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TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
September cxcurfioiis along the mountains, where I added Gonh- 
derably to my colledion. 
We prevailed upon our friend, Hermannias Engelbright, to 
accompany us in our intended expedition ; and he took with 
him three good horfes. We then directed our courfe north, 
over a rugged path, involved in many turnings between the 
branches of the Camis Berg ; and in the evening of the twenty- 
fecond, came to a Hottentot village, which confifted of eleven 
huts, where we Rayed all night. 
The next day we continued our journey to the houfe of one 
Vander Hever, where we remained till the following evening, 
and then proceeded on our journey till midnight, when we 
reached the Copper Mountain. The water at this place was 
brackiHio 
In the afternoon of the twenty-fifth, we proceeded to the 
Small Copper Bergs Fountain, where we had tolerably good 
water. Here I made an excurfion along the hills, which have 
all a rugged appearance, and moft of them contain copper 
ore. 
We continued our journey to the Small Brack Fountain, 
where we faw the frefir print of Lions, and proceeded to the 
Great Brack Fountain, Flere we met feveral Hottentots who 
had been at the Great Nimiqua Land, exchanging cattle for 
beads and tobacco. They told us that the river was pafiable, 
but feemed rather to fwell when they left it, which was the 
