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time, fell down and expired. The carcase was left 
to be cut up in the morning, but the intelligence 
gave general satisfaction to all the people who 
followed us. 
13th. In the morning I went to the place 
where the carcase of the rhinoceros lay, and 
reached it about half past eight. The oxen 
grazed around during the process of cutting up 
the animal. Much blood was lying about, and a 
quacha that had been wounded was found dead 
near it. Though a male rhinoceros it was not so 
large as they generally are. It measured in length 
ten feet and a half, the circumference of the body 
was twelve feet, the eyes were placed about 
fourteen inches before the ears. At eleven a.m. 
the carcase being cut up and fastened on the 
backs of oxen, we went forward to get over a 
second row of hills. Thunder and rain came 
on while we were ascending the pass, and 
increased as we approached the summit ; the heavy 
fall of rain obliged us twice to halt, but the 
ground being rocky did not become slippery, else 
our oxen could not have proceeded. At four p. m. 
we entered upon our former track, and halted near 
Philip Fountain. The rain fell in torrents, and 
the thunder rolled from one end of the heavens 
to the other. Happily there was an old Ma- 
rootzee cattle-place, and a few low huts left stand- 
ing, which alForded some shelter. A rhinoceros 
