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I JOURNEY IN ALBANY. 
[1813. 
never been disturbed by the application of either plough 
or spade. A few springbucks seemed to be the unmo- 
lested lords of that green wilderness. 
At nine A.M. we crossed the Litde Fish River, and 
halted on the opposite bank, near De Clerk's Place. 
After breakfast, our escort left us, to be succeeded by 
no other, Caffraria being left behind. We moved for- 
ward at two P.M. over an extensive plain, full of game, 
though we happened not to kill any. Passed by the' 
places of two boors, who possessed the largest flocks 
of sheep I had ever seen Before sun-set we turned 
round hills that had been on our right all day, so that 
our route was N.W. by N. instead of W. Halted at 
eight P.M. in a wood of camel thorn trees, called 
Under Bruntjees Hoogte, or Height. 
29th. Departed at seven A.M. and reached Brunt- 
jees Hoogte by eight A.M. The descent is long and 
winding, by the side of a steep mountain. In rainy 
weather, when the road is slippery, it must be very 
dangerous; for should the waggon slide only a few 
inches to the left, it would inevitably be precipitated 
many hundred feet to the bottom of the mountain. 
Near the end of the descent, we found a Caffre family 
sitting by a fire, consisting of husband, wife and daugh- 
ter. They said they had come from the Sea Cow 
River, in consequence of the bushmen constantly 
killing the CafFres, and were returning to Caffreland. 
The man was remarkably well shaped, was slightly 
covered with a skin cloak, and had several rows of 
