CHAPTER XIV. 
JOURNEY IN THE COUNTRY OF THE KORAS, FROM THE GARIEP TO THE 
ASBESTOS MOUNTAINS. — STAY AT THE KLOOF VILLAGE. — AND ARRIVAL 
AT KLAARWATER. 
W^E had long been looking forward to the crossing of the Gariep, 
as a serious undertaking, and therefore had the greater reason for 
congratulating each other on having thus accomplished it without 
the least accident, and with so much less difficulty than had been 
expected. In less than three hours, every thing belonging to our 
caravan, was safelv landed on the northern side of this formidable 
barrier. 
Ascending a beach, covered with large loose stones, we took up 
our station by the clumps of acacias, which were everywhere dispersed 
over a sandy level, diversified with hillocks. My own waggon was 
drawn up under the tempting and refreshing shade of an ancient 
Karree tree, 
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