Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration

by William Barry Lord; Thomas Baines

Second Wheel.

No.	Miles.	Fur.	Yds.	Ft.	In.	No.	Miles.	Fur.	Yds.	Ft.	In.
1	—	2	72	0	0½	20	5	6	120	0	10
2	—	4	144	0	1	30	8	5	180	1	3
3	—	6	216	0	1½	40	11	5	20	1	8
4	1	1	68	0	2	50	14	4	80	2	1
5	1	3	14	0	2½	60	17	3	140	2	6
6	1	5	212	0	3	70	20	2	200	2	11
7	2	0	64	0	3½	80	23	2	41	0	4
8	2	2	136	0	4	90	26	1	101	0	9
9	2	4	208	0	4½	100	29	0	161	1	2
10	2	7	60	0	5

We give also an example of the work:—

December 27, 1861.—From Christmas Tree, south-west angle of Lake Ngami, two miles from Bolebeng—trocheameter at zero.

First halt south of the Lake:—

Trocheameter	6	37
	m.	fur.	yds.	ft.	in.
6	1	5	212	0	3
37	0	0	187	1	8½
	1	6	179	1	11½

28th.—North of the Vlei Moslenyan:—

Trocheameter	22	91
	6	37
	16	54
	m.	fur.	yds.	ft.	in.
10	2	7	60	0	5
6	1	5	212	0	3
54	0	1	53	2	3
	4	6	105	2	11

29th.—The Big Tree, or Baobab at Mamakahooie:—

Borrow		101
Trocheameter	50	73
	22	91
	27	83
	m.	fur.	yds.	ft.	in.
20	5	6	120	0	10
7	2	0	64	0	3½
83	0	1	200	2	3½
	8	0	165	0	5