FIRST JOURNEY. ' 2] 
not preferve any perfed fpecimens. The Piper Cordlfolla qIJJT^'^ 
is very common in the woods. I found fome beautiful fpeci- v — » 
mens of the Helenidas and Phylicas. The whole country 
aifords good pafture for cattle, and produces plenty of corn 
and wine : the foil is a liard yellowifh clay intermixed with- 
rotten rocks. 
We left Zwellendam on the twentieth, and direded our 
courfe about eaft north-eall, towards the Reed Valley. About 
four in the afternoon we crolTed the Buffalye Agte--^- Rivier, fo 
called from its being formerly a noted place for hunting buf- 
faloes ; but they feldom make their appearance at prefent in 
this part of the country. Here the river winds to the fouth- 
ward, and joins the Breed Rivier. Towards the e^^ening we 
loft our road, and with fome difficulty got to the Reed Valley. 
This place belongs to the Dutch company, and is employed 
for breeding cattle ; moft of their draught oxen are reared 
here : it alfo produces wood. It is diftant from Zwellendam 
about twelve miles, and from the Cape one hundred and 
twenty. Here we overtook our waggon, which was fo much 
injured by the journey, that we were neceftarily detained a 
few days in order to repair it. During our ftay, I added much 
to my colle(9:ion, and amufed myfelf by joining in the chafe of 
the Bonta Bocks, which are found in this place in great num- 
bers, as well as of the Capra Dorcas of Linnseus, and the 
Equus Zebra. The Reed Valley likewife produces great 
plenty of wild fowl, fuch as partridges of feveral kinds. 
* Agte, to hunt. 
