CHAP. XXXIX. 
ARRIVAL AT ELEPHANT'S RIVER— AT VANZAILS PLACE— 
DEEP SAND— CEDAR MOUNTAIN— ANECDOTE OF BEES 
—DEEP SAND— FEMALE SLAVE. 
Oct. 9th. Thermometer at sun-rise, 50 : 
noon, 88 : at one P.M. 90. 
At four we left Dry Kraal. On reaching the 
summit of an ascent, a pleasant prospect, of consider- 
able extent, all at once presented itself before us, 
which was bounded to the south by stupendous moun- 
tains. This was an animating sight, after being 
confined upwards of a fortnight among low, uninterest- 
ing hills. One huge wall, or range of mountains, 
like a wall, ran from west to east for thirty or forty 
miles ; another range ran from S.E. to W. and what 
added to our satisfaction was a clouded sky, which 
appeared more valuable to us than the best umbrella 
in rain to a person clothed in the most delicate dress ; 
still the sight of much deep sand before us cast a 
gloom over the scene. All our comforts are mixed 
with alloy. 
