1883



British Cape colonists Evenson and Willmer sell their mining rights, which they had obtained in Rooibank from Topnaar Chief Piet Haibib, to German mining entrepreneurs Peter Scheidweiler and Friedrich Albert Hasenclever.
Friedrich Wilhelm Kolbe completes an English-Otjiherero dictionary.
Christian Baumann moves to Otjimbingwe.
Rhenish missionary Wilhelm Eich joins his older brother Friedrich Eich to become a missionary in Otjosazu (1889-1891) and Otjozondjupa (1891-1904).
After 13 years missionary work the Finnish Missionary Society manages to baptise the first people of the Ondonga area.
Beginning 1883 Maharero decides to establish the southern border of Hereroland himself.He leaves Okahandja, Otjikango and Otjiseva and moves together with Riarua first to Windhoek and later to Aris. There he is attacked by the Groot Doden. The Groot Doden are defeated and dispersed (descendants of the remaining members live today in the area of Schlip). Maharero establishes the southern border of Hereroland from Gurumanas to Gobabis and Rietfontein.
January The Ovaherero Chief from Omburo near Omaruru Tjaherani exports Dama labourers to the Cape Colony.
01.05. Heinrich Vogelsang, Lüderitz’s employee, buys Angra Pequeña and surroundings from Nama Captain Joseph Frederiks II (!Korebeb-||Naixab) (1880-1893) of Bethany. This "sale" is characterised by some fraudulent manoeuvres which exploit the seller’s ignorance (in terms of the English mile versus the German geographical mile). The sale of land treaty includes all mining rights. The "sale" takes place in the Joseph Frederiks House in Bethany. But Captain Sinclair still has mining rights in the same area. Vogelsang had initially not known about the mining rights belonging to the De Pass, Spence and Company but tries to get them. De Pass, Spence and Company challenge Vogelsang and Lüderitz and are granted rights by Frederiks II at Pomona, Hottentot Bay and Sandwich Harbour as well as permission to continue working the guano. Smarting for years under what the De Pass, Spence and Company consider an unfair deal, they do not realise until much later what a wealth of diamonds they had been granted.
The Englishman Radford is still the only "white" in Angra Pequeña (now called Fort Vogelsang) who lives permanently there.

Namibia.Bethanie.Frederiks.jpg (32270 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Bethany_1.JPG (102479 bytes)

Bethany: Chief Frederik's House: Karas Region
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

12.05. The German flag is hoisted by Vogelsang at Fort Vogelsang (Angra Pequeña).
25.08. A coastal strip from the Oranje River to 26° south latitude is purchased by Vogelsang for Lüderitz’s firm (at a cost of £500 plus 60 Wesley-Richard rifles).
11.10. Lüderitz visits Angra Pequeña for the first time.
28.11. Lüderitz reaches Bethany.
05.12. King Kambonde kaNankwaya from the Ondonga area in Ovamboland dies. His successor is the ninth King Iitana yaNekwiyu (1883-1884). His capital is at Onampundu, near Onayena.

 

Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_1.JPG (112976 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_3.JPG (112906 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_2.JPG (108618 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_4.JPG (92426 bytes)

Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_5.JPG (109036 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_6.JPG (85316 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_7.JPG (108957 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Narudas-Garies_8.JPG (92271 bytes)

On a Search Trail for new Pre-colonial Ruins in the Great Karas Mountains: From Narudas via Witkrans, Garies to Sandmund: Karas Region: April 2003
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

Namibia_Karas_Garies_Valley-Ruins_1.JPG (94758 bytes)

Pre-colonial Ruins in the Great Karas Mountains: Garies Possible Watch Tower over a Waterhole in a Riverbed: In the Background: Garies Hill with numerous Ruins: Karas Region: April 2003
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

Namibia_Karas_Garies_Valley-Ruins_2.JPG (111955 bytes)

Pre-colonial Ruins in the Great Karas Mountains: Garies Possible Watch Tower over a Waterhole in a Riverbed: Karas Region: April 2003
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

Namibia_Karas_Sandmund_Parade-Ruins_1.JPG (101118 bytes)

Pre-colonial Ruins in the Great Karas Mountains: Sandmund: In   the Background: Narudas Poort: Karas Region: April 2003
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

Namibia_Karas_Sandmund_Parade-Ruins_2.JPG (112213 bytes)

Pre-colonial Ruins in the Great Karas Mountains: Sandmund: View to the South: Karas Region: April 2003
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

Namibia_Karas_Garies_Ruins_1.JPG (106723 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Garies_Ruins_2.JPG (107040 bytes)Namibia_Karas_Garies_Ruins_4.JPG (99796 bytes)

Recently discovered Precolonial Nama Ruins: Top of the Great Karas Mountains: View to the South: Garies Hill: Possible Secret Fortress built by Jakob Marengo: Found: April 2003 
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

Namibia_Karas_Garies_Ruins_3.JPG (113301 bytes)

Precolonial Nama Ruins: Top of the Great Karas Mountains: Garies Hill: View to the Southeast: To the Narudas Poort: Garies: April 2003 
Copyright of Photo: Dr. Klaus Dierks

Namibia_Karas_Garies_Ruins_5.JPG (128710 bytes)

Precolonial Nama Ruins: Top of the Great Karas Mountains: Garies Hill: View to the West: With Lord Hill (Schroffenstein: Highest Peak in the Great Karas Mountains) in the Background: Garies: April 2003 
Copyright of Photos: Dr. Klaus Dierks

WB00823_.GIF (134 bytes)

[Return to Table of Contents]

forward.GIF (132 bytes)