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to take us to the place, whilst the waggons trekked 
to the big branch of the Tati, where Stoffel was to 
outspan. Van Roozen seemed a bit nervous ; and, 
indeed, was rather perplexed to find the place, which, 
however, at last he did. It was a pretty spot. Some 
large trees, laden with yellow blossoms, growing in 
rich masses like laburnums, but in spikes, scented the 
air. Behind these rose a pretty rugged kopje, and 
in front of them were the old huts of the unfortunate 
Bushmen, and the screens from the sun which they 
erect. Heaps of ashes and game bones, broken 
pots, and other remains lay around, amongst which 
the skulls of the Bushmen appeared conspicuously. 
We found three here, and three more lay in the grass 
at some little distance. We offsaddled and collected 
some bones, which I tied up, in order to carry on 
my saddle in front of me, and we again set off, but 
the sky was clouded over, and we were not sure of 
our road. However, we came out all right in the 
waggon-road. Van Roozen deposited his charge, 
and we rode forward to the waggons. Van Roozen 
shot a quagga just before we crossed the big spruit, 
and we soon arrived at the big branch of the Tati, 
where the waggons were outspanned, Van Roozen 
having decided to pass the night there with us."^ 
The following morning, early, Van Roozen took 
his departure, trekking south, whilst the rest of the 
^ The skulls and other remains here obtained were brought to 
England, with the rest of the traveller's collections, after his decease, 
and form the subject of the interesting paper kindly contributed to the 
Appendix of this volume by Professor Rolleston, for whom they were 
collected. 
