SECOND JOURNEY, 
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made a fhort excurlion to the Stlllen Bofch Mountains, where U 78 . 
May. 
I collected many beautiful plants, particularly Ericas and Oxa- 
lias, with which the whole face of the country was beautifully 
decorated. The land is, in this part, uncommonly fertile, 
producing plenty of corn and wine, and all the fruits which are 
found at the Cape. 
The next day we directed our courfe eaft fouth-eaft, to the 
Hottentot Holland’s Kloaf, where there is a fteep path acrofs 
the large chain of mountains (mentioned in my firh journey) 
which begin at Cape Falfe, and continue in a north-weft direc¬ 
tion, fending out feveral branches into the interior parts of the 
country. Thefe mountains are often covered with fnow during 
the winter months: this being the beginning of that feafon, I 
was in hopes of difcovering many plants which might endure 
our climate, and be rendered ufeful: this defire was a princi¬ 
pal motive for my fetting out at this time, when travelling is 
attended with peculiar danger, from the fudden fwelling of the 
rivers. In the afternoon we reached Knoflick Kraals Rivier, 
which was Impaftable till the twenty-ftxth, when we left this 
place, and proceeded to the warm bath, which is about hxtv 
miles from the Cape. 
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We continued our journey to the Tyger Hock, and hunted 
a fpecies of antelope called Bonta Bock, which we killed. On 
our route we met with two peafants, who had travelled from 
a great dlftance, and were on their way to the Cape. They 
informed us that, the country they had pafted was parched 
up for want of rain ; and that it was with great difficulty they 
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