SECOND JOURNEY, 
49 
At nlglit we arrived at a place called Olive Bufli, where we 
refted. The man, to whom this place belonged, was the only 
one, of a whole family, who efcaped from a party of the Boili- 
men Hottentots. Thofe favages had attacked them a few years 
before, and put to death the mother, brother, and lifter of 
this perfon. 
On the thirtieth, we proceeded to the northward; and, in 
the evening, came to a farm called Rhinoceros Bofch, from 
its having been much frequented by thefe animals fome years 
ago ; though very few are now found In this part of the coun- 
try. During the night we had much wind and rain ; and in 
the morning the thermometer had fallen to forty degrees. 
Purfuing our journey, north by weft, we had the Rogge 
Veld Berg on our right hand. On our way we met one of 
the inhabitants of the mountain, who promifed to aftift us with 
a team of frefti oxen to carry us to the fummit, which was 
very difficult of afcent. In the evening, we refted by the ftde 
of the Rhinoceros River; but as we had no fhelter from the 
inceflant hail and rain, and were unable to keep our fire light- 
ed, our fituation was extremely uncomfortable. In this condition 
we remained during the whole of the following day. 
On the fecond of Auguft, the promifed aftiftance arrived in 
order to condud us up the mountain ; but it was with the ut- 
moft difficulty we could reach the fummit, the path was fo 
very fteep and rugged. At eight, in the morning, I found the 
thermometer at thirty degrees; and the top of the mountain 
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