178 PROCEED TO GRAHAMSTOWN. 



stock of meat. Near the settled region he concluded* to 

 change the route of return, and proceed to Grahamstown, 

 which he knew to be about six hundred and fifty 

 miles from Cape Town. There we arrived, somewhat 

 worn and fatigued in appearance, but in high spirits at 

 the entire success of our expedition. The town, which 

 was situated at the source of the Cowie river, contained 

 but about three thousand inhabitants, and as our pictu- 

 resque train entered, the majority of these turned out to 

 view the procession. As we stopped before the door of 

 the best hotel in the town, a crowd of inquisitive indivi- 

 duals gathered round us, and when they learned how suc- 

 cessful we had been as hunters, far in the Bechuana 

 country, we received three lusty cheers, and found our- 

 selves heroes for the time. 



