The owner of the wagon was an old boer named Niekerk; he owned a farm in the Lydenburg District, but spent most of his life wandering about in search of game.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
One day I came across an encampment of boer hunters.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
I remember the case of a very old boer, who was practically a pauper, finding a 90-carat stone when scratching on the side of a rubbish heap.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully