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ute living on the banks of the lake, with an earnest request from a 
for a visit. But the path by which they had come to Kolobe 
was Reegagcricable for waggons; so, declining their guidance I pte: 
the more circuitous route, by which the Bermangueato usually pass, 
and, having Bakwains for ee: their self-i interest in our. success was 
secured by my promising to carry any ivory they might procure for 
toeir chiefs in my waggon ; me Hah faithfully performed ee 
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iitions to pass into the regions beyond him, with true native inhuman- 
ity he sent men before us to drive away all bushmen and Bakalihari- 
from our route, in order that, being deprived of their assistance in the: 
: search for water, we might, like the Griquas above mentioned, be com- 
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300 miles from Kolobeng, we struck on a magnificent river on the 4th 
of July, and without farther difficulty, in so far as water was concerne ed, 
by winding along its banks nearly 300 miles more, we reached the Ba. cme 
tavana, on the lake Ngami, by the beginning of August. * 
pepions to leaving this beautiful river on aed return —_ and coms ! 
ba or Bayeiye. They area i distinct race from echuanas, 
_ They call themselves Bayeiye (or men), while the term Bakoba (the — _ 
name has somewhat of the meaning of “slaves,’’) is applied to them 
by the Bechuanas. Their c complexion is darker than that of the Bech- 
uanas ; and of 300 words I collected of their language, only 21 bear 
any resemblance to Sitchuana. They paddle along the rivers and lake, 
in canoes hollowed out of the trunks of single trees; take fish 1 tiets aes 
made of a weed which emia on the banks; and kill hippopdtaimi - | ae 
with harpoons attached to ropes. We greatly ace ye frank marily * > 
bearing of these inland, lace: any of t oke. S site : 
ently, and, stile the waggon went along the hanks ‘Tar re 
following lod ‘ ‘ ae i 
among the reed. . The banks ul ¢ * .. 
ever seen, except perhaps : some: parts of the. i 
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lyde. They are covered, in general, with gigantic trees, some o 
ae | bearing fruit, andal quite new. ‘Two of the Boabab varie 
ie ured 70 t to 76 feet in clfcumfapgnce The hi her we Beooe 
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$c oe which make oe discovery « of the lake ‘dwindle out of sight. it 3 : af 
. he. a highway, capable of being giek “traversed 
section of well-peopled territory.4, 
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