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during the whole day’s journey. But towards the even- 
ing we happily diicovered a houfe, where we were kindly 
entertained, and the next morning overtook our waggons 
in Hart wig’s Kloof; but our oxen were in a bad Hate, and 
one of them was quite unfit for lervice We continued 
our journey without any other remarkable event, except 
that of lofing more of our oxen by the above mentioned 
difeafe. 
1 2th, Came to Buffels Tagt River, where we relied 
feveral days, ranging the adjacent woods, where we found 
many curious trees in bloom. 
29th, We arrived at the Cape Town, after a journey 
of four months and fourteen days. 
THIRD JOURNEY. 
K. FeE 29, n EPT . 2 6, 1774, 1 f et out from the Cape 
^ Town, but by the badnefs of the weather 
was obliged to llay all night at the Salt River, about 
two miles from the town, where there is a wine-houfe. 
I had in company only two fervants, for driving my 
waggon and taking care of my oxen and horle. 
27 th, The morning being fine we travelled through 
the great fiindy plain (lying between the Cape Town and 
Hottentots Holland Mountains) great part of which was 
under water. In the afternoon we had heavy rain, when 
