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it in any direction, without suspecting there was 
any thing in the vicinity worthy of notice.* 
The country for many miles around Mach- 
pelah is destitute of trees, and almost of bushes. 
The soil, which is a yellow mould, is covered 
with tufts of grass, intermingled with flat stones, 
which are troublesome to waggons. At three 
p. M. we reached the southern extremity of 
Reyner Mountain, parallel to which we had been 
travelling in our way from Lattakoo. On turning 
the S. E. point we pursued a south-westerly 
course until five p. m. Jan Kar's kraal, at Kramer 
Fountain, the most northern residence of any of 
the Griqua nation, is contiguous to a copious 
stream, proceeding from that fountain. It comes 
out of the south end of Reyner Mountain, The 
following circumstance shows the civilizing effects 
of the labours of our Missionaries. 
Assisted by the Bushmen, Jan Kars, a Griqua, 
has, with great labour, cut a canal near the 
source of the stream, by which he can lead a 
sufficient supply of water over all his corn-fields. 
He possesses a new waggon, for which he gave 
seven hundred rix dollars, at the last Beaufort 
* It was afterwards visited by the Landdrost and his party, 
on their way to Lattakoo, when Mr. Faure, who accompanied 
him, gave it the name of Machpelah. 
