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fiivourable point of view, and to afcertaln, if 
poffible, its height. At a diftance it exhibited » 
the appearance of a mafs of fog, forced toge- 
ther and comprefled by its own weight. Its ex- 
tremities, or upper and lower edges, were very- 
apparent. I could perfedly diftinguilh where 
it terminated, and I can affirm that its height 
was not more than fifty or fixty feet. 
The lliarp and elaftic air of the mountain 
had given me fo keen an appetite, that, how- 
ever refolved I was to continue my obferva- 
tions during the remainder of the day, I was 
obliged to fafpend them for a while, that I 
might go and take feme refrefhment in my 
tent : but fcarcely had I again entered the fog 
when I felt a light wind, exceedingly cold 
and cutting, which had not exifted in the 
morning. It was fo weak, indeed, that I af- 
cribed it to the motion of the vapour, which 
continued ftill increafing. As it, however, oc- 
cafioned me fome inconvenience, and I was 
here lefs than any where elfe in a fituation to 
continue my refearches, I caufed my tent to 
be removed, and went to pitch it at the eaftern 
extremity of the plain. 
My negroes and my Hottentot being totally 
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