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of about thirty habitations difpofed in a line, but fo far detached 
from each other, with intermediate orchards, gardens, and 
vineyards, as to form a ftreet from half a mile to a mile in 
length. About the middle of this ftreet, on the eaft fide, ftands 
the church, a neat odagonal building covered with thatch ; and 
at the upper end is a parfonage-h'oufe, with garden, vineyard, 
and fruit-groves ; and a large tradl of very fme land. No at- 
tention feems to have been omitted by Government in providing 
comfortably for the country clergv. The blocks of granite, 
the paarl and the diamond, that overhang this village, are par- 
ticularly noticed in the fecond chapter of the iirft volume. 
d. e. Dall Jofephat and Waagen-maaker's Valley are two 
fmall dales enclofed between the hilly projedions that branch 
out towards the north or upper end of the valley of Draken- 
ftein ; the beft oranges, as well as the bell peaches, and other 
fruit, are faid to be produced in thefe dales j and the wines are 
among the firfl: in quality. 
f. Groeneberg is the largeft of thefe projedting hills that run 
acrofs the northern extremity of the valley, and the foil is pro- 
dudive in fruit, wine, and corn. 
The whole valley, comprehending the above fubdivifions, is 
comparatively fo well inhabited, that few animals, in a ftate of 
nature, are now to be found upon it. Of hares, however, there 
is no fcarcity ; and two fpecies of buftards, the red-winged 
and the common partridge, and quails, are in great plenty. 
The KUp-fpringer antelope, and the recbok are plentiful in the 
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