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contain less than from twelve to fourteen 
thousand. Indeed many of the settlers 
informed me they have seen double that 
number at one time, and have frequently 
skilled three at a single shot. We likewise 
saw vast quantities of guinea fowl, which, 
after a shower of rain, are easily caught 
by the farmers' dogs. 
The zebra or wild ass is common in these 
advanced colonies, and we saw many of 
them. Ostriches were likewise numerous. 
I have seen four of them together, and 
without being much alarmed at the ap- 
pearance of our caravan. We had such 
plenty of venison at the houses where we 
stopt, that our stock of nine sheep, fur- 
nished by honest Englebrocks, was dimi- 
nished but three in the course of six days. 
The farmers were accustomed to the de- 
predations of wild animals, and were there- 
fore acquainted with their haunts. They 
frequently pointed to certain spots where 
the buffaloes frequented, and other places 
where the lions, tigers, &c. were known 
to reside. But these creatures, how^ever 
tremendous to an European, are not so 
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