112 Men, Mines, AND Animals in South Africa. 



I d(3n't remember having ever met him in White's 

 or Boodle'?." There are in the force serving as 

 troopers two sons of British peers, and many men 

 of birth and good family. Some come out to 

 see hfe and adventure, and make a fortune; 

 others, and not a few, to make a Uving, and if 

 possible regain a lost fortune. Fort Tuli is a 

 strong position against any artillery which is likel\' 

 to be brought against it for many years to come. 

 It is armed with a Maxim and Avith a Gatling gun. 

 Sir Frederick Carrington allowed me to see these 

 guns at practice. The range was 1600 yards, the 

 target some small bushes growing on the sandy 

 bed of the river, which for some distance is effectu- 

 ally commanded by the fort. The Maxim appeared 

 to be remarkable for its precision, the Gatling for 

 the extent of ground swept by its projectiles. 

 The effect of the hre of either was very striking, 

 and I would imagine terrifying to any finding 

 themselves within the range of these ingenious 

 little monsters of destruction. Here I had a good 

 opportunity of ascertaining the opinion of trained 

 marksmen upon the new magazine rifle now being- 

 supplied to the British army. The Secretary of 

 State for War had given me one of these rifles, 

 ]\Iark I., to take along with me and try. It was 

 now produced and examined by the officers with 

 much interest. A fine experiment was made with 

 it, one which could not have been carried out in 

 England without the intervention of the S.P.C.A. 

 A slaughter ox was tethered on the sand of tlie 

 river 1500 yards distant and about 300 feet beloAV 



