x ii CONTENTS. 



Water. — Capture of a Bushwoman. — The Salt-pan at Nchokotsa. — The Mirage. 

 — Keach the River Zouga. — The Quakers of Africa. — Discovery of Lake Ngami, 

 1st August, 1849. — Its Extent. — Small Depth of Water. — Position as the Reser- 

 voir of a great River System. — The Bamangwato and their Chief. — Desire to 

 visit Sebituane, the Chief of the Makololo. — Refusal of Lechulatebe to furnish 

 us with Guides. — Resolve to return to the Cape. — The Banks of the Zouga. — 

 Pitfalls. — Trees of the District. — Elephants. — New Species of Antelope. — Fish 

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CHAPTER IV. 



Leave Kolobeng again for the Country of Sebituane. — Reach the Zouga. — The 

 Tsetse. — A Party of Englishmen. — Death of Mr. Rider. — Obtain Guides. — Chil- 

 dren fall sick with Fever. — Relinquish the Attempt to reach Sebituane. — Mr. 

 Oswell's Elephant-hunting. — Return to Kolobeng. — Make a third Start thence. 

 — Reach Nchokotsa. — Salt-pans. — "Links," or Springs. — Bushmen. — Our Guide 

 Shobo. — The Banajoa. — An ugly Chief. — The Tsetse. — Bite fatal to domestic 

 Animals, but harmless to wild Animals and Man. — Operation of the Poison. — 

 Losses caused by it. — The Makololo. — Our Meeting with Sebituane. — Sketch of 

 his Career. — His Courage and Conquests. — Manoeuvres of the Batoka. — He out- 

 wits them. — His Wars with the Matebele. — Predictions of a native Prophet. — 

 Successes of the Makololo. — Renewed Attacks of the Matebele. — The Island of 

 Loyelo. — Defeat of the Matebele. — Sebituane's Policy. — His Kindness to Stran- 

 gers and to the Poor. — His sudden Illness and Death. — Succeeded by his Daugh- 

 ter. — Her Friendliness to us. — Discovery, in June, 1851, of the Zambesi flowing 

 in the Centre of the Continent. — Its Size. — The Mambari. — The Slave-trade. — 

 Determine to send Family to England. — Return to the Cape in April, 1852. — 

 Safe Transit through the CafFre Country during Hostilities. — Need of a "Spe- 

 cial Correspondent." — Kindness of the London Missionary Society. — Assistance 

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CHAPTER V. 



Start in June, 1852, on the last and longest Journey from Cape Town. — Compan- 

 ions. — Wagon-traveling. — Physical Divisions of Africa. — The Eastern, Central, 

 and Western Zones. — The Kalahari Desert. — Its Vegetation. — Increasing Value 

 of the Interior for Colonization. — Our Route. — Dutch Boers. — Their Habits. — 

 Sterile Appearance of the District. — Failure of Grass. — Succeeded by other 

 Plants. — Vines. — Animals. — The Boers as Farmers. — Migration of Springbucks. 

 — Wariness of Animals. — The Orange River. — Territory of the Griquas and 

 Bechuanas. — The Griquas. — The Chief Waterboer. — His wise and energetic 

 Government. — His Fidelity. — Ill-considered Measures of the Colonial Govern- 

 ment in regard to Supplies of Gunpowder. — Success of the Missionaries among 

 the Griquas and Bechuanas. — Manifest Improvement of the native Character. — 

 Dress of the Natives. — A full-dress Costume.^A Native's Description of the Na- 

 tives. — Articles of Commerce in the Country of the Bechuanas. — Their Unwil- 

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CHAPTER VI. 



Kuruman. — Its fine Fountain. — Vegetation of the District. — Remains of ancient 

 Forests. — Vegetable Poison. — The Bible translated by Mr. Moffat. — Capabilities 

 of the Language. — Christianity among the Natives. — The Missionaries should 

 extend their Labors more beyond the Cape Colony. — Model Christians. — Dis- 



