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buffaloes came up the Daka river to within a few 

 miles of our camp, thirteen of which we shot, Wood, 

 whom I had met, killing seven, and I myself six. It 

 must not be thought that these buffaloes were shot 

 for sport, as we killed so many in order to dry a 

 supply of meat for use along the road to Tati for 

 ourselves, Kafirs, and dogs. Setting two Kafirs to 

 each buffalo, we had all of them skinned and cut up, 

 and although a good deal of the meat was rather 

 high when we got it to the waggons, it was none the 

 less palatable to the dogs and Kafirs on that account. 

 At length, on the 8th of November, George 

 Wood trekked out with the waggons along the 

 regular caravan road, whilst I, taking my own Kafirs 

 and Bushmen with me, and a few trading goods, 

 started for Wankie's Town, which is situated about 

 eighty miles to the east of the Victoria Falls, from 

 which place I intended to cut right across country 

 to Thamma-setsi, where I had arranged with my 

 companion that he should wait for me with the 

 waggons. This plan was carried out without 

 any mishap, and I again reached the waggons 

 on November 20, bringing with me over 300 lbs. 

 of fine ivory that I had bought from Wankie. 

 On my return journey I saw several enormous herds 

 of buffaloes, and a good many rhinoceroses of both 

 the black and white species, but not a single fresh 

 elephant spoor. The following day we shot a black 

 rhinoceros bull close to the waggons. Some days 

 later, on reaching the Mitengue river, we met Mr. 

 Schinderhutte, a man who had been many years 

 trading and hunting in the interior, and was then 

 on his way with a load of goods to Westbeech, at 

 Pandamatenka. This was the third occasion upon 

 which I had met Schinderhutte ; he was a fine, 



