TRAVELS IN AFRICA 
the morning, when we arrived at the Small Copper Berg 
Fountain, where we flopped. 
As foon as it was day, we proceeded on our journey ; and 
at nine o'clock I left the waggon, and direded my courfe 
through the mountainous part of the country in fearch of 
plants. I alfo vifited the Copper Mines ; and brought with 
me feveral fpecimens of the ore, which is very rich. In the 
evening I arrived at the houfe of Vander Hever ; and about 
two hours afterwards my waggon arrived. Here we refted 
feveral days, and were kindly entertained. During our abode 
at this place, I made feveral excurfions into the adjacent coun- 
try, and conliderably enriched my collection. As the dry 
feafon was now commencing, the greater part of the inhabi- 
tants were removed to their fummer refidence on the Camis 
Berg. This mountain, as I mentioned before, fupplies all this 
part of the country with water, which interfefts the ground 
in different places. On the north fide flows the Coufie, and 
on the fouth and fouth-weft, the Green River. Several other 
rivers, like wife, derive their fource from the Camis Berg ; but 
they are of very little utility to the Nimiqua Land. 
Being furnifhed with a team of frefh oxen, v/e travelled to- 
wards the fouthward the whole of the fourth of Oftober, and 
at night arrived at the Sand River, the water of which we 
found brackifli. Here we remained till morning, and then 
purfued our journey for about fourteen miles, to a place where 
we found excellent water ; but no great variety of plants, ex- 
cept Geraniums* 
