Hi Pat There was trading across great distances. I know of a German settler (born 1853) who was a merchant in Longmarket Street, Cape Town. He traded regularly with people in Namibia, until he died in 1905 in Cape Town. Don't know how he did it though. __________/\/******\/\______ Anne Lehmkuhl, London, UK http://www.rupert.net/~lkool/ Information & the South African Genealogical Research Directory __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com