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SOUTHERN" AFRICA. 
This division possesses thirty-five miles of sea- 
coast, and lies between the Great Fish river, to 
the point of its junction with the Kat river — 
and the Keiskamma river, to the point where it 
is joined by the Chumie. Its Southern part is 
then continued between the Kat river and the 
Chumie, to Macomo's Hill, and further by the 
foot of the Chumie mountains, and the Kat 
Berg, to Gaika's Hill. Beyond that, again, it 
has a detached piece of territory, beyond the 
Winter-berg, which is bounded by the Zwarte 
or Black Kei, and the Klip-Plaats rivers. 
The chief-town in the division of Victoria, 
Alice, is situated on the banks of the Chumie, 
about sixteen miles from that of Beaufort, in 
the adjoining district of that name. 
This latter division is a tract of country 
striking and interesting, and well watered by 
the Kat Eiver, It forms a basin, encircled by a 
chain of mountains, from, which issue numerous 
streams that give fertility to the soil. These 
mountains are of considerable altitude, and pre- 
sent, from their summits, magnificent views of 
the surrounding country. In many places their 
sides are clothed with gigantic forest trees of 
the most useful description. Amid the dense 
kloofs of these rugged and frowning mountains, 
the valley of the "Blinkwater," and the dark 
and precipitous " Waterkloof " are situated, 
