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quented by a large lion; and, as a proof, they fhewed 
us a zebra, which he had lately killed; alluring us, if we 
flayed all night there, he would pay us a vifit. We tra- 
\ elied about ten miles further, and at night faw a flock 
of lheep and fome bullocks, which greatly animated us, 
expecting to find fome habitation where we might fhel- 
ter ourlelves during the night ; but, when we came to the 
place where the fheep were, we found a Dutchman with 
his wife and feveral young children fitting under the 
fhelter of fome bullies, which they had formed into an 
alcove, to fkreen them from the heat of the Sun. We 
flayed here all night, and the man alked us to fup with 
them ; which we did, and made them a prefent of fome tea 
and tobacco, which they thankfully received; and the 
next day the hufband faddled his horfe, rode lix or feven 
miles with us, and gave us very good directions how to 
proceed in our intended courfe. 
1 6th, We afcended a flat chain of mountains, called 
Rogge Velds Berg, where we found the road extremely 
rugged. Rogge Veld extends along the fummit of a 
high ridge of mountains, running obliquely acrofs the 
country for feveral hundred miles. It is very arid, except 
in fome vallies, where the Dutch peafants have their ha- 
bitations; but the general face of the country is rock. The 
foil is a red ochrey loam ; it binds very hard in fummer, 
and is in mofl places fait, which caufes bad water. There 
is not a tree in the whole country, unlefs we fhould fo 
call a few miferable fhrubs, and of thefe the largefl not 
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