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limestone rock, has a temperature of 194 degrees of Fahren- 

 heit. Mr. Hahn informed me that here, on one occasion, ho 

 boiled a piece of meat, and that, though not quite so good 

 as when dressed in the ordinary manner, it was not unpal- 

 atable. 



Eikhams, as already said, was formerly a Rhenish mis- 

 sionary station. It was founded so far back as 1843 by the 

 Rev. C H. Hahn, resident at New Barmen in Damara-land. 

 After a time, however, it was given up to the,AYesleyan So- 

 ciety, which sent Mr. Haddy to reside there. This gentle- 

 man erected an excellent dwelling-house and a most sub- 

 stantial church. For a while the mission flourished, but 

 was latterly abandoned, and the station is now rapidly fall- 

 ing into decay. This, I am sorry to say, has been the fate 

 of many other institutions of a similar nature in Southern 

 Africa. 



Among other gifts, Mr. Gallon presented Jonker with a 

 splendid cocked hat and richly-gilt uniform : a court dress, 

 in fact, that had once probably adorned the person of some 

 great man when paying his respects to majesty, and witli 

 which the African chief expressed himself highly gratified. 



Being desirous of obtaining a likeness of so famous a per- 

 sonage as Afrikaner, I requested him one day to put on this 

 costume and allow me to take his portrait. He good-na- 

 turedly consented to my solicitation, and on the following 

 morning appeared duly appareled. We rather expected to 

 have a laugh at him, since his gait and figure were some- 

 what unprepossessing ; but we were disappointed. He march- 

 ed up to his seat with as much ease and dignity as if he were 

 familiar with the usage of courts. 



During our stay at Eikhams we became acquainted mth 

 a Mr. Eyebrecht, formerly in the missionary employ, but now 

 Jonker's right-hand man. In addition to excellent English 

 and Dutch, he spoke the Namaqua and the Damara tongues 

 rather fluently. As he was well acquainted with the coun- 



