IO THROUGH GASA LAND. 



handiness and efficiency of this weapon up to one 

 hundred yards caused me, I fear, often to break the 

 commandment, " Thou shalt not covet, &c." There 

 is no doubt that from my experience in this trip I 

 formed the conclusion to which I have ever since 

 steadfastly adhered, that for bush shooting, where 

 the range seldom or never exceeds one hundred 

 yards, the smooth-bore excels the grooved weapon. 



