146 Men, Mines, and Animals in South Africa. 



adopted mainly on iny account, were unsuitable for 

 tlie oxen. To make ;Liood treks it is necessary for 

 the oxen to labour either during the night or late 

 in the afternoon when the sun is low. AYe decided 

 to return to the hours of trekking which had been 

 adopted by the expedition diu'ing their passao-e 



Our camp 011 the Uiuziagwaui iiiver. 



through Bechuanaland, from 1 a.m. till davl)reak, 

 and from 4.30 p.m. until 8 p.m. \\h?n the Avag- 

 gons started in the early morning my " spider " re- 

 mained behind till 6 a.m., and caught the waggons 

 up by breakfast time. On the 20th I rode Avith 

 Lee into the bush. We came across two koodoo 



