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peopled by Koranas, a sub-tribe of the Hottentot race, with 

 the same feature, language, and habits. We missed how- 

 ever here that industry which were so conspicuous about 

 their neighbours we had left shortly before. It seemed 

 they depend chiefly upon their stock of cattle and sheep ; 

 but many who have none or only a small number, are obliged 

 to hunt after game for their subsistance; of which we wit- 

 nessed several hundreds passing our waggons on the route. 

 Some of them were armed with guns, others with spears, 

 and followed by a numerous train of dogs when they com- 

 menced hunting on both sides of the route, the country here 

 about being inhabited by thousands of game of various 

 description. Judging from the houses of the missionary as 

 we passed by, this station seemed to be established only 

 since a recent date, and may grow to more importance in 

 after years, by following the good example of their indus- 

 trious neighbours. On passing by, we added several species 

 of plants to the collection ; one like an Indigofera (n. 473), 

 a creeping Rynchosia, (n. 509) ; Nemesia, (n. 1264) ; Lantana, 

 (n. 1371) ; a gigantic growing Andropogon, (n. 1799) 5 An- 

 dropogon, (n. 1802). 



The country became more open after we had passed that 

 station, and as we travelled partly over an elevated plain, 

 the view became more extended towards the Witteberg 

 mountain chain, running north east and south-west, and 

 inclining considerably in the north-easterly direction ; where 

 they presented also detached gaps, allowing a view far be- 

 yond, to a country seemingly of a very mountainous cha- 

 racter. 



As there was an abundance of game, we halted here one 

 day, in order to shoot some for provision, and as we were 

 straggling over hills and dales to realize our object, we fell in 

 with a family of Bushmen at their temporary dwelling, which 

 was erected with some boughs of trees, and covered with a 

 kind of sedge. It was placed in such a position as to keep 

 off the storms, and was covered on the weather-side. It 



