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much more produce would appear. The pre- 
sent means are often rendered futile, by one 
elephant helping another out of a pitfall, or by 
the sagacious beast snuffing danger in the wind, 
and abruptly leaving the country. Even when 
successful, it can only be with one animal, for 
the others at once forsake the district if one of 
their number falls a victim. 
" A variety of considerations having induced 
me to try Loanda first, Sekeletu showed his 
cordiality, by furnishing men, oxen, and canoes ; 
and, being desirous of ascertaining the value of 
ivory among the white men in that direction, 
he committed four tusks to our care for the 
purpose; which we subsequently disposed of, at 
Cassange, to his advantage. Taking leave of 
the chief and principal men on the banks of the 
Chobe, my company consisting of none but 
men of Zambesi, and these chiefly Barotse, we 
descended that tortuous river to its junction, 
with the Leeambye, which we ascended, visi- 
ting Sesheke, and the different villages on its 
banks, at each of which, orders had previously 
issued, " that we must not be allowed to become 
hungry." 
" On reaching the country of the Barotse, we 
learned that a foray had been made by one of 
the under chiefs, and that several villages had 
been destroyed, in the very direction that we 
