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mountains at one called the DeviFs Head^ we 
purfued our courfe that way ; and this gave 
ine an opportunity of revifiting the place of 
my encampment at Pampoen-Kraal, upon 
which I once more caft a look of regret. — 
When we arrived at the bottom of the moun- 
tainj I ordered the elephant's head I had dif- 
fefted, its tufts, and all my preferved birds 
and infeds, to be put upon one of the car- 
riages ; and again leaving my camp to the care 
of faithful fervantG, I repaired with my wag- 
gon to Mr. Mulder s houfe ; for, as I was ob- 
liged to return in order to find a paflage, I 
had approached very near to his habitation. 
Having engaged to tranfmit my packet and 
frelh letters to Mr. Boers by the firft opportu- 
nity, I at length took leave of this refpedable 
family, whom I was never again to fee, and 
went back to my camp. 
Next morning, very early, we afcended the 
mountain ; not without much difficulty and 
fatigue. But this was nothing in comparifon 
of what vvx experienced in defcending on the 
other fide : the view of it indeed frightened 
me. As foon as we perceived it, we all looked 
at one another without uttering a fmgle fylla- 
ble, as people unexpectedly caught in a trap : 
I we 
