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DEPARTURE FROM KOLOBENG. 
that the much-talked-of assault of tho Boers might taka 
place during our absence, and blame be attached to me for 
taking him away, 1 dissuaded him against it by saying that 
he knew Mr. Oswell “ would be as determined as himself 
to get through the Desert.” 
CHAPTER IIL 
DR. LIVINGSTONE DISOOVF.R8 LAKE NGAMI. 
Just before the arrival of my companions, a party of tho 
people of the lake came to Kolobeng, stating that they 
were sent by Lechulatebe, the chief, to ask me to visit 
that country. They brought such flaming accounts of the 
quantities of ivory to be found there, (cattlo-peus made of 
elephants’ tusks of enormous size, &c.,) that the guides of 
the Bakwains were quite as eager to succeed iu reaching 
the lake as any one of us could desire. This was fortunate,, 
as wo knew tho way the strangers had come was impass- 
able for wagons. 
Messrs. Oswell and Murray came at tho end of May, and 
we all made a fair start for the unknown region on the 1st 
of Juno, 1849. Proceeding northward, and passing through 
a range of tree-covored hills to Shokuane. formerly the re- 
sidence cf the Bakwains, we soon after entered on the high 
road to the Baiuangwato, which lies generally in the bea 
of an ancient river or wady that must formerly havo flowed 
X toS. 
Boatlanhma, our next station, is a lovely spot in the 
otherwise dry region. The wells from which wo nad to 
aft out the water for our cattle are deep, but thoy were 
well filled. A few villages of Bakalahari were found near 
them, and groat numbers of pallahs, springbucks, Guinea- 
fowl, and small monkeys. 
Liopepe came next. This place afforded another proof 
