The Orange River.
The Orange is the largest river of South Africa, rises in the Kathlamba Mountains, in the east of Basutoland and winds iooo miles West by North to the Atlantic. It separates Cape Colony, on the South, from the Orange Free State, Griqualand West, Bechuanaland, and German Namaland. Its principal tributaries are the Caledon and the Vaal. Its volume varies greatly between the dry season, when it is not navigable, and the rainy season, when it overflows its banks. Its mouth is obstructed by a bar. The Vaal River rises in the Drakenberg Mountains, and flows 500 miles between the Transvaal and the Orange Free State to the Orange River.
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Manawatu Herald, 26 September 1899, Page 2
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112The Orange River. Manawatu Herald, 26 September 1899, Page 2
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