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to carry him. He was like a well-bred Chinese pig, 
prick-eared, very fine skinned and fat, and shone as 
if he had just been polished with black lead; but 
while John and myself had gone to shoot a wilde- 
beeste to make something to carry him in, slung 
between two poles, the hyenas had killed him, pre¬ 
ferring him to the mother, though I had expressly 
cut a great portion of her hide off, that they might 
feed, as we were obliged to leave the calf all night to 
get water. 
1 oth .— Hard day’s bargaining with Mopitas, and I 
was forced to pay very dear for four young oxen, 
which I was obliged to buy to replace deaths. 
\4:th .—Ascended a very high hill, and spent some 
hours at the top in taking a survey of the surround¬ 
ing country, as broken, rugged, and hilly a country on 
every side as can well be imagined, but the view well 
repaid my labours. 
lbth .— Started off again in the direction of the 
Pongola, crossed the Umkusi, and pitched my tent 
for the night, being unsuccessful in getting any game, 
though I worked very hard. I was the more 
astonished at this, as I never travelled over more 
promising ground, beautiful short, new, green sweet 
grass, with plenty of bush and water. 
1 8th .—Returned to the wagon, killing only one 
reed-buck. As I was trying to jump the St. Luey, the 
bank, broke in with me, and I fell in, over head and 
ears. Saw a great number of koodoos and two troops 
of elands, buffaloes, and a vast quantity of game, but 
