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Henry rifle. 2. A single-barrel ditto. 3. A 

 single -450 B. L. Henry rifle. 4. A pair of No. 

 12 breech-loading shot guns with rebounding locks. 

 5. Six Winchester repeating rifles, new pattern, 

 •450 bore, canying four cartridges in the magazine. 

 I also had from Messrs. Fraser, an Edinburgh firm, 

 a "500 bore B. L. double-barrel rifle. With this 

 rifle I did all my shooting, and found it to he a 

 most perfect, accurate and beautifully sighted 

 arm. In addition to this armament there were 

 purchased at Kimbeiiey two pairs of No. 12 shot 

 guns, made by Greener, four ordinary Martini- 

 Henry rifles, and two sporting rifles. We had 

 with us about 10,000 rounds of ammunition. A 

 London house had furnished a great variety of 

 provisions, tinned meats, pressed vegetables, fruit, 

 bacon, ham, tea, coffee. Saddlery, horse clothing, 

 and halters were purchased in London, as also 

 medicines, etc. I would venture to give a word of 

 A\^arnino; and advice to those who start on a South 

 African journey, and who have to ^^urchase 

 material at home. I foolishly imagined that if I 

 resorted to West-end tradesmen in London, though 

 I would have to pay considerably higher prices, 

 at least I would obtain the best articles turned out 

 and packed in the best possible manner. But in 

 this I was disappointed from not having personally 

 seen after everything, down to the smallest details. 

 For instance, three bell tents wore supjDlied, all of 

 old and each of different patterns, with poles too 

 long, causing very great inconvenience when un- 

 packed and brought into use. All the packing 



