ApRit.] THE MORO LONG COUNTRY. igi 
side of it. A number of Mashows had followed 
us with pack-oxen in expectation of our killing- 
elephants, or rhinoceroses, but none came in our 
way ; indeed we had only seen one steinbok and 
three hartebeasts, and these were too distant to 
reach. 
28th. It had rained during the night, and in the 
morning there was every appearance of its con- 
tinuance. The climate of the Morolong country is 
very different from that of the more interior parts 
of Africa, or of those lying at a greater distance 
from the eastern and western oceans. In these 
latter thunder-showers seldom continue longer 
than an hour or two ; but in the Morolong and 
other countries, towards the east coast, rain fre- 
quently continues for whole days, and sometimes 
for several days together. It was by no means 
surprising that we found it so in the track which 
we pursued, for we were evidently on the highest 
ground in that part of Africa. The rivers we met 
with ran to the west, while those at the distance 
of two days' journey eastward ran either E. or 
S. E. Our elevation on the banks of the Maret- 
sawney also accounted for the cold we expe- 
rienced during the rain, the thermometer being 
down to 60. 
It rained incessantly the whole day, but towards 
evening the clouds began to separate, which gave 
