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Gubuleweyo, from whom he learnt with pleasure 
that the king had sent leave for him to go to the 
Zambesi, a fresh permission having been required. 
The other travellers for the Zambesi, mentioned 
above in one of Frank Oates's letters, had most of 
them already started northwards, but for one reason 
or another he was himself yet detained some days 
longer at the settlement. 
The only incident of much novelty which 
occurred during this time was an angry scene with 
some Kafirs at the mine, arising out of a second 
attempt he had made, when last at Tati, to get pos- 
session of the Bushman remains he had failed to 
secure when hunting on the Ramaqueban in Febru- 
ary. The story of his encounter with these men and 
other circumstances of the time are related by him 
at some length in the following letter home : — 
" Tati, i/^y 29/A, 1874. 
" I have been here just a week to-day en route 
for the Zambesi. I have been delayed, in the first 
instance, by the illness of Brown, who is managing 
Sir John Swinburne's mine here in the absence of 
Nelson, who has gone to the colony ; and since, by 
having something done to my waggon wheels. I 
have been able to be of a little use to Brown, and 
did not like to leave him as he was, but he is now 
better. It does not much matter losing a few days, 
as I always thought the ist of June would be early 
enough to leave here, in order to reach the Zambesi 
as soon as the healthy season there has fairly set 
in. I may now wait two or three days longer, as 
