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brick-makers, and an evening's visit to the quarry, which proved 
more and more productive. 
October 2d. Brother Fritsch rode with me to Papkiills-fonteyn 
farm, inhabited bj a friendly neighbour. We took the road round 
CruyAvagens-kraal hill, crowned like others, with loose masses of 
granite, some of which have fanciful shapes. Not finding our friend 
at home, we conversed some time with the family at the door, with- 
out quitting our horses. They showed us a young cub of a baboon, 
brought from the mountain, which of all creatures I have yet seen, 
was the most frightfully disgusting object, and in its manners 
equally unpleasant, squeaking, jabbering, and twinkling its eyes in 
a head and wrinkled face, too large for the body. 
We kept on the north-side of the hills with the immense waste 
ofZwartland to our right, and beyond it the beautiful ranges of 
mountains from the Piquetberg to the Ilangeklip. At the back 
of the Tiauweskloof hill, is the Wolfskloof, into which we pene- 
trated as far as we were able. The singular rocks or fragments of 
stone lying, or standing upright, either on the sumnnt or declivity, 
deserve notice. Cattle were feeding among the bushes, and, as the 
herdsmen informed us, safely, though the whole regi ,n is considered 
as the haunt of wolves and tygers. Several ledges of rocks, which 
overhang dells, filled with high bushes, form here snug retreats for 
Avild beasts of every description. Formerly it was a noted haunt, 
and now and then, one of the above-mentioned animals is seen and 
hunted in the kloof. From hence we rode to the Burgers Post, 
and paid a short visit to Mr. Eckstein. On the road. Brother 
Fritsch was thrown from his horse, and we were thankful, that no 
liarm was done. 
In the afternoon, the Governor with his usual retinue, passed 
through our premises. He informed me that Captain Forbes, in 
going to Simon's bay, had met with a severe fall, which would con- 
line him for some days, but that the first lieutenant Avould bring the 
ship round to 'I'able Bay. ^ 
3d. Brother Stein, having returned from Gnadenthal,rgave us a 
