TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
this river joins another, called the Thorn River. The foil in 
this part of the country is clay. 
The next morning we directed our courfe to the northward, 
and in the forenoon came to the Black Thorn River ; which 
has its fource at the Camis Berg. This is one of the higheft 
mountains in this part of the country, and fupplies the greateft 
part of the Small Nimiqua Land with water in the fummer. 
At this river we ftayed all day, having excellent pafture and 
good water for our cattle. 
The following day we continued our journey north-weft, 
and entered the Small Nimiqua Land. The country is very 
mountainous. Moft of the hills are covered with the Aloe 
Dichotoma. In the afternoon we arrived under the Camis 
Berg, where we met with a peafant who had been fome miles 
to the northward, inquiring after fome of his friends ; he was 
on his way to the Cape. There being a good fupply of water 
at this place, we refolved to continue here all night ; and in 
the morning we directed our courfe towards the weft ; and in 
our road pafled feveral dangerous precipices. At noon we 
refted, about an hour, by a fmall ftream of water. In the af- 
ternoon we proceeded in the fame diiefticn ; and in the .even- 
ing came to a houfe belonging to a Dutchman, fituated on the 
banks of a pleafant river, called the Green River. Here we 
ftayed all night. The Hottentots brought us milk, for which 
we gave them tobacco and Dacka, or hemp leaves, which they 
prefer even to tobacco. ^ • 
