274 Mv MASSON’S Botanical \ travels . 
old Hottentot brought out a fat wether, and flaughtered 
it; part of which we ate for our breakfaft. 
8th, We came to a hot bath, fituated on the S.E. fide 
of a large mountain called Zwart Bere<v;. The India 
Company have created here a tolerable houfe for the 
reception of lick people. The water is fcalding hot 
where it fprings out of the earth; but after being con- 
veyed about ten or twelve paces to the bath, it becomes 
more temperate. The people here feem to ufe it for all 
difeafes without exception, and often perhaps receive 
more hurt than benefit by it. 
i oth, We croffed Rivier Zonder Eynde; that is, End- 
lefs River, which dilcharges itfelf into the Breed Rivier r*;* 
At night we came to Sweet Milk Valley, where there is a 
good houfe belonging to the overfeer of the Company’s 
woods ; who received us with great civility, and kept us 
with him five days. The fourth day, we went into the 
woods, which are about half-way up a high chain of 
mountains that extends along theN. andN.E. fide of the 
the valley. I was accompanied by a farmer’s fon, who 
took with him eight large rough dogs, which in our way 
Halted two wolves; one of them we wounded with fmall 
fliot, fo that the dogs overtook him. A fierce battle cn- 
fued, which lafled an hour before he was killed. We 
afterwards climbed over many dreadful precipices till we 
arrived at the woods; which are dark and gloomy, in- 
terfperfed with climbing fhrubs of various kinds. The 
trees are very high ; fome from eighty to a hundred feet ; 
{cl) Black Mountain. 
(e) Broad River. 
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