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crossed the road into the dense wood of great trees 
towering sixty or a hundred feet above you. We passed 
on, however, inland to the outskirts of the forest, and 
pitched our camp on a beautiful spot, with ravines and 
clumps of large trees all round us, near the foot of the 
great range of mountains which runs parallel with the 
coast, dividing as it were the English from the Dutch 
inhabitants. At the camp we were met by many of the 
latter, who had passed over the mountain range from the 
Long Kloof District to pay their respects to the Prince. 
At this first camp His Royal Highness’s energy 
might be seen; he assisted in pitching the tents; and 
that done, he proceeded with his indiarubber tub to 
the running stream of water, carried back his own 
supply of fresh water, and then carried in large bundles 
of wood to the common camp-fire. The cook was set 
to work, and by dark we all sat down to a capital 
dinner. 
A number of old elephant-hunters joined us at the 
Knysna, and Mr. Rex, who was born there, and knew 
the whole country, was with us, consulting with and 
directing the hunters. Several of these men were des¬ 
patched over-night to 6 spy out ’ the elephants, and we 
were to follow in the same direction at daylight in the 
morning. We got away from camp before sunrise, and 
after riding about six miles met two of the hunters 
coming down a hill to meet us. They reported that they 
