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the Broad River; this place is alfo remarkable for a hot 
bath. 
31ft, We paired on to Ko Aree Rivier, where we found 
many new plants; in particular, gerania and flap elite. 
Nov. 2d, To Koekman’s Rivier, the banks of which are 
covered with thick woods, and furnifhed With a variety 
of birds, which afforded us good fport. The trees were 
moftly of the mimofa nilotica of linn^eus ; the fpecies of 
the birds I have not yet determined, not being provided 
with books upon Ornithology to fettle one half of thofe 
which I collected on this journey. » 
5 th, We arrived at Swellendam, defcribed in my fir it 
journey; and the fame day dined with the Land Droft, 
who is a juftice of peace, and collects different taxes from 
the peafants. After dinner we purfued our route to Buf- 
fel Tagfs Rivier, where is a place belonging to the Eaft 
India Company. There they keep a few' wood-cutters, 
and from thence fupply the wheelers at the Cape, con- 
veying their wood in waggons drawn by oxen : this place, 
I think, is about 150 miles from the Cape. Here we 
refted five days for the benefit of our oxen, which had 
become very lean, and the Doctor got a frefh fet out of 
the Eaft India Company’s herd. r 
1 oth, To Davenhoek’s Rivier, where we remained all 
night, and the next morning proceeded on our jour- 
ney. The Doctor imprudently took the ford without 
the lead; inquiry ; when on a hidden, he and his hprfe 
plunged over head and ears into a pit, that had been 
made by the hippopotamus amphibius , which formerly in- 
habited 
