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three thousand ri^-doUars. The poor fellow seems to have been 
seduced to take too much liquor, fell from his horse into a ditch, 
and broke his back. 
After breakfast we set out, and called upon Mr. Von Frauen- 
feldei, the deputy-landdrost of Caledon. He was glad to hear our 
report of the new regulations at Gnadenthal, and to relieve the poor 
of that place, by a direction from Mr. Von Buissini, who had most 
kindly attended to my representation. 
The landdrost delivered to me a letter from Colonel Bird, just 
arrive(^, in answer to my application made to his Excellency the 
Governor, for the possession of the land on the Witte Revier, which 
is granted, in terms most obliging. 
Our next visit was to the Rev. Mr. Voss, the minister of Caledon. 
Pie shewed us the church, which is a good, plain building, and 
gave us some information respecting Messrs. Read's and Williams's 
visit to Caffraria, where they seemed to have met with encouraging- 
success. 
From hence we proceeded to Bontjeskraal. On an eminence 
near the farm, I found a fine view of four ranges of mountains, 
those of Gnadenthal, the Zwarteberg near Caledon, the Tower of 
Babel and its companions, and the Great and Little liaue Hoek. 
Our road, from this place to Mr. Servas de Kok's farm on the 
Botte Revier, lay over a barren waste. Fie received us dryly, 
but gave us a good supper, good beds, and in conversation was 
friendly. 
13th. We set out early, and forded the Botte Revier without 
difficulty. Formerly, rocks rendered this fording-place almost 
impassable, but about a year ago, by a sudden inundation, earth 
and sand was carried down from the mountain in such quanti- 
ties, that the rocks were covered, the holes filled up, and a good 
road made through the river. Mr. de Kok, however, was a great 
sufferer. His vineyards were completely ruined, the water-course 
and mill destroyed, and the well, which supplied the family, 
choked up. 
