South Africa -- History; South African War, 1899-1902 -- Causes
course of the Marique River to "Derde Poort," where it passes through a
low range of hills, called Sikwane, a beacon (No. 10) being erected on
the spur of said range near to and westward of the banks of the river;
thence in a straight line through this beacon to a beacon (No. 9)
erected on the top of the same range, about 1,700 yards distant from
beacon No. 10; thence in a straight line to a beacon (No. 8) erected on
the highest point of an isolated hill called Dikgagong, or "Wildebeest
Kop," situated south-eastward of and about 3-1/3 miles distant from a
high hill called Moripe; thence in a straight line to a beacon (No. 7)
erected on the summit of an isolated hill or "koppie" forming the
eastern extremity of the range of hills called Moshweu, situated to the
northward of and about two miles distant from a large isolated hill
called Chukudu-Chochwa; thence in a straight line to a beacon (No. 6)
erected on the summit of a hill forming part of the same range, Moshweu;
thence in a straight line to a beacon (No. 5) erected on the summit of a
pointed hill in the same range; thence in a straight line to a beacon
(No. 4) erected on the summit of the western extremity of the same
range; thence in a straight line to a beacon (No. 3) erected on the
summit of the northern extremity of a low, bushy hill, or "koppie," near
to and eastward of the Notwane River; thence in a straight line to the
junction of the stream called Metsi-Mash wane with the Notwane River
(No. 2); thence up the course of the Notwane River to Sengoma, being the
Poort where the river passes through the Dwarsberg Range; thence, as
described in the Award given by Lieutenant-Governor Keate, dated October
17, 1871, by Pitlanganyane (narrow place), Deboaganka or Schaapkuil,
Sibatoul (bare place), and Maclase to Ramatlabama, a pool on a spruit
north of the Molopo River. From Ramatlabama the boundary shall run to
the summit of an isolated hill, called Leganka; thence in a straight
line, passing north-east of a Native Station, near "Buurman's Drift," on
the Molopo River, to that point on the road from Mosiega to the old
drift, where a road turns out through the Native Station to the new
drift below; thence to "Buurman's Old Drift"; thence in a straight line
to a marked and isolated clump of trees near to and north-west of the
dwelling-house of C. Austin, a tenant on the farm "Vleifontein," No.
117; thence in a straight line to the north-western corner beacon of the
farm "Mooimeisjesfontein," No. 30; thence along the western line of the
said farm "Mooimeisjesfontein," and in prolongation thereof, as far as
the road leading from "Ludik's Drift," on the Molopo River, past the
homestead of "Mooimeisjesfontein" towards the Salt Pans near Harts
River; thence along the said road, crossing the direct road from
Polfontein to Sehuba, and until the direct road from Polfontein to
Lotlakane or Pietfontein is reached; thence along the southern edge of
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