Antelope kind at the C ape; and in general their fleih is excellent food. This night we flept under a large Mimofa tree, and the next morning went forward to the northward. About nine we arrived at the Great Thorn River, where we relied a few hours during the heat of the fun. This river, as I before ob- ferved, is much frequented by Lions and other ferocious animals ; yet, notwithftanding the number and the fiercenefs of thefe formidable creatures, there are very few inftances of people being devoured by them. In the afternoon we continued our journey through a level country, having the Bolhmens’ Land, or Long Hill, on our right hand, and the Karo Berg on the left. On our way we faw feveral Elks, Eyelands, &c. The country is in molt parts covered with a very curious fort of cubic iron ore. On digging down, I found the cubic ore formed in a fort of free-ftone. In the evening we came to a place, called the Lion’s Den, or Lieur Code; this is a large hollow rock, where we found water juft fufficient to fupply ourfelves and our cattle. Early in the morning I made an excurfion to the weftward in fearch of plants, while my two companions, Mr. Van Renan and Jacobus Ryke, directed their courfe to the northward in purfuit of game. At noon I returned to the Lion’s Den, and thence proceeded to the northward, dire&ing my fervants to follow we with the waggon. After travelling about eight The length of the ikin, which I examined, was above fix feet fix inches. Inhabits Syria, Arabia, Perfia, and India ; .¿Egypt, ¿Ethiopia, and the Cape of Good Hope, where it.is called Gems-bock, or Chamois.” Pennant, vol. i. p. 67. I may add, that it has remarkably long iharp horns, and when attacked by dogs, will fit on its hind quarters and defend itfelf. Paterfon, miles, I found my companions at a fmall fountain, broiling fome white ants, which we e a t; and indeed they are by no means '— *— ' difagreeable. Here I found a new Ixia, with a long fpike of crimfon flowers; I think it was one of the moil beautiful I had ever found : being rather apprehenlive of the Boihmen, we lighted no fires ; but in the night we faw feveral to the eaft and north-eail, which we fuppofed were made by the natives. Next day we proceeded on our journey to the north-weft, through a deep fandy country. About noon we obferved a habitation a little to the eaftward, and found that it belonged to an European, who lived here during the winter feafon : this place we called the Pickled Fountain, from the water being fo brackiih that we could not drink it. In the afternoon we continued our journey to another fountain, called Black Fountain. The water here was exceedingly brackiih, though much better than the firft. During the night we had much rain ; and next day found good water in the hollow rocks; but I obferved that the water, by {landing a few hours in the rocks, became iimilar in its qualities to that of the fountain. From this place we continued our journey through a hilly country. Moil of the hills form large pyramids of loofe, red, fandy itone. Here I found but few plants in flower, except of the fucculent kind. At noon, on the twenty-fecond, we came to the Hartebeefl Rivier, which was brackiih ; here we reited about two hours. In the afternoon we proceeded to the weftward, when we came to another houfe on the fame river, where we ftayed all night. A little to the weftward
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