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beiiip; tired of our fituauon, we refolved to make a third effort; „ '778- 
o ^ September. 
and, if we fliould find it impofHble to proceed, to leave the 
waggon and return to the Orange River, being ahnoft exhaufted 
for want of water. Very luckily our cattle did much better 
than we expefted, and brought us out of that fandy defart ; in 
which there was fcarcely any thing to be feen except Mice 
and Snakes, both of which we obferved in great numbers. 
Towards the evening we met the Hottentot whom we had 
fent to the rock in fearch of water. He brought with him 
about forty quarts, which refrefhed us greatly ; and, I believe, 
the very fmell of it animated our cattle. In the night we ar- 
rived at the Brack Fountain, which by this time was almofl: 
dried up : being much fatigued, we were %^eiy unwilling to 
leave this place. The next day I employed the Hottentots 
in digging the fountain a little deeper ; and, by their exertions, 
we procured abundance of water, both for our own ufe and 
that of the cattle. 
In the afternoon I vifited the hiils, where I collected feveral 
feeds and fpecimens of plants, which I had not obferved in my 
former vifit to this fpot. 
After leaving this part, we purfued our journey towards 
the Copper Berg, in the expectation of meeting with a fupply 
of frefh oxen from our friend Vander Hever. About ten, at 
night, we perceived a fire at a diftance, and, on our arrival 
at the place, had the pleafure of finding a Hottentot with 
twelve bullocks under his care, which had been difpatched for 
our afiiftance. We continued to travel till three o'clock in 
