CHAPTEE VI. 



Mistake a Lion for an Antelope. — Explore a road. — Reach Palms. — Return 

 and bring the Waggons. — Experiences of African travel. — Guide 

 decamps and we find another. — Settle at Okambuti. — The first 

 Elephant. — Waggon breaks down. — Encampment made. — Chapupa's 

 history. — Savages versus Europeans. — Ride on to the Ovampo. — 

 Method of searching for Water. — Damaras are bad Guides. — Find some 

 Bushmen. — We start, but are ordered back. — The Ovampo Caravan. — 

 Chikorongo-onkompe. — Pronunciation of the letter L. — Salt, not a 

 necessary of life. — Damaras never eat it. — Retxim to Chapupa's Werft. 

 — Arrange a present for Nangoro. — Dressed and tanned leather. — 

 Hear of Kahikenes death. — Damara Creed. — Eandas and Omakuru. — 

 Ceremonies. — Huts and Finery. — Chaunts and Music. — Damara 

 language. — Prefixes, 



Thus closed an era in the journey ; the first great 

 point was reached, the furthest that the Hottentots 

 from Namaqua-land had ever seen — for they had 

 travelled as far as Omanbonde in one great expedition ; 

 they went in great numbers and returned in some 

 distress after a few months' absence. 



Curiously enough I arrived at Omanbonde the day 

 year that I had left England. 



Now that my oxen were becoming a little more 

 manageable, and the men accustomed to travelling, I 

 had hopes of making better progress than I had done, 

 and of soon reaching a far more interesting country 

 than that which I had now nearly crossed. I staid two 



