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we cannily drove on the noble eland, which we suc- 

 ceeded in bringing right up to the wagons, where I 

 bowled him over with two shots in the shoulder. Not 

 yet having a stuffed bull eland's head, and this being 

 a fair specimen, I directed it to be cut off for my col- 

 lection. 



We now held on for the Molopo,. upon the banks of 

 which I had some fine sport with roan antelope and reit- 

 buck, and on the 29th of May reached Sichely's kraal 

 on the Kouleubeng. 



Within a mile of this chiePs residence we were met 

 by parties of the Baquaines : these men had been sent 

 by Sichely to ascertain who we were, he having heard 

 from some Bakalahari that three wagons were at hand. 

 I saddled up and rode ahead of the wagons with Mr. 

 Livingstone's letters. 



On the 31st we again inspanned and held on for the 

 Limpopo, reaching my old drift on that river on the 15th 

 of June. 



The greater part of the day was devoted to cutting 

 down the opposite bank and getting the wagons through, 

 which we accomplished by sundown, taking each wag- 

 on through with twenty oxen. 



On the 18th, the moon being full, I crossed the river 

 with Mr. Orpen, Carey, and attendants, and made for 

 the fountain at Charebe, in the hope of enjoying some 

 night shooting with elephants. We had the ill luck to 

 alarm the elephants frequenting the water and to drive 

 them out of the district. On the 23d, as I was return- 

 ing to camp from the water at Guapa, we suddenly 

 heard the cry of elephants about a quarter of a mile to 

 windward. I took Ramachumie along with me, and 

 \e\<\ forward for an inspection of the troop. 



ThM cries of elephants were repeated in difforeut ai- 



