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raisetl. At Cape Town horses can be obtained at a price varying from thirty to one hundred 

 and fifty dollars, and mules from thirty to seventy-five dollars. The cattle, which are indi- 

 genous to the country, somev\'hat resemble the bufi'alo in appearance, and the sheep are of the 

 broad tailed species, which are highly esteemed for the excellence of their meat. The large 

 teams of oxen passing to and from the city are characteristic objects at Cape Town. These teams 

 are composed olten of seven, eight, or even nine yoke, and are guided by two teamsters, one seated in 

 front of a wagon, not unlike the wagons generally in use in Pennsylvania, where he urges the 

 animals along by his voice and a long lash, while the other precedes the team, holding a halter 

 fastened to the horns of the two leaders, with which he guides them. The arrangement of the 

 team for an excursion of greater length is somewhat different, as then horsemen accompany it. 

 The wagon, however, is the same. The ox of the Cape is a serviceable animal, which has a 

 good deal of the general aspect of the buffalo, with long horns, a compact body and tapering 

 rump. 



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The Commodore, accompanied by some of liis officers, took occasion to visit one of the cele- 

 hrated vineyards of Constantia, having provided himself with a barouche drawn by four 

 beautiful stallions, driven four-in-hand by a negro boy, who evinced much skill in handling the 

 reins. The drive was through a picturesque country, with pretty villas scattered about, and 

 approached by beautiful avenues formed of the oak and the fir, Mdiich trees are raised from the 

 seed^ and generally cultivated in the colony, not only for ornamental purposes, but for fuel. 

 Substantial hedges were also observed, formed of the rouiig oak, of onlv three year's growth 



