CHAPTER IX. 



The Waggons are Condemned. — Messengers to the Cape. — The Kaoko. — 

 History of Damara-land. — Ghou Damup genealogies. — Start for 

 Elephant Fountain. — Excessive Drought. — Engage Eybrett. — Sell my 

 Cart and Mules. — Travel from Eithams. — Shooting Giraffes in the 

 dusk. — Elephant Fountain. — Numerous Pitfalls. — Plundering Expedi- 

 tions. — The Kubabees reach 'Ngami. — Trouble of taking observations. 

 — Leave Waggon and ride to the East. — Engage Saul. — Hans and a 

 Lion. — We enter the Bushman tract. — Rhinoceros skulls.- — Hear of 

 the Kubabees Hottentots.— Start for 'Tounobis. — Shoot a White 

 Rhinoceros. — Reach 'Tounobis. — Elephant in a pitfall. — Prepare for 

 Sport. — Night-Watching for Game. — Rhinoceros Veal. — Opera glasses. 

 — Herd of Elephants. — Fights and Frolics. — Bulk of the Rhinoceros. 

 — A Picturesque Finale. — Spring Hares. — Remarks on my route. — - 

 Unicorns and Cockatrices. — Bushmen Springes. — Setting Guns at 

 Night. — Description of Plate. — Poisoned Arrows. 



During my absence some little news had been 

 received from Europe, for an Englishman had arrived 

 by ship and settled near Walfisch Bay, to try his hand 

 at cattle -trading ; and one newspaper had been 

 received through his means. Of my own family I heard 

 no tidings, and of course had been unable to receive 

 any since I had left England, a year and four months 

 previous to this time. 



The missionaries receive their communications once 

 in every two years, unless, by some chance acci- 

 dent, a post can be dispatched by ship from Cape 



