S E C O N D J O U R N E Y. 7: 
I difpatclied my waopcon, on the fifteenth, towards the . ^77^. 
•' ^ ^ ' November. 
Picquet Berg, and together, with my companion, palTed the ^ — 
day in this place, where I fliot variety of birds, which I found 
in great abundance. 
The next day we proceeded on our journey ; pafTed a place 
called the CrolTe, where the Berg Valley joins the Venlore 
Valley, and both affume a weftward direction. At noon we 
overtook the waggon, and refted the afternoon at the houfe 
of a Mr. Smith. Towards the evening, Mr, Smith and I 
made a {hort excurfion towards the hill, and took each of us 
a gun. On our return we fliot four large Flamingoes, from 
four to five and fix feet long. We faw alfo the Yellow Snake, 
or Covra Capel. ^ 
We afterwards direded our courfe along the Picquet Berg, 
on the fide of the large chain of mountains which commences 
at the end of the Hottniqua Land, and extends through the 
interior part of the country to about twenty miles from the 
Atlantic Ocean, 
In the afternoon ^ve arrived at the houfe of a Dutchman, 
where we fi;ayed all night, and were well entertained. This 
farm is fruitful, producing plenty of corn and European fruits. 
The following day I made an excurfion to the top of the 
mountain, where I had a view of the Table Land to the 
fouthward, diftant about fixty or feventy miles. Here I col- 
lc6:ed but few plants. The mountain is well watered, and is 
