306 DESCRIPTION OF SCENERY. [1820. 
cattle, which they meant to exchange in the 
colony, joined our caravan, so that we had about 
fifty people from different nations, and about 
three hundred oxen. 
31. We set off at sunrise, and travelled along 
the banks of the Cradock until seven a. m., when 
we halted to cut some wood for repairing the 
waggon-wheels, after we reached Sneuwberg in 
the colony, where timber is remarkably scarce. 
We allowed the oxen to feed until one p. m., and 
then proceeded in a southern direction, taking a 
final leave of that noble river. At three p.m. 
four Bushmen came and asked for tobacco, which 
Kok gave them, as I had none left. On asking 
them why they did not sow tobacco themselves ? 
They replied, because they had no spades to 
dig the ground. We advised them to go to 
Ramah, and hear the news of salvation ; to which 
they made no reply. 
The soil was red, and the bushes low. On 
reaching the summit of a long rise, an extensive 
prospect of fine hilly scenery suddenly presented 
itself to our view. About twelve of the hills 
were of a conical shape. At six in the evening 
we halted at a clump of kurree trees. While at 
tea two jackals came very near us. On hearing 
the sounds which they made, those persons who 
had children immediately collected and brought 
