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Gogga Brown 



tools — leave Kaffirs to bring the others — rain 

 commences — arrive at the house of Mollentzie at 

 9 a.m. wet through. Heavy rain from 9 a.m. till 

 leave Mollentzie's for town about 1 p.m. with 

 bad travelling in front of us. From Mollentzie's 

 to Alwyn Vorster's about two-thirds of the road 

 homeward — heavy driving through the rain — 

 having to go through thick mud and occasionally 

 through large sheets of water. After leaving 

 A. Vorster's, drove through a large sheet of water 

 in a kind of marsh. On the opposite side found 

 the water bounded by a sluit, having about three 

 feet of mud at the bottom, and more than two 

 feet of rapidly running water — obliged to return. 

 The anxiety about being late for this evening's 

 post put one to all the succeeding inconveniences. 

 At 4 p.m. I and P. Murphy walked about in the 

 water to find a passage for the wagon, but could 

 not. Wet and cold — occasional heavy rains — 

 turned with the wagon into the open country — 

 managed to double Melkspruit — helped by Jacob 

 Venter who came to guide us and three others. 

 Two drifts were made with difficulty in the rain — 

 at last reached the main road. The horses worn 

 out. In order to be in time for the post I and 

 P. Murphy walked the last nine miles in the rain. 

 " Result of the journey. — Had just exposed the 

 fossiliferous bed, when the weather put a stop to 



