THE BUFFALO. 345 



Mode of killing buffaloes in Caffraria. 



Ill Caffraria, these animals are usually killed 

 by means of javelins, which the inhabitants use 

 with great dexterity. When a Caffre has disco- 

 vered the place where several buffaloes are col- 

 lected, he blows a pipe, which may be heard at a 

 great distance. The moment his comrades hear 

 this signal they run up to the spot, and surround- 

 ing the animals by degrees, throw their javelins 

 at them. This is generally done with so certain 

 <an aim that out of eight or twelve, it rarely hap- 

 pens that a single one escapes. Sometimes, 

 while the buffaloes are running off, some of the 

 hunters who stand in the way are tossed and kil- 

 led; but this is a circumstance not much re- 

 garded by the Caffrarians. When the chace is 

 .ended, the flesh is cut up, and equally divided 

 .among the hunters. 



Kolben relates, that a buffalo at the Cape, 

 having been hunted by some Europeans, and 

 driven into a narrow place, turned round, and 

 pushed at one of his pursuers, who had on a red 

 waistcoat. The man, to save his life, ran to the 

 water, plunged in, and swam off. The animal, 

 however, followed him so closely that the poor 

 fellow had no alternative but that of diving. He 

 accordingly submerged his head, and the buf- 

 falo, losing sight of him, swam on towards the 

 opposite shore, three miles distant, and would, 

 probably, have reached it, had lie not been shot 

 by a gun from a ship lying at a little distance. 

 The skin was presented to the governor of the 



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