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infefts. I increafed my tral^i with a few 
oxen, engaged three mpre Hottentots, pur- 
chafed a young horfe, which I propofed to 
breed myfelf to hunting ; and on the 9th 
of February bid adieu to Mr. and Mrs. Mul- 
der, in order to take pofleffion of my foreft, 
and to eftablifli myfelf in the fpot which I 
had made choice of. 
I had beforehand fent my people to prepare 
the place, to cut down fome trees, and to clear 
away the bufhes with which the ground was 
covered, that on my arrival I might be able to 
ereft my tents, which I accompliflied in a mO'- 
ment. My kitchen was eftablifhed under a 
large tree, that feemed to have grown old 
there on purpofe; and my Hottentots, on their 
part, built and arranged a few huts as well as 
they could. At the diftance of ten paces from, 
las we had a fmall ftream of water, pure as 
cryftal ; and oppofite a little hill, covered with 
excellent grafs for our horfes and oxen ; by 
thefe means we kept them always near us. 
So many advantages united, rendered this aa 
agreeable refting place : but unluckily we 
'Vvere obliged to remove feveral times; as the 
game of all kinds, rendered Ihy by our conti- 
nual 
