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to a mile further westwards id the Lake, beyond which point the reeds 
depended, no doubt, for their existence on the moisture that the " Lake " 
bed absorbs from the small local rainfall in summer. 
Old Eamokwati and other old Makuba state that as the Lake dried up 
from the western end and the bed was exposed, they found stumps of 
Mocwere and other sandbelt trees that had been once growing there, thus 
showing that at some period — prior to Makuba tradition — there had been 
woodland there which must have subsequently been submerged. 
Most years, August to November, there is splendid duck-shooting at 
Toteii, large numbers of duck flighting from the Kunyere to the Lake. Of 
these there are at least 13 varieties, including the Pochard, the South 
African teal, widgeon, tree duck, &c., and also spur-winged geese, knob- 
nosed, pigmy, and Madagascar geese. 
From Toteii to the neighbourhood of the Mababe the journey was 
made by boat. 
The depression of the Mababe Flat must be slightly under 3,000 feet 
altitude, that is to say, about the same altitude as Tsau. During the 
winter months herds of tsessebe and blue wildebeeste are to be seen on the 
flats, as well as an occasional troop of zebra. 
The second journey from Tsau to the Linyanti Eiver was performed 
with cart and oxen the whole way, fording the Kunyere at Toten and, 
further on, swimming the oxen and floating the cart across the Thamalakane 
Eiver at the Lekawa Drift, where the Matabele in the eighties crossed on 
a raft improvised with reeds. This point is referred to by the Batawana 
as Lekawefi (the locative case of Lekawa raft "). 
The other rivers crossed were fordable at that time of year, none of 
them being over 4 feet deep, but several necessitating having the cart 
unloaded and the contents carried or canoed over. 
The " melapo " with the exception of those on the Chobe, were dry, of 
course, on the second journey. 
The only stone seen on the second journey, with the exception of the 
distant view of the Kwebe hills, and the Gubatsa and Goha hills passed 
North of Mababe (which are also porphyry, I think), are a few small 
patches of limestone outcrop, which are marked on the map. 
As to game, I will confine myself to that which is to be met with on 
the actual route traversed. During the summer months very little game 
is to be seen, for when there is rain-water in the pans in the sandbelt, the 
game which, with the exception of the eland who does not drink, congre- 
gate near the rivers and melapo in winter, scatter far and wide over the 
sandbelt. During the winter months the following may be met with : 
giraffe, eland, tsessebe, blue wildebest, zebra, pala, kudu, a few roan and 
also sable antelope, a few waterbuck. On the Thamalakane and other 
rivers some hippo are occasionally to be found. Eeedbuck and lechwe are 
