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pafTed. It feems probable, by the accounts of thefe 
extraordinary emigrations, that their natural habitation 
is in the interior parts of Terra de Natal; and that they 
are forced Southwards by dry feafons, which happen 
fometimes in thofe regions to fuch a degree, that not a 
drop of rain will fall for two or three years together. 
Thefe great flocks are faidto be always attended by lions ; 
and it is obferved, where a lion is, there is a large open 
fpace. We faw feveral flocks, but not exceeding twenty 
in each. We met a party of Dutchmen, who had been 
about 150 miles to the Northward of Bockland, deftroy- 
ing the Bofchman Hottentots. They informed us, they 
had feen great flocks of the fpring bucks; but there 
happening much rain, which had recovered the grafs 
and vegetation, they had been obferved to change their 
courfe, and return to the interior parts of the country. 
3d, 4th, We continued our journey along this ele- 
vated tradf; having on our right hand, or South-flde, 
the precipice, which is inacceflible ; and on the North- 
fide, a defolate hilly country, inhabited by a few wan- 
dering tribes of the Bofchman Hottentots. At night 
we came to the place of our benefadtor, whofe name 
was klaas losper; he was a very opulent man in thofe 
parts, having upwards of 12000 fheep and 3000 bul- 
locks. Moft of the plants that we colledted here were 
new; and,Ibelieve, many more remain, this having been 
the dry feafon, when moft of the flowers were gone. 
6th, We diredfed our courfe Northward, through a 
dry, barren country, called Hantum ; and on the 1 oth 
came 
