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ble here. Continuing the route, we next came 
to Post Victoria, travelling oyer some good road 
made by the 7 4th Highlanders. Here we ob- 
served three extensive stone defences; which, 
had the stones been of better quality, would 
have bid defiance to time, and proved most 
useful rallying points in times of danger. A 
small party of the mounted police are stationed 
here, and are surrounded by Fingoes, compos- 
ing numerous villages. About five miles be- 
yond this station, we came to Foonhah's Kloof. 
This extensive valley forms a portion of the 
land so recklessly sold before the war, or rather 
put into the hands of land jobbers. At the 
present time, only one solitary farm is occupied. 
Proceeding onward, we passed numerous farms 
situated along the banks of the Keiskamma; 
while the country, lying between the Eand and 
the Fish Eiver, is thickly populated with Fin- 
goes, with farms at intervals. At this point 
the country assumes the most beautiful park- 
like appearance — the scenery being equal to 
any to be met with in South Africa. The old 
ruins of Fort Wiltshire stand here. At the 
various windings of the road may be seen the 
beautiful Keiskamma river, and in the other 
direction the windings of the Fish river, with 
the lofty Chumie and Amatolas extending to the 
Tabindoda, which is seen in the distance; whilst 
