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followed up, whilst mine continued our route 

 through beautiful open teak-jungle, carpeted with 

 green turf, most deliciously soft and elastic under 

 foot. 



There were plenty of bison-tracks everywhere to 

 be seen, some of which were quite fresh ; and Goo- 



gooloo pointed out to K a tuft of herbage that 



had been very recently torn up by one of those ani- 

 mals, as saliva was still remaining on it. We fol- 

 lowed up the trail for a short distance, in the hope 

 of obtaining a shot, but could not get a glimpse of 

 them. Towards noon we fell in with the spoor of 

 an elephant, that appeared to be about twenty-four 

 hours old, and we continued to track it up until late 

 in the afternoon, when, my companion giving evident 

 signs of fatigue, we made j^reparations for passing 

 the night, by building a couple of huts close to a 

 small rivulet, which looked clear and sparkling as 

 a trout-stream in Scotland. It was a beautiful spot 

 for a camp, as on all sides rose hills covered with 

 dense deep-green forest, intersected with innumer- 

 able mountain-streams, which emerged from the 

 trees, and glistened like silver threads in the light 

 of the setting sun. 



Our day's fag told upon us ; for within half an 

 hour after our dinner we were all coiled up in our 

 blankets fast asleep, and did not stir until Googooloo 

 informed us that da^Ti was breaking, when, giving 

 ourselves a shake, we adjourned to the brook to per- 

 form our ablutions whilst breakfast was preparing. 



