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JULY.] JOURNEY BEYOND THE GREAT RIVER. 329 
Kaeen-de-haree, or Lively sunshine. 
Koorhee, A white stone. 
Mooquee, To see a thing right. 
Cheebeea, 
Keissecha, Foremost. 
Teoon havel, An unsuccessful hunt. 
Mookha, Sharp sight. 
The country on the opposite, or east side of the 
Malalareen, is beautifully covered with trees, the 
prospect being bounded by low and distant hills. At 
seven, P.M. we fell in with the river again, and halted 
for the night. A wolf soon got the scent of our sheep, 
and drew near, but finding we were too strong for him, 
he only roared at us a while, and walked off. The night 
being cold and firewood scarce, we retired to sleep as 
soon possible. 
15th. Thermometer at sun-rise 42, with strong and 
cold wind. Our tea and coffee being expended, we 
tried, as a substitute, Caffre corn, which did very well. 
Having been destitute of flour for bread for the last 
two weeks, we found Bootchuana beans a good sub- 
stitute : for butter we used the fat of our sheeps' tails, 
which, when properly prepared, tastes much like fresh 
butter. Walking along the bank of the river, I nearly 
fell into a concealed Bushman's pit, which would have 
been the same as falling upon the point of a spear, a 
sharp stake being fixed at the bottom. Thermometer at 
noon 72, at which time we departed S.W. At one, 
P.M. we crossed the Malalareen, and in half an hour had 
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