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and discovered, among the buslies, several pools of clear Avater, 
which she now advised us to visit. This was done, and we were 
convinced, that there is water sufficient for every purpose, and in 
every season, to serve a town of four or five hundred inhabitants. 
We now took leave of Jackal's Kraal, with thanks to the land- 
drost, for having made us acquainted, both with Mr. Rex, and 
Avith a situation, not unworthy of consideration in the choice of a 
missionary settlement in this colony, notwithstanding the ol)jections 
raised by our Hottentots, who ever prefer the rearing and tending 
of cattle, to labour in the field, and the rearing of crops. 
CHAPTER IX. 
Departure from Jackars Kraal. View of Flettenherg Bay. Restless 
night. Fassing over the Paerdekop Mountain into the Lange Kloof. 
Wild Scenery. Dangerous road. Delay at Klip Revier. Receipt 
of letters from England. Enter the Lange Kloof, farms of JVell- 
gelegen, Ungelegen, and Kliphuebel. Mr. Fereira's rencontre 
with a tyger. 
O UR worthy friend, Mr. Rex, in proposing to detain us some 
days longer at his house, had informed us, that we might gain time, 
by not returning to Mr. Zaayman's, and going over the Duivei's 
kop into the Lange Kloof, but by crossing the mountains by the 
Paerdekop, which, in a fine season, like the present, might be easily 
effected. We resolved, therefore, to take his advice, and pro- ^ 
ceed toAvards the Paerdekop. After reaching the top of the Avest- 
ern boundary of Jackal's Kraal, our road la}^ over a flat, dismal 
country, to the Veldcornet's house, seen through an opening 
