The Conquest of the Desert 



" I learned from these people (Korannas) that 

 the Kuruman River, which rises in the Bechuana 

 country, joins the Gariep (Orange River) a little 

 below King George's Cataract ; but that in the 

 lower part of its course it is often dry for years 

 together, like the Hartebeest torrent, on the 

 southern side." 



At that period the " Eye " of Kuruman flowed 

 into the Molopo, which in turn, in wet seasons, 

 poured its waters into the Orange River not 

 far below " King George's Cataract." 



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