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by our dogs, and the next morniag we could 
judge by their traces how far they had ex- 
pofed themfelves. Neceffity alone renders 
all thefe fpecies of carnivorous animals bold, 
for they naturally dread the fight of man ; 
and I am of opinion, that the dangers to be 
apprehended from their being in the neigh- 
bourhood have been too much exaggerated. 
The only two kinds of antelopes found here 
are not fufficient to fatisfy their voracity ; 
they choofe rather to follow thofe numerous 
hordes who travel from one canton to ano- 
ther ; and they have then an opportunity of 
felefting fuch food as may be moft agreeable 
to them, and of making a dreadful flaughter 
among their flocks. 
My neighbours feeing me determined to 
afcend the fnow mountains, advifed me to 
be upon my guard, and not to remain long 
in them, as the Boflimen were at this time 
in great force. I had no intention of carry- 
ing my whole caravan thither, for this fooK 
ifh projed: would not have been praGicable; 
but as I was defirous of examining a few of 
their fummits, and of traverfing them only 
in the day-time with my chaffeurs, I ad-^ 
vanced as near to the bottom of them as I 
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