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besides on the fish they caught. They were evidently 

 there to hunt the buffaloes, and to watch their move- 

 ments by taking up their position in trees, whence 

 they could spy out their extraordinarily well-hidden 

 refuges, which during the drought were chiefly in the 

 marshes. The heads and horns of the buffalo are valuable 



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goods, as they are much coveted by Europeans as 

 " shooting trophies ! " 



One of these natives was brought to my camp. At 

 first nothing could be got out of him, but after a great 

 deal of parley he decided to give me some information. 

 He told me that a short while before six blacks armed with 

 breech-loading rifles had waylaid some buffaloes in the 

 vicinity of his little plantation. These men had informed 

 him that they had been sent from the next station, Rusotto, 



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