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whole neighbourhood, to difcover what route 
I ought to purfue, In order to travel with 
the greateft eafe and fafety, I found, at the 
diftance of a league from my camp, a very 
rapid torrent, named Kay man's Hole ; but I 
know not for what reafon, as in all this 
country I never obferved either a kayman or 
a crocodile. This torrent flowed from two 
mountains not very high> but exceffively fteep: 
on my right I had the fea, at the diftance of 
about a thoufand paces ; and on my left 
mountains and woods, which it was impoffible 
for me to pafs with my cattle and carriages : 
no other refource therefore remained for me, 
but to crofs the dangerous Kayman's Hole. Oa 
this account I was very uneafy, and even 
vexed. Let the reader iraagine to himfelf my 
fituation — flopped thus at every ftep ; and, 
when one obftacle was overcome, feeing new 
ones ftill rife before me, while I was fully fenfi- 
ble of the neceffity of penetrating farther. The 
torrent appeared to me too much fwelled, 
and too rapid, to attempt to crofs it. I was, 
above all, afraid for my oxen; and rafts could 
only have been employed in tranfporting my 
pfFeds. I was therefore obliged to arm my- 
