Between Sun and Sand

<p>Lest the account given in this book of the trekking springbucks should be considered an exaggeration it may be mentioned that in 1892 when the author held the appointments of Civil Commissioner for Namaqualand and Special Magistrate for the Northern Border of the Cape Colony he was obliged to issue a hundred stand of Government arms to the Boers for the purpose of driving back the game which threatened to overrun those parts of Namaqualand where ground is cultivated.</p><p> </p><p>As it was there was some difficulty in repelling the invasion.</p><p> </p><p>The term Bushman strictly speaking only applies to the diminutive former inhabitants of the Desert who are now practically extinct to the south of the Orange River.</p><p> </p><p>The Trek-Boer however usually calls every Hottentot of low stature a Bushman.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>W.C. Scully (29 October 1855 - 25 August 1943) is one of South Africa's best-known authors although little known outside South Africa. In addition to his work as an author his paid work was principally as a magistrate in Springfontein South Africa as well as in Namaqualand and the Transkei. His last position before retirement was as Chief Magistrate of Port Elizabeth one of South Africa's larger cities. He organised the building of New Brighton a township for aboriginal African people in Port Elizabeth. At the time it was regarded as very progressive-a pleasant place to live.</p>