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ney, during which I had met M. Wahlberg on his 

 way back to the Lake), having been accomplished 

 chiefly by water, it was my intention to have re- 

 traced my steps to Walwich Bay, but circumstances 

 prevented the intended movement ; and as my friend 

 decided upon spending the summer months in the 

 desert to the north-east of the Ngami, for the purpose 

 of hunting elephants, and completing his collection 

 of curiosities, and as he expressed his anxious 

 wish that I should accompany him, I was prevailed 

 upon to do so. Accordingly, we took our depart- 

 ure from the Lake on the 22nd of November, but 

 did not reach the land of elephants until the begin- 

 ning of February. After having hunted the ani- 

 mals in question for some time, and with various 

 success, M. Wahlberg one day (the 28th of Feb- 

 ruary) left the waggons, accompanied by two 

 Damaras, one of whom (Kooleman) was his con- 

 stant attendant on his shooting excursions, and 

 much attached to his master, who, on his part, I 

 know, looked upon him as a good and faithful ser- 

 vant, as well as a brave hunter. He also took with 

 him a Makalaka and a Bushman. The same morning 

 I also set off for the purpose of seeking elephants, 

 though in a direction different from that which 



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my friend had selected ; for owing to my being 

 subject to frequent attacks of fever, with which L 

 was seized previous to our departure from the Lake, 

 and the long duration of Mr. Wahlberg's expedi- 

 tions generally, I could not accompany him, but 

 was obliged to limit my distance so as to enable 

 me to return to mv wac^on the second or third 



