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THIRD JOURNEY, 
Tlie morning, of the third, I requefted Mr. Kock to accom- p 
pany ns to the Great Fifh River, with which he readily com- 
plied. We thence purfued our journey to the eaftward, 
through a pleafant country, though quite uninhabited. There 
are numerous herds of quadrupeds to be found here, of the 
diiferent fpecies which have been already defcribed. The grafs 
was fo high that it reached our horfes bellies. This part of 
the country is agreeably diverfified with little pleafant woods 
upon the declivities of the hills ; and here I found a fpecies of 
Leucadendron v/hich was quite unknown to me, and many 
other beautiful plants. A fpecies of Palm, mentioned by Mr. 
Mafon in his Second Journey, is alfo fcattered over the whole 
country ; I found feveral upwards of twenty feet in height. 
The Hottentots make bread of the pith of this plant; the 
method of preparing which I fhall take another opportunity of 
defcribing. In the evening we came to a place, called Now 
Tu. 
That the reader may have a proper idea of our courfe, I 
am obliged more frequently to refer to the points of the com- 
pafs than, perhaps, may be thought confillent with elegance. 
Our road from this place lay eaft by north. On the fourth, 
at noon, we came to a fmall river, which at this time was 
almoft dry ; we, however, relied a few hours, feeing a herd of 
Buffaloes at a diftance from us, which we intended to amufe 
ourfelves with fhooting in the afternoon. In this place I found 
a beautiful plant of the Liliaceous kind, with a large crown of 
white and red flowers. After dinner we divided ourfelves into 
different parties, and as foon as we were within fliot we at- 
