nseus. We had the good fortune to ihoot one of thefe, the dimenfions were, The length of the head, . . . . . . Feet. Inches. 1 4 Breadth of the j a w , ...................................... 0 7 Length of the ear, . 0 8i Ditto of the neck, *, . . . . . . 1 2 Breadth of the ih o u ld e r s ,............................... 0 1 0 Length of the fore l e g s , ............................... 2 6 Height behind, . . . . . . . . . 4 I* Ditto before, . ............................... ...... 4 I 03 Length of the body, . . . . . . . 4 O Ditto of the whole, from the tail to the head, 5 6 The Hartebeeft is of a browniih colour, and the flelh is palatable though dry. This evening we arrived at the Swart Kops Rivier, where we paffed the night. The next morning we were overtaken by a peafant who ■was on his way to the Bofhmens’ Land, and was glad to accompany us, as this place lay in our way. As he was a man well acquainted with the country, and the manners of the natives, he was not a lefs welcome companion to us than we had appeared to him. At noon we paffed the Swart Kops Rivier. Zout Pan, which is iituate in this neighbourhood, is an objedt that cannot fail to attract the attention of travellers. This lake is a plain much above the level of the fea, and between three and four u—«— J miles in circumference. At fome feafons of the year it is formed into an entire mafs of fine white fait, which has a very itriking appearance. The heavy rains had diffolved the middle part of it, a ihort time before my arrival; but round the fides was a hard cruft of fait exacftly refembling ice. The adjacent country is covered with a variety of fruitefcent and fucculent plants, many of which were quite new, in particular fome of the Euphorbia. Here we were viiited by two Caffres, the firft we had feen; for they very feldom venture fo far out of their own country. At night we arrived at a place, called by the Hottentots Kow Cha, which is much frequented by Lions, Rhinocerofes, and Buffaloes. The foil is of a fandy loam, and produces excellent pafture for cattle, but no corn ; there is, however, no proof that the land is not fitted to produce grain ; for no pains is taken, at this diftance from the Cape, to cultivate the ground. We proceeded, on the twenty-ninth, to the eaftward, towards the Sondags Rivier, or Sundays River. The face of the country, at this place, has a very barren appearance ; but it produces a variety o f arboreous plants, though very few of any confider- able height or fize, which demonftrates the poverty of the foil. On our way we faw great numbers of wild Dogs, which travel in herds, and are very deftrudtive when they get where there are flocks of Iheep. Wild Dogs are alfo found very near the Cape. They are much larger than the Jackal, with large ir
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