It 
FIRST JOURNEY. 
not preferve any perfe£t fpecimens. The Piper Cordlfoila 
is very common in the woods, I found fome beautiful fpeci- 
mens of the Helenidas and Phylicas. The whole country 
affords good pafture for cattle, and produces plenty of corn 
and wine; the foil is a hard yellowifh clay intermixed with 
rotten rocks. 
We left Zwellendam on the twentieth, and direded our 
courfe about eaft north-eaft, towards the Reed Valley. About 
four in the afternoon we crolfed the Buffalye Agte''*" Rivier, fo 
called from its being formerly a noted place for hunting buf¬ 
faloes ; but they feldom make their appearance at prefent in 
this part of the country. Here the river winds to the fouth- 
ward, and joins the Breed Rivier. Towards the evening we 
loft our road, and with fome difficulty got to the Reed V alley. 
This place belongs to the Dutch company, and is employed 
for breeding cattle; moft of their draught oxen are reared 
here : it alfo produces wood. It is diftant from Zwellendam 
about twelve miles, and from the Cape one hundred and 
twenty. Here we overtook our waggon, which was fo much 
injured by the journey, that we were neceffarily detained a 
few days in order to repair it. During our ftay, I added much 
to my colleQ:ion, and amufed myfelf by joining in the chafe of 
the Bonta Bocks, which are found in this place in great num¬ 
bers, as well as of the Capra Dorcas of Linnsus, and the 
Equus Zebra. The Reed Valley likewife produces great 
plenty of wild fowl, fuch as partridges of feveral kinds. 
■* Agte, to hunt. 
