SECOND JOURNEY. 
We next proceeded to a place, called Cafpers Kloaf, where 
we remained all night. On the feventh, I made an excurfion 
to the Camis Berg, and colle6:ed many fpecies of Morsea and 
Ixias ; and found many plants in flower, fuch as Oxalias and 
Crinums, which were in that flate during the month of May 
at the Cape, 
The following morning, we purfued our journey towards- 
the Bokke Veld, and in our way paffed feveral Hottentot 
Kraals. Thofe people are poffelTed of large herds of cattle ^ 
and refide in the fummer on the Camis Berg. At the Eye 
Fountain we met a peafant who had travelled from the Cape, 
and was going towards the Orange River. 
We proceeded, on the tenth, to the Green River, where we 
refted during the heat of the day ; and in the afternoon tra- 
velled about four miles farther to the fouth-eaft. The next 
day we were informed of a much better path than that which 
we had already traverfed, and which we refolved to take : 
we travelled the whole day, and at night arrived at a fmall 
ftream of water, where we agreed to remain till the mornings 
This we fuppofed to be the Thorn River. 
The next morning I afcended a high mountain to the fouth- 
ward, which afforded me a very extenfive view of the country 
to the eail ; and the pleafure of obferving we had taken the 
right path. After travelling about fifteen miles, we came to 
the houfe of a Dutchman, where I procured provifions for a 
week, as we had an extenfive country to pafs before we could 
