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River. They are governed by a chief, whose name is 

 Waterboer. These men are of Hottentot origin, and 

 in general possess the distinguishing features of that 

 race, such as broad, flat noses, high cheek-bones, small, 

 ele})hant eyes, thick lips, woolly hair, and other Hot- 

 tentot peculiarities, which, in the present enlightened 

 state of society, it were superfluous to enumerate. 

 They are, however, so mixed up with crosses of other 

 tribes that every ramification of breed between Boers, 

 Bechuanas, IMosambiques, Corannas, Namaqua Hot- 

 tentots, Bushmen, &c., may be found located within 

 their territory. All of these intermarry. Some of 

 them have long black hair, while the craniums of oth- 

 ers, such as the Bushmen, are adorned with detached 

 tufts of sickly-looking crisp wool, and the issue of such 

 unions exhibit locks singularly varied. 



Another tribe of men in every way similar to these 

 Griquas inhabit an extensive and fertile country im- 

 mediately to the east of their territory. These men 

 term themselves Bastards. Their chief's name is Ad- 

 am Kok. The name of their capital is Philipolis, a 

 small village about thirty miles to the north of Coles- 

 berg, Their country is bounded on the south by the 

 Great Orange River, and is about the most desirable 

 district in Southern Africa for farming purposes, there 

 being abundance of fountains throughout its whole ex- 

 tent capable of being led out to irrigate the land, with- 

 out which no gardens can be formed, nor wheat grown, 

 in that country. Rich pasture is abundant. Cattle 

 and sheep thrive and breed remarkably well ; goats also 

 an animal valuable to the South African settler, but for 

 which only certain districts are suitable, are here very 

 prolific. The goat in many districts is subject to a dis- 

 ease called by the Boers " b^-iint sickta," or burnt sick- 



