ISO Men, Mines, and Animals in South Africa. 



koodoo was brought in on two donkeys, and was 

 the object of much admiration, and from no one 

 more than the cook. On the 21st we reached the 

 Umshlane River, a ten miles trek. This river is 

 also drv, but water can ho got by digging. 

 Havino- ibimd that o-ame in the vicinitv of the road 

 was scarce, probably frightened away by the con- 

 stant passage of Avaggons and by the telegraph 

 expedition, I arranged to go with Lee for three or 

 four days away from the road into the veldt. I 

 took with me the "spider" and the Scotcli cart, a 

 small two-wheeled waggon, and provisions for six 

 days. The mules were taken from the mule 

 wao-oon and attached to the Scotch cart, and the 



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oxen from the Scotch cart were put to the mule 

 wao-cron. I started off in the afternoon and 



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reached the Bubye Iliver at sunset. The next 

 morning at daybreak we rode off into the veldt 

 just as our waggons, which had been trekking 

 through the night, passed us. Soon we came 

 across the spoor of koodoo and cjuagga mixed, 

 which Lee and the '" Baboon " followed for up- 

 wards of half-an-hour. A low whistle from the 

 " Baboon " denotes that he perceives the antelope. 

 I jumj) off my horse and see through the trees 

 very indistinctly three koodoo about 150 yards oif, 

 at which I fire without success. They gallop ofl', 

 and we follow on their spoor, and come suddenly 

 upon some roan antelope at about the same range 

 as were the koodoo. Again 1 jump off my horse 

 and fire, and again Avithout result. This Sonth 

 African shootino- is a widelv different business 



