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JOURNEY TO LATTAKOO. [1813. 
the colony, where they were visited by Messrs. Truyter, 
Vanderlingen, and Janz. 
We stopped only about half an hour at Waugh Foun- 
tain, wlien we proceeded, accompanied by the Matchap- 
pee until six, P.M. when we halted for the night, which 
proved to be a very cold one. However, having plenty 
of thorn branches at hand, we made both a warm and 
bright fire, which rendered the night more agreeable. 
Our days resembled fine English days in summer, and 
our nights those of winter. In the day we had almost 
constant sunshine : in the night, constant moon or star 
light, which, with the aspect of the country, resembling 
an endless field of ripe corn, made this part of the 
journey extremely pleasant. Though we had only 
seen one small Griquaa kraal, and three Matchappee 
men during the last nine days, we did not feel as soli- 
taries, for our oxen, goats, horses, sheep, and dogs, 
afforded entertainment, and our spirits were raised as 
we drew near to the citv of Lattakoo. 
23d. At sun-rise we left our encampment, and at 
nine, A.M. halted for refreshment, at a fountain 
covered with ice near half an inch thick, whose 
Bootchuana name is Hatalakomoo, or Bones of a 
Beasfs Head, the water of which was excellent. 
Near this fountain our people shot a knoo, about the 
size of an ordinary ox, and greatly resembling the 
buffalo in the shape of its head and horns, with skin 
resembling the zebra. Our people were always pleased 
to see a slaughter of this kind, for they had been ac- 
