FOURTH JOURNEY. 
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our ftay for feveral days, to which, as the river ftill continued y^79- 
very high, we agreed. Upon feeing the waters fuhfide, we * — ^ 
propofed to proceed in our journey, and were allifted by our 
hofpitable friend, who fupphed us with fome of his cattle, 
which were more accuftomed to palTing the flood than our 
own. The river was broad, and in feveral places the oxen 
were obliged to fwim. When we reached the oppofite fhorc 
we directed our courfe northward, through a high fandy coun- 
try, interfperfed with variety of Afpalathufes, Gnaphahums, &c. 
At night we arrived at the Lange Valley, at the houfe of 
Mrs. Low, an old French woman, who had long lived in this 
part of the country, and was poffefTed of numerous herds of 
cattle ; here we llayed all night. 
The following day we proceeded on our journey through a 
large fandy plain, towards the Hier Lodgement, which is above 
forty miles diftant. At night we came to the Jackals Valley, 
where, though we found no water, we were obliged to remain 
a few hours in order to refrefli our oxen, which were much 
fatigued. About two in the morning we proceeded to the 
place where we intended to reft, and in our way called at the 
Hier Lodgement, where we knew there Vv^ould be water. We 
arrived at nine in the afternoon, and found a peafant who had 
arrived about two hours before us. I inquired which way he 
was going, obferving he had many Hottentots and a number 
of guns in his waggon, he told me that his courfe was towards 
the Great River, and that he intended to accompany Colonel 
Gordon, whom I left at the Cape, but expeded he would 
foon overtake us. In the afternoon we directed our courfe 
