290 Mr. masson’s Botanical travels. 
of this tract, we enriched' our collection by a variety of 
fucculent plants, which we had never feen before, and 
which appeared to 11s like a new creation. 
2 lit, To Great Thorn River, where we encamped un- 
der a large mimofa tree. During the night, we had 
feveral loud claps of thunder with rain. 
2 2d, We entered Lange Kloof, which is a narrow val- 
ley, not exceeding two miles at the broadeft, and in length 
about 100; bounded on the S.W. by the chain of moun- 
tains beforementioned, and on the North and Eaft by a 
lower ridge, which runs nearly parallel. It contains 
about feven or eight places, which are from twelve to 
twenty miles diftant from each other; the houfes are very 
mean, without walls, confifting only of poles Ruck in 
the ground, meeting at the top, and thatched over with 
reeds. The people, however, are wealthy, poflefling 
large herds and flocks. The Hottentots are in general 
fervants to the Dutch farmers ; whp give them for wages 
beads, and tobacco mixed with hemp ; the latter, which 
intoxicates them, they are extremely fond of. A few free 
Hottentots ftill remain here, who live in their ancient 
manner; but who are miferabie wretches, having hardly 
any flock of cattle. 
29th, To Kromme Rivier (that is, Crooked River) a 
long, marfliy vale, which lies much lower than the for- 
mer, and is bounded by a continuation of the abovemen- 
tioned mountains. 
30th, 
