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15 th, lo Zwart Kop’s Rivier, where we refted all 
night. 
1 6th, To Zwart Kop’s Salt-pan, where we remained 
moil part of that day. This Salt-pan is a lake feveral 
miles diftant from the fea, and upon an eminence. In 
the rainy feafon it is filled with frefh water, which, by 
the faltnefs of the ground, foon becomes ftrongly im- 
pregnated with faline particles ; and when the fummer’s 
heat exhales the frefh water, the bottom of the lake is 
covered with a cruft of pure fait two or three feet thick, 
d he lake is about three miles round, and furrounded by 
a rifing ground, covered with a great variety of curious 
fh rubs, many of which proved new. Here we found fe- 
veral lingular infects, and among many others the grylluj 
and cimex. 
17th, We travelled through a miferable parched 
country, covered with fhrubs and fucculent plants of va- 
rious kinds; but the grafs was entirely burnt up by the 
heat of the Sun. We law numbers of wild animals, and 
in particular a variety of the Zebra, called by the Hottentots 
Opeagha. We alfo obferved the print and dung of ele- 
phants and lions. At noon we came to Sunday’s River 
where we refted a few hours, and confulted with our 
guide, whom we took from the laft Dutch place, about 
proceeding on our journey . But both he and our fervants 
refufed to advance further; telling us, we were now on 
the borders of a powerful nation of Hottentots called 
Caffers; who, they find, Would kill us, were it onlv to 
get the iron belonging to our waggons. In confequence 
of thefe remonftrances, and the bad ftate our carriages 
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