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we determined to stay on one more day. A resolu- 

 tion was arrived at not to shoot at koodoo cows or 

 waterbuck cows, or quaggas, but to try only for 

 sable nntelope and giratt'e, of which latter animal 

 Ave had seen fresh spoor. Accordingly, on the 

 morning of the 28th, as we were himting through 

 the bush, several koodoo cows and a fine herd of 

 Avaterbuck coav were seen, Avho, as if aAvare of our 

 policy, gave themseh^es little trouble to get out of 

 our way, and tried our A'irtuous resolutions highly. 

 Nothing else did we come across, and Ave returned 

 to camp at two o'clock, tired and disa^^pointed. 



The Avaterbuck is a handsome animal, nearly as 

 big as the roan antelope, Avith a broad A\*hite stripe 

 running round its r|uarters and underneath its tail. 

 The coAv-waterbuck has no horns. Those of the 

 l)ull are splendid, nearly equal in l^eauty to those 

 of the sable antelope. The skin of the Avaterbuck 

 is greatly prized in this country, being said to 

 exceed in excellence for breeches, boots, gaiters, 

 " rheims," and " A'orschlaghts," all other hides. In 

 the afternoon C^aptain Williams Avent out hunting 

 Avith Lee. Sharp rheumatic pains, brought on by 

 bathing on Sunday in the heat of the day, Avhich 

 made riding almost torture, kept me to camp. 

 Our tAvo serA'ants had ridden in the mornino" to 

 the road to try and obtain from other passing 

 AA'aggons some small supply of proA'isions. Fortu- 

 nately they fell in Avith Messrs. Rylands and Fry, 

 Avho Avere hunting near our camp, Avho generously 

 sent us some Hour, some coftee, and some sugar. 

 Captain Williams and Lee returned late, liaAing 



