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mountains, and duykers^ greijhoks^ and jicenhohs not very fcarce 
among the hills towards the northern extremity of the valley. 
The inhabitants are alfo annoyed vv^ith vv^olves, hysenas, and 
jackalls, v/hich defcend in the nights iroai the neighbouring^ 
mountains. 
I J. Paardeherg^ or the Horfe Mountain, fo called from the 
number of wild horfes or zebras that formerly frequented it, is^ 
a continuation of the Paarl Mountain to the' northward. The 
produce of the farms is chiefly confined to wheat, which,, with 
a fprinkling of manure, or a couple of years reft, or by fallow- 
ing, will yield from fifteen to twenty fold. They cultivate,, 
alfo, barley and pulfe, but have few horfes or cattle beyond what 
are neceflary for the purpofes of hufbandry. 
12. Riebeck's Cajleel^ or the Caftle of Van Riebeck, may be 
Gonfidered as a prolongation of the Paardeberg, terminating to 
the northward in a high rocky fummit. It took its name from, 
the founder of the colony having travelled to this diftance from 
the Cape, w^hich is about fixty miles, and which, in that eatly 
period of the fettle ment, was as far as it was confidered fafe to 
proceed, on account of the numerous natives, whofe race has 
now almoft difappeared from the face of the earth. The pro- 
duce is the fame as that of the farms of the laft divifion, 
in both of which there are as many loan-farms as freehold 
eftates. 
13, 14. Eaji Zwartland zxidi Twenty-four Rivers. Thefe two 
divifions confift of wide extended plains, ftretching, in width, 
from 
