SMITHSONIAN EXPLORATIONS, I927 5 



Station Mr. A. F. Moore, in charge, has been assisted by Mr. Harlan H. 

 Zodtner. In South West Africa, Mr. W. H. Hoover assisted by 

 Mr. F. A. Greeley, has established the station on Mount Brukkaros 

 and observed beginning December, 1926, until the present with good 

 success. Unfortunately, the sky has l)een less cloudless than was 

 anticipated, but old residents claim that the year has been almormal 

 in that respect. 



Fig. 6.— Air. and Mrs. Freeman ami Mr. Warner starting on thoir i2-milc 

 journey for food and water for Atontezuma station. 



The following quotations from letters of Hoover and Greeley 

 give something of the flavor of the conditions: 



We have just discovered that we have some of the large lizards on Mt. 

 Brukkaros. Our native boy killed one a few days ago which was four feet long. 

 He said he had seen others which were very much larger. We shall try to 

 catch one of the large ones and send the skin to you for the Smithsonian, as I 

 understand the large lizards are rather rare now. 



We have been having plenty of experience in motor travel in this country. 

 A short time ago I was returning home with a load of provisions and just as I 

 arrived in the middle of the Fish river (dry sand except after heavy rains) 

 one of the axles broke. W^ell, the Fish river is 40 miles from Keetmanshoop 



