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•779- towards Zwellendam, where I arrived the third of January, January. # ' 1 i_ \— »— 1 feventeen hundred and feventy-nine. Here I was joined by one of the Company’s overfeers, Mr. Tunies, who was going to the eaftward to exchange tobacco and beads for cattle. We continued our journey to Groot Faders Bofch, and on the eighth paffed the Doven Hocks Rivier, where we remained all night. The following day we paffed the Falfe River, and Caffre Kulls Rivier ; and thence proceeded to the Gouds Rivier. We next directed our courfe to the Hagai Kraal, leaving the ihore of the Indian Ocean on Our right hand, at the diftance of about ten miles; and on the twelfth our road lay over a large chain of mountains, which I mentioned in my firft journey in this country, Atquas Kloaf, which is very difficult to pafs. We profecuted our journey from this quarter eaftward, through part of the Channa Land. In the afternoon of the thirteenth, we defcended a very rugged and fteep path, called the Channa Lands Height. The country has a very barren appearance, fcarcely any vegetation being vifible, except a few dwarliih ihrubs, without verdure. In the courfe of the evening, I was much furprifed with the appearance of cultivated land. This belonged to one Okker Hynns, an induftrious farmer, who in this dreary fituation had ere&ed a good houfe, and planted gardens and vineyards, which produced tolerable wine and excellent fruit, fuch as Almonds, Figs, Peaches, Apricots, &c. which he dries and fends to the Cape for fale. TI779- x A J anuary. About three weeks before our arrival, there had been a very 1—*— heavy ftorm of hail and wind ; the hail-ftones, which were of an enormous fize, and the impetuous wind, had deftroyed every thing about his houfe. His corn, vineyard, and fruit- trees, were totally fpoiled; one of his children, who was at the time keeping a flock of iheep at fome diftance from any ihelter, was very much hurt, and many of the iheep were killed. In the cool of the evening we travelled to a fmall river, about fix miles diftant from this place, where we continued all night. We proceeded in our courfe to the eaftward, on the fourteenth, and in the evening arrived at the houfe of one Rulof Comphor. This is the beginning of the Lange Kloaf, which Mr. Mafon remarks, is about an hundred miles long, and about two miles in breadth ; the foil is a ftrong reddiih clay, and the pafture very unwholefome for cattle. Since the year feventeen hundred and feventy-four, this part of the country has been much improved, the farmers have cultivated corn- land, gardens, and vineyards, and in general are poffeffed of very good houfes. We profecuted our journey along this valley, making ihort ftages, where I colleited many plants and fpecimens. On the twentieth, we arrived at the Krome Rivier, or: Crooked River, which runs through a long marihy valley


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