Elaborate electric pumping arrangement drawing water from deeply-dug spring near top of hill. Spring emerged naturally just to left of photo. As pumping increased so the water table dropped forcing pumping.
Excavated sit of spring which flowered originally from site under the tall bushes at right. Dry at time of photograph, water pumped electrically. The bracken-filled hollow shows man's excavations as the water slowly dropped when drawn for irrigation.
Man's excavations immediately below (4.5 - 6m) sorping (sic) natural emergence, showing great depth of man's excavations to allow to gravitate before pumping installed.
The tall Eucalyptus growing in deep bed of river have so choked the water-flow that what was once a riverpool on which a dinghy was kept is all but useless.
Looking westwards from the homestead. The row of tall Eucalyptus trees (centre right) grow in the bed of the Elands River, choking the water-flow there.
The only outcrop of rock known in what was once dense Valley Bushveld. Well stocked with succulent plants including Crassula perfoliata. Note Spekboom bush in right background.
