South-West Africa

by William Eveleigh

• Bantu races, [161], [164].
• Baobab trees, [65].
• Benguella current, [39].
• Berg Damaras, [106], [163]-[165].
• Bethanien, springs at, [29],
• Bibliography, [250], [251].
• Bijwoners, [245].
• Birds, [76]-[81].
• Bismarck, appeals to Great Britain to annex Hereroland, [114];
• declares Luderitz under Imperial protection, [121];
• his policy, [124], [125], [136];
• is urged to swamp South Africa with German settlers, [149].
• Boer War, the, [150].
• Boer trek to Damaraland, [128].
• Boers as “Low Germans,” [151], [152].
• Bondelswaarts, cede territory to Sinclair, [120];
• rise against the Germans, [134].
• Bonn, Professor, on Germany’s Colonial policy, [139], [140].
• Brand, Peter, explorer, [97].
• Braragul, old name of Orange River, [95].
• Brewing, [193].
• British South-West Africa, position of, [13];
• boundaries, [14];
• a “white man’s country,” [49];
• a “potential Canada,” [226];
• future of, [246]-[249].
• British Government, see [Great Britain].
• Budget for 1915, the, [189].
• Buffalo, [72].
• Bushman grass, [68].
• Bushmen, the, [157]-[159], [165].
• Bustard, great and lesser, [76], [77].
• Bryce, Lord, his “Impressions,” [225], [226].

• Camelthorn tree, [57], [68].
• Candelabra flower, [67].
• Candle-bush, [65].
• Cape Government acquires Walvis Bay, [115];
• negotiations with a view to further annexations, [118]-[121];
• in favour of annexation, [122].
• Capital required by settler, [236].
• Caprivizipfel, the, [13], [14];
• a great game reserve, [72], [163], [165].
• Cattle, [189], [234]-[237].
• Census of 1913, [166].
• Central Plateau, the, [19]-[21];
• vegetation of, [65]-[68].
• Cheetahs, [73].
• Chest diseases, climate favourable to, [49].
• Christian feelings, to be energetically repudiated by German officials, [164].
• Climate, [37]-[49];
• healthy nature of, [37];
• seasonal, [38];
• in the north, [41];
• on the plateau, [41].
• Coal, improbability of finding, [183], [232].
• Coast, the, [15]-[19];
• temperature of, [39].
• Cobras, [81], [82].
• Coetsee, Jacobus, crosses the Orange River, [91].
• Colonial methods of England and of Germany, [138]-[140].
• Colonial methods “peculiar to the German spirit,” [134]-[137].
• Concessions system, [232].
• Cook, Mr. and Mrs., missionaries, [103], [104];
• Cook’s “Modern Missionary,” [104], [107].
• Copper mines, [186], [229].
• Coppery snake, [85].
• Cormorants, protected, [79].
• Cross Gazette, quoted, [142].
• Crosses erected by Diaz, [90].
• Cultivated land, [255].

• Dam, at mouth of the Orange River, the, [25].
• Damara antelope, [74].
• Damara many-spotted snake, [84].
• Damaraland, [13], [19], [20], [71], [76], [78];
• ceded to Great Britain and refused, [126];
• seized by Germany, [127];
• Boers trek to, [128].
• Damaras, first seen, [98], [116].
• Damrocquas, [91], [99];
• men, [97].
• Dams, use of, [46], [183].
• Dassie, the (rock-rabbit), [76].
• Dawson’s “Evolution of Modern Germany,” [141].
• Death-rate, the, [48].
• Derby, Lord, [118]-[122].
• Dernberg, Herr, [145], [220]-[227].
• Desert, the coastal, see [Namib].
• Deutsches Kolonial Gesellschaft, [200], [207], [208].
• Development of the country, [173]-[194].
• Dew-ponds, [40].
• Diaz, lands and erects crosses, [89], [90].
• Diamond fields, [197]-[221];
• great extent of, [201];
• methods of working, [208]-[211];
• cost of working, [213];
• life of, [216], [217];
• value of, [217].
• Diamonds, exports of, [183], [186];
• discovery by a native, [198], [199];
• character of, [203];
• theories of origin, [205];
• tax on, [214];
• Government monopoly of sale, [214], [215];
• production of, [220], [221], [229].
• Diamant Regie, [215].
• Diseases, prevailing, [48].
• Dogs, wild, [73].
• Drinking water, condensed, [41], [212].
• Droughts, [44], [240].
• Dryness of climate, [47].
• Duiker, [75].
• Duminy, Chevalier, early explorer, [98].
• Dunes, [15], [16];
• formation of, [18];
• vegetation, [60].

• Eagles, [78].
• Ebony trees, [97].
• Economic future of the country, [225]-[249].
• Egg-eating snake, [85].
• Eland, [73].
• Electric power at Luderitz Bay, [178].
• Elephants, [71], [72].
• Etosha, Lake, [28].
• Euphorbiae in desert, [61], [68].
• Exports, [184];
• tables of, [252], [253].

