontry wagsons,oftendedfi61by all rhe m€mbersofrhe
chulch-sd &en by two nundEd norc, Mrkjng lwo ed t{o. I spakeal the gmventr
a erearnmber of people.,.dt de& trorher qpenmoed much supPort ln lhe
aftenoon ofrhe sme day I baptiz€dhis son.
- Exnad ;fa telb f,oh M Ande5an to Mr Read| 'th Febnary, 18t I
Among the evenlsofihe last y€r. we havelo mlice, with nuch [email protected] dealh
of MB. Ju, the Nife of ou Missionary.Sheqd ! co.v€rted Hottenlo! s vomd of
sood unde*undins md miable lenper... Her dcathis a sEat lossi lor as shecould
speal the lmguacc of Leta&koo,she wodd hav€ beenan ercelled inte9reter 10oli
brerhd.. . By ber death,Mr, J@ hs losl a valuableconpdioq for shere, 6 Mi
R€adexpEssesit, "his disciple, his conver! andhis *ife - 21"'LMS Repart (t31 5)
I an sorry to be the messengdofbad tidings. A Iettertceived a f€w dayslgo lrob
$e brethen Andeson dd Sassal Criqua ToM infofts $, ihat on lhe l4'' Jou.rv
ou der brorherLmbert JM depadedour of this {otld, md went 10join tbe spir'ls
of the just oen nade perfeci, Hh griaf for tbe lo$ of his wife cffiied hin of bv a
mpid consunptioo,. ,Brother Sss tdvelled lo Griqu ToM on an or, dd eived jln
in lin€ to wih€ss bis depanw.
Mr Redd,datedBethelsdorp,March 6 1815
bnactolalet@fon
CRJAUA
TOWN,
(romdry .ill.d Babd HoGntob)
At rhis impofidt siarion,which is the do$ dhra ofall od Afticm settlemenb,
Mr. Ande6oned Mi. Juz havellboltd nmy yea6, 4d ei$ no smalldegeeof
ir is vilh deepconc€mthattheDitclos hav€nowto epon thed€athof deir lions
dd laifitul Missionary,Mr, Jdz. In ou i$t, {e slat€dihe dealhof Ms J@zithere
h Fsor 10ihink that hjs arcntior to her,duringh* illnessdd hh crief on accouni
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rapid decline.tlr Jdz wN a mm of d ex@llenlspnit -Ihe pmPle placedlhe
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A letei hs ol$ beenEceiled fon lhe mhsiondies Ande*on, (ffer,
daredKlad Warr. neo rhe creat orah8e Riaer September5. 1312.. They hale had
nucb sicknessanonA the peopl€.but not nany havc diedi Ms kamer, hosver, is
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day ar thc viuase in tbe deathofMs Kffer, the wife ofone oflh€ missiondi6: an
inflmatory attachwhich look llac€ aboutelevendaysbefore qd al lasl succeeded
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ola wonhy md aniable *ond. Abour a week pEvious 10thh l was trst infoded
of hor dmser by a nesse.get senl lo my wggons b requesr sone laud$6 1
inrerpi€tedro tnem lh€ opinions ol lbe nedical books *hich ! had by ne. and Edded
all lhal ny oM judsnent could suggest..mdclffid fie roon of a crowd..vho
c.eaFd a sufocatins heal..l ecomn€.dcd a small olenins or window lo be cul
throughlhe reedsmd plasteling to tdnit fesf air; lhis Rd inn€diatly donei bul
v6 engaged
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s he could A€treadyfor lhe joudey ro cary l€nes into fie colony lor lhe Purpos ol
civins infornalior of Ms Kmeas dealhlo her lelations,
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of {hon camelion llre outposlsat a
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mrle walesnake, that il had Ions eyelshes dd big bcaudnneyes On ils loEhead is
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buchu rhich Magda 1brcwsinlo fie spring aho belongsto the snale, s do all lbe
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well as a slate lo write upon. the rcck nay be fodd
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Rev T L Hodgsoh
TheJauthals
acqubirion.
Meneerras ni€ asjy'nblol opjou boekkry nie.Hy geeookni
on ons lineale en lename net D ou sk€meslemetiie skoonwil le skr@p nie n
Mensselei is toc jou tots. en elkeenhet ook sy boneltjie waler cn lappie w@ee hv
Iei skoomaal. Dis nou rCng n slegas sat sonder net sy hmd ofmet spoegdie
- Enscla\onFoqln M.! n tkStrk\plhs1996
Al nidniclt we reachcdCampbellDoi!, Il h a nere fam $lb a sball missionary
chapeled a coupleof dwellinghouses.one of which is occnpiedbv the 6qua
Chiei Codelius, He led us next day acrcsstne ford of tbe Vel tuler, ivhich {a
ratherd€epso that $e warcr washedlhoush oui wagon,md the leaderdd ox€nhad
ro swim. On the soutned bail s€ folnd the missionltatio. ofBac*nouse.
we visiled tne ehool taughl bt Ismc Hushes,Nshled by Jm Fortuin The school
*d held in lh€ chapel.The altenduce wasaboursixty childr€h The lmsuces lauebt
{ere Dutch and Sshuana, A consideiablenunber ol lh€ childr€n md nearlv lhe
wholeofrhe adull Grjqud could readthe Bible. wiitine hadnilh€no beenlaueh onlv
in $c schoolar Griqua Tos, whft thirty five hld copybooks.In Arithnetic. 20 n d
reachedMunip[calion. tiieen Divhion. ed ten, Reductionand Praclise The slat€s
oblain€din a klooflo lbe eatw&d, they wet thick
usedin Griq@ ToM school *t
puaoseqell.
Janes Bac*haus.l8l9
butd$ercd rhedeclcncd
As you drive from Kinberley to GriquatoM you mount the tidge of lh€ Kaapse
nountains. and on the top. with all die wond ar ils feel, is CdpbeU Named anr
Cmpbell. lhe e.ftgetic nissiomryiefomet who achiaed so nuch amona fie
Griqus.it sas oncea Griquavillage.
T]le borcl is call€d "LivinCstohe Holef and behnd n, afiixcd lo a pine ree. is a
boardwhicb explaiN vby.
"ln nenory of David Livingstone.the gEat Afiicd eaploF ed nhsionary. who
helddi!inc seflicesuder thislr€e...'
11nieht also have sdded thar it was heE thal Livingslone h supposd to have
conducredhis love afian wnh Mary Molfat,lhe dauglter oflhe pioneernhsiooary or
DF1l, tw 22, 1934
rheGriqus, who *as hom in GriqualoM.
Thelinle loM is situaledI l0 tm sest of Kiobdlcy on route64. on lhe edgeoflhe
Edlier il Rd knosn s Gmodonleinand(nofTelvalleiln l8l3 lhe
Gb&p Plareau.
toM vs re.med in honou of tne visil by lhe nrissionaryJohn Cmpbell, vho
visiled fie stalionsof the London M issio.ary Sociely.
The area aoud the lom is kno{n for lhe dolonitic iock fomalio6, the sldesl
knoM fossils ed nay sprinss, Nith kdee md wild olive lrccs dd a mdv facetcd
Tberock shelldin $e passm aSm livi.g silenntil EnerI8lI TheKonnoamd
he! tne Criqua Esided a1rho springs.
Edly explole4like Wiuian Bu(hell, 1811,md AndlervSnith, 1835.described
lhe GhMp Uateau, the pass,lhe sprinss,the plmts and sdes lhe plains z€bo was
heresciendficalty
by Willian Buohell ed nmed afler hin - Equus
fi$r described