boschveldt

In September the "boschveldt" is usually dry and withered and the scorching heat makes the surroundings seem more lugubrious and inhospitable than ever.

My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War P. [Illustrator] Van Breda 1892

Donkerhoek till close to Wilgeriver Station, and whenever the enemy moved out, the men on watch gave warning and all fled with their families and cattle into the "boschveldt" along Witnek.

My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War P. [Illustrator] Van Breda 1892

We proceeded slowly until we came to the Nagout River, where the monotony and dreariness of a trek through the "boschveldt" were somewhat relieved by the spectacle of a wide stream of good water, with a luxurious vegetation along the banks.

My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War P. [Illustrator] Van Breda 1892

The Pietersburgers also had kept up telegraphic communication, and we were delighted to hear that clothes and boots could be got in the town, as we had to replace our own, which had got dreadfully torn and worn out on the "trek" through the "boschveldt."

My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War P. [Illustrator] Van Breda 1892