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ing from Lako Ngami, which he had succeeded in reaching 
by going right across the Desert from a point a little to the 
south of Kolobeng. The accounts of the abundanco of 
Wator-molons wore amply confirmed by this enorgotio 
traveller; for, having those in vast quantities, his cattle sub- 
sisted on the fluid contained in them for a period of no loss 
than twenty-one days; and when at last thoy reached s 
supply of water thoy did not seem to care much about it. 
Coming to the lake from the southeast, he crossed the 
Tooughe, and wont round the northern part of it, and is 
the only European traveller who had actually soon it all. 
H-is estimate of the extent of the lako is higher than that 
given by Mr. Oswoll and myself, or from about ninety to 
one hundred miles in circumference. 
On the 31st of Doeembcr, 1853, wo reached the town of 
Sechole, called, from the part of tho range on which it is 
situated, Litubaruba. Near the village there exists a cave 
Darned Lepelolo; it is an interesting evidence of tho former 
existence of a gushing fountain. No one dared to enter the 
Lohahcng, or cave, for it was the common belief that it was 
the habitation of the Deity. As wo novor had a holiday 
from Jan 1 »iy to December, and our Sundays were tho pe- 
riods ol our greatest exertions in teaching, I projoctod an 
excursion into tho cave on a weekday to sco tho god of tho 
Bakwair.d. Tho old men said that every ono who wont in 
rornained thcro forever, adding, “If tho toachor is so mad 
tts to kill himself, lot him do so alone: wo shall not bo to 
blame.” The declaration of Socholo, that ho would follow 
whore 1 led, produced tho greatest consternation. It is 
Curious that in all their protended dreams or visions of their 
god ho has always a crooked log, liko tho Egyptian Thau. 
Supposing that thoso who woro reported to have porishod 
ln this cavo had fallen over somo prccipico, wo wont well 
providod with lights, laddor, lines, <tc. ; but it turned out to 
bo only an open cavo, with an entrance about ton foot square, 
which contracts into two water- worn branches, ending in 
M>und orifices through which the water onco flowed. The 
