FOURTH JOURNEY. 
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our Ray for feveral days, to which, as the river ftSl continued 
very high, we agreed. Upon feeing the waters fubhde, we 
propofed to proceed in our journey, and were affifted by our 
hofpitable friend, who fupplied us with fome of his cattle, 
which were more accuftomed to paffing the flood than our 
own. The river was broad, and in feveral places the oxen 
were obliged to fwim. When we reached the oppoflte fhore 
we direded our courfe northward, through a high fandy coun¬ 
try, interfperfed with variety of Afpalathufes, Gnaphaliums, &;c. 
At night we arrived at the Lange Valley, at the houfe of 
Mrs. Low, an old French woman, who had long lived in this 
part of the country, and was pofleffed of numerous herds of 
cattle ; here we flayed all night. 
1779. 
July. 
The following day we proceeded on our journey through a 
large fandy plain, towards the Hier Lodflement, which is above 
forty miles diftant. At night we came to the Jackals Valley, 
where, though we found no water, we were obliged to remain 
a few hours in order to refrefli our oxen, which were much 
fatigued. About two in the morning we proceeded to the 
place where we intended to reft, and in our way called at the 
H ier Lodfiement, where we knev/ there would be water. We 
arrived at nine in the afternoon, and found a peafant who had 
arrived about two hours before us. I inquired which way he 
was going, obferving he had many Hottentots and a number 
of guns in his waggon, he told me that his courfe was towards 
the Great River, and that he intended to accompany Colonel 
Gordon, whom I left at the Cape, but expected he would 
foon overtake us. In the afternoon we direfled our courfe 
