7 8 The ( Di(lrefles and Adventures 

 difcovered a Range, towards which we in- 

 tended to make what hafte we could ; but 

 it coft us a whol$ Day to go down this one 

 Mountain, and after we had taken all that 

 Pains and Labour to come at it, in Hopes of 

 meeting with fome body, we had the Difap- 

 pointment to find no one there. The Range 

 was forfaken ; however, we made it our 

 Inn for that Night. 



A t Day-break we fat out, and croffed 

 the Savanna between the Mountains, and on 

 the left Hand of us, faw a Boy riding a- 

 long on a Mule ; I ran direfly to him, and 

 asked him fome Queftions, but he made no 

 Anfvver, that I could underftand ; but fup- 

 pofing I inquired the Way to fome Place or 

 other, he pointed towards a prodigious high 

 Mountain, ftiaped like a Sugar-loaf. Not 

 caring to follow his Dire&ions, and finding 

 we ftiould never underftand each other, I 

 made him a Motion of farewel, and he 

 rode on. In this Savanna we could find no 

 Water, fo that we were almoft dying for 

 want of Liquids ; we travell'd about it till 

 almoft Night again, and could fee no Range, 

 nor any Wood to make a Fire with. Thus 



we 



