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the rump of the fpringbok, which was ftuck upon the crown of 
the head. 
On the fecond of September we Ikirted the banks of the 
Kareeka^ towards the fea-fhore, perpetually paffing through 
multitudes of Kaffers and their herds of cattle. Of the latter, 
the collected opinion of the party was, that there could not 
have been fewer feen, in the courfe of this day's journey, than 
five thoufand head. Among thefe were oxen of remarkable 
fize and ftrength, vaft numbers of cows, in general much larger 
and handfomer than thofe of the colony, fome of them not un- 
like the Alderney cow ; others were without horns, fmall and 
ftrong, refembling the black cattle that come down from the 
Highlands of Scotland. The horns of the large oxen were 
twifted with great pains into a variety of fhapes. The points 
of fome were brought to meet under the neck ; others were 
drawn into ftraight lines projefting horizontally from each fide 
of the head ; fome had one horn pointed diredtly into the air, 
and the other to the ground ; and others, rifmg parallel from 
their bafes, had their points turned back, which gave them the 
appearance of huge antelopes. Some had large circular pieces 
cut out of the dewlap ; others had this part cut into firings, and 
hanging in talTels. Not a fheep nor goat were to be feen. 
The Kaffers, in fad:, never breed any of thefe animals. Dogs 
in innumerable quantities made their appearance, but fo mife- 
rably poor that it was painful to look at them. They feemed 
to be a fmall kind of cur. They had no horfes. Dogs and 
cattle were the only animals they pofTefTed. 
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