• Farming, see [Agriculture].
• Farms, size of, [189].
• Fauna, [71]-[86].
• Female population, white, [169].
• Figs, wild, [57], [65].
• Finances, [184].
• Fish River, [27].
• Flamingos, [78].
• Flora, [53]-[68];
• of the coast, [54]-[63];
• of the plateau, [63]-[68].
• Fogs, on coast, [40].
• Fonteins or springs, [28], [29].
• Force as a civilising method, results of, [144], [145].
• Forced labour, [243].
• Foreign Office, see [Great Britain].
• François, K. von, [133].
• Frederick Joseph, chief, [119].
• Frere, Sir Bartle, favours annexation, [115];
• warns Boers against Germany, [150].
• Frosts, [42].
• Fruit, [184].

• Galena, [230].
• Galton, Francis, [105]-[108].
• Game, early abundance of, [98], [99];
• see [Mammals], [Birds].
• Gannet, protected, [79].
• Gemsbok, [74], [93].
• Geographische Nachrichten, proposes German annexation, [117].
• German South-West Africa, position of, [13];
• Government of, [147], [148].
• German occupation, the, [133]-[153];
• native risings under and their suppression, [134], [135];
• atrocities committed during, [140], [141];
• cost of, [146];
• effort to attract settlers during, [245], [246].
• Germans, first missionary efforts, of, [107].
• Germany begs Great Britain to annex the country, [114], [116], [117];
• further negotiations, [120], [121];
• takes formal possession, [122], [133];
• casts eyes on Damaraland, [125].
• Giraffe, [74], [74], [94].
• Gnu, the, [74], [93].
• Goats, [189], [190].
• Gobabis, springs at, [29], [179].
• Goering, Dr., [133].
• Gold, early search for, [97], [98];
• scanty, [188], [231].
• Goose, Egyptian, the, [74], [93].
• Gordon, Colonel, early explorer, [95].
• Gravel plains, vegetation of, [64].
• Great Britain, refuses to annex the country, [114]-[117];
• but objects to the German annexation, [121];
• refuses Damaraland, [126].
• Grenzboten, Die, advises German penetration of all South Africa, [150]-[152].
• Grootfontein, farming in, [189].
• Grotefeld, Herr, on mineral wealth, [234].
• Grouse, sand, [77].
• Guano, [79].
• Guano Islands, [115], [193].

• Hailstones, [43].
• Halifax Island, [218].
• Harbours, natural, [18].
• Hares, various species, [75].
• Hawks, [78].
• Hereros, their wars against the Hottentots, [113];
• revolt against Germany, [134];
• destruction of, [134]-[136];
• their land taken, [136];
• exploited by traders, [142], [143];
• Schlettwein’s policy, [143], [144];
• exodus into British territory, [145];
• origin of the name, [161].
• Hermann, Herr, on stock-raising, [234], [235].
• Herons, [78].
• Hills, vegetation of the, [60]-[64].
• Hippopotamus, [72].
• History, early, [89]-[109];
• later, [113]-[129];
• of the German occupation, [137]-[153].
• Honey-guide, the, [79], [80].
• Hoopoe, the, [79].
• Hop, Hendrik, early explorer, [93], [93].
• Hornbill, [79].
• Horses, [190].
• Hottentots, [113];
• rebel against German rule, [134]-[136], [159]-[161], [165].
• House-snakes, [85].
• Hyena, the, [73].
• Hyrax, the (rock-rabbit), [76].

• Ibis, the, [78].
• Imports, [183], [255].
• Insect pests, [86].
• Intrigue, German, in South Africa, [150]-[153].
• Iron, [231].
• Irrigation, [182], [183], [240], [241].
• Ivory, [71].

• Jackals, [73].
• Johnston, Sir Harry, opposed to annexation by the Union, [247], [248].
• Jordan, W. W., attempts to found a Republic, [128], [129].

• Kaiser’s Telegram to Kruger, [150].
• Kalahari Desert, the, [15], [21];
• marshes of the, [27];
• lions in, [72], [128];
• artesian wells, [240].
• Kalkfontein, [181].
• Kamaherero, cedes Damaraland to Mr. Palgrave, [126].
• Kaokoland, iron in, [231].
• Kaokoveld, [72], [74].
• Karibib, [167], [168].
• Karakul fur industry, [237], [238].
• Karas Mountains, [21], [94];
• possibly gold in, [231], [232].
• Keetmanshoop, [167], [168].
• Khan copper mine, [230].
• Kimberley, [39].
• Klipspringer, the, [74].
• Kokerboom tree (Aloe dichotoma), [54], [60].
• Koodoo, the, [73], [93].
• Koloniale Bergbaugesellschaft, [219], [220].
• Kruger, President, telegram to, [150].
• Kuisip River, [26], [27];
• flora of, [57], [58];
• silts of, [239].
• Kuisip Valley, [239], [240].
• Kunene River, [15], [19].