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hoping by so doing to see a lot of game, but in that 

 we were disappointed. We came from Vryburg via 

 Kakia, Lehntitung, Okwa, Chanse and so to Tsau. 

 I think you could follow that route on Stanford's 

 map, but am not sure if he marks all the places I 

 mention. We had two thirsts of seven days each 

 to cover and several smaller ones of two, three or 

 four days, but by going hard and practically only 

 trekking at night we got through very well without 

 losing any horses, dogs or anything. 



*' That trek was not much fun — it was real hard 

 work, and also rather anxious work, as we could 

 get no information of what was in front of us (I 

 don't like hard work), but we got through very well 

 all the same. 



" There is, no doubt, a lot of game in the desert, 

 and I think it will remain there for many years 

 to come, owing to the difficulties of hunting in those 

 more waterless parts. I saw lots of spoor of Harte- 

 beest and Gemsbuck, but did not hunt much, as I 

 did not like to work the horses when they had to dc 

 without water, although they did just as well on 

 sama (wild melon) as water. In fact, after they 

 had not seen a drop of water for seven days, they 

 preferred to graze instead of drink when we got to 

 water. I had difficulty to make them eat sama, 

 but when once they took to it they would go and find 

 it for themselves. On the way up I shot two 

 Gemsbuck, one Koodoo, one Wildebeest, two Spring- 

 buck and two Hunting Dogs, but nothing big, the 

 best Gemsbuck was a very old bull with thick, short 

 horns of 33 inches. The Koodoo is a poor one of 

 36 inches in straight line. But still I am very 

 pleased with them, as it meant hunting all alone. 



