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By the Isi of February the river had fallen most 

 rapidly. After some Avorlv in clearing av'ay the mud 

 on both sides, wagons began to cross, and a great rum- 

 pus was kept up during the remainder of the day. I 

 got my second wagon through about 11 A.M. Soon 

 after I had got through good old Annesley took the drift, 

 and on approaching the opposite side his wagon had the. 

 most fearful capsize in deep water, seriously damaging 

 a quantity of very valuable property. In an instant 

 we were all at his assistance, and in a very short time 

 we got out his wife and family and damaged cargo, and 

 righted his wagon for him. I brought him over dry 

 clothes, and spent about three hours in assisting him 

 in his difficulty. I then inspanned and trekked on to 

 Boatasberg, where I halted about midnight, with good 

 moonlight. 



On the 2d I marched into Grahamstown, where I sold 

 my ivory well, the ivory and ostrich feathers realizing 

 in the market somewhere about £1000. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



Start on another Elephant-shooting Expedition — The Hart River — Na 

 merous Pack of Wild Dogs — Mahura, Chief of tlie Batlapis — Rumors 

 of Wars — The Meritsane — Lotlokane — Encounter with two Lions on 

 the Molopo — Chouaney — A tremendous Fight with a Buffalo — The 

 River Limpopo — Huge Crocodiles — A splendid Hippopotamus falls 

 to my RiHe — Immense Herds of Buffalo crossing the River — The 

 Serolomojtiooqiie Antelope unknown to Naturalists — A Herd of 

 Hippopotami — Fine Sport beside he River. 



I REMAINED in Grahamstown for some weeks, beinw 

 undecided as to my future plans. At last, however, J 

 decided upon making another elephant-shooting expe- 



