DRIFTWOOD ON THE DESOLATE BEACH NEAR CAPE VOLTAS 26 THE TERRIBLE DESOLATION OF BARREN, RIVEN ROCK BELOW THE GREAT FALLS 36 T’SAMMA IN THE DUNES 52 IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTHERN KALAHARI 52 A FLOWER OF THE DESERT, SOUTHERN KALAHARI 68 THE CAMEL POST AT ZWARTMODDER, GORDONIA 68 A BEAUTIFUL GORGE OF THE ORANGE RIVER (NEAR “AUSENKEHR”) 84 GRANITE RANGE BEHIND KUBOOS, RICHTERSFELDT 94 ENTRANCE TO A BAD PASS, RICHTERSFELDT 94 FEEDING THE HUNGRY AT THE STEINKOPF NATIVE MISSION STATION, LITTLE NAMAQUALAND 100 HARD PULLING IN THE HALGHAT RIVER KLEIN, NAMAQUALAND 100 “KOKER-BOOMEN” (_ALOE DICHOTOMA_), RICHTERSFELDT MOUNTAINS 112 A MOUNTAIN OF LACMATITI NEAR ZENDLING’S DRIFT, RICHTERSFELDT 112 THE DEEP GORGE, 500 FEET OR MORE IN DEPTH, IN WHICH THE ORANGE RIVER IS PENNED BELOW THE GREAT FALLS 132 LAUNCH OF THE “OUTRIGGER” 168 “OUTRIGGER” ON WHICH WE CROSSED TO THE GERMAN POST AT ZENDLING’S DRIFT 168 HOTTENTOT REFUGEES FROM THE GERMANS AT MOUTH OF THE MOLOPO, ORANGE RIVER 192 INTERNATIONAL BEACON IN THE BAK RIVER, BORDER OF GERMAN SOUTH-WEST 192 THE MAIN FALL, GREAT FALLS OF THE ORANGE 202 DUMPED WITH MY BELONGINGS IN THE DESERT WHILST THE OXEN WERE DRIVEN ON TO SAVE THEM FROM DYING OF THIRST 218 PACKING THE CART FOR THE JOURNEY 218 “OLD GERT” 230 “CANDELABRA EUPHORBIA” 230 ON THE GREAT SALT PAN, IN THE CENTRE OF THE SOUTHERN KALAHARI DESERT 242 ON THE GREAT SALT PAN, SOUTHERN KALAHARI 254 BUSHMAN AT BOOMPLAATS, SOUTHERN KALAHARI 282 TEACHING CAMELS TO EAT T’SAMMA 282 THE HUGE NESTS OF THE “SOCIAL BIRDS” 288 WASHING FOR DIAMONDS AT THE BASE OF THE ESCARPMENT AT NAKOB 300 A BREAKDOWN ON THE ROAD FROM PRIESKA 300 AN INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BEACON BETWEEN GERMAN (LATE) SOUTH-WEST AFRICA TERRITORY AND BRITISH (GORDONIA) 316