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ridge of fmooth white fand-ftone, were feveral fketches of 
animals, and fatirical attempts to reprefent the colonifts in ridi- 
culous fituations and attitudes, characterizing them by fome of 
their moft common and ftriking habits. But the grand objed 
of our refearch was ftill wanting. The long-necked camelo- 
pardalis was eafily diftinguifhed among the reft; as was alfo 
the rhinofceros and the elephant. 
The fame kind of black matter that had been found along 
with the native nitre, was here abundantly adhering to the 
rocks, and oozing down the fides of the cave. A Bosjefman 
that belonged to one of the party informed us that his country- 
men mixed it with water, and drank it as tea. This cavern 
was near the fource of the Riet river, a fmall ftream that falls 
into the Fifli river. o 
We ftill continued our fearch in the kloofs of the mountains, 
in the hope of meeting with the figure of the unicorn, the pea- 
fantry being equally fanguine to convince me of the truth of 
their aflertions as I was to gratify curiofity. We came, at 
length, to a very high and concealed kloof, at the head of 
which was a deep cave covered in front by thick fhrubbery. 
One of the party mounted up the fteep afcent, and having 
made his way through the clofe bruftiwood, he gave us notice 
that the fides of the cavern were covered with drawings. After 
clearing away the bufhes to let in the light, and examining the 
numerous drawings, fome of which were tolerably well ex- 
ecuted, and others caricatures, part of a figure was difcovered 
that 
