CHAPTER IY 
Return to Panda Matenga—Engage Jan Veyers—Prepare for journey up the 
Chobe with bearers—Jan Africa’s fight with a lioness. 
With much regret we said good-bye to the Falls, and returned 
to Panda Matenga on June 4th, to prepare for our further 
voyage up the Chobe. We followed out our intention—as it was 
advisable to leave the cart and oxen here—to continue our 
journey on foot, accompanied by bearers to carry our goods. 
George Westbeