6? 
SECOND JOURNEY. 
being tired of our {ituation, we refolved to make a third effort; 
and, if we fhould find it impofiible to proceed, to leave the 
waggon and return to the Orange River, being almofc exhaufted 
for want of water. Very luckily our cattle did much better 
than we expeded, and brought us out of that fandy defart; in 
which there was fcarcely any thing to be feen except Mice 
and Snakes, both of which we obferved in great numbers. 
Towards the evening we met the Hottentot whom we had 
fent to the rock in fearch of water. He brought with him 
about forty quarts, which refrefhed us greatly ; and, I believe, 
the very fmell of it animated our cattle. In the night we ar¬ 
rived at the Brack Fountain, which by this time was almofi; 
dried up : being much fatigued, we were very unwilling to 
leave this place. The next day I employed the Hottentots 
in digging the fountain a little deeper ; and, by their exertions, 
we procured abundance of water, both for our own ufe and 
that of the cattle. 
In the afternoon I vifited the hills, where I collefted feveral 
foeds and fpecimens of plants, which I had not obferved in my 
former vifit to this fpot. 
After leaving this part, we purfued our journey towards 
the Copper Berg, in the expeftation of meeting with a fupply 
of frefh oxen from our friend Vander Hever. About ten, at 
night, we perceived a fire at a diftance, and, on our arrival 
at the place, had the pleafure of finding a Hottentot with 
twelve bullocks under his care, which had been di{]3atched for 
our affiftance. We continued to travel till three o’clock in 
