C H A P. VI> Journey from Zzodlendam to MufcleBay. ON the morning o f the 5th we took leave o f our hofpitahle friends, and arrived at a farm on the other branch o f Buffeljagts rivier. A little way from the farm there was a grove, from whence we heard the cries, of a herd of monkies. Our hoft told us, that they fet up this alarm, in order to give notice to each other o f the approach of tigers, which are wont to purfue them up into the trees; when the only means thefe nimble little animals have of efcaping, is to jump on to the ilender twigs and branches of the tree that are moft diftarit from the trunk, where the tigers dare not follow them. Mr. Immelman, therefore, and myfelf, repaired to the place with our guns, with a view to partake, in fome meafure, of the fport. We were, however, out o f luck, having only got a traniient glimpfe o f the monkies; we could very plainly difcern, however, that they were of a coal-black colour, and about the fize of an ordinary cat; fo that, in all likelihood* they form a peculiar fpecies not yet known. It is faid, that there are fome of thefe animals in Gfoot Vaders-bofcb and Houtniquas-, though 1 did not fee any there. What with our ’ 77Î- September. our fport,. and; what with, botanizing* we ftaid ib long here,. 1 m- that: we could go no farther that day. ^ On: the 6th in the morning we ordered* matters; fo a-proposi that we arrived at dinnen-time afc the houfe o f a wealthy farmer,, who was a, eaptaini in. the militia,, com- pofedof his fellow peafants, or. (as they;are calledjiburghers, Adi; fuck peafants as live in Roodezand;, and the whole of ■ that trait o f country that lies, to the eaftward, are under the jurifdiition* o f Zwellendam,. and are obliged,, at a*.certain time of the. year,, to, appear before the landroft,. and; perform their exercife. This falls very heavy, on fuch. as live at. a great diftance,. iome of them dwelling, perhaps, five hundred miles off; on which account likewife, they frequently, pretend impediments, or elfe fubmit to pay. the fine at once. A ftilf larger corps, compofed of* the inhabitants of Catndebo, Schneewwberg, Bockeveld, RoggeveldAna- maqua., and the other places in that part o f the country, are drawn up every year, at Stellenbofcb, where the landroft, or, lord lieutenant o f thefe diftriits has his refidence. The burgeffy at the Cape, and the peafants from Tigerberg are. drawn, up in the town itfelf. In the vicinity.of this farm the T'radaus-mountains ftretch away , to the eaft, and upon one part of. them is fituated Groot Faders-bofch. In the evening we lay at the farm called Krofs-rivier juft by the fide of the wood, in order to be near at hand for the purpofe of botanizing. This wood contained a great number o f beautiful tall trees, the major part of which, however, - being out of Hoorn, it could not be afcertained what fpecies they- were of, Moft o f thofe which I examined were entirely, un- H h 2 known
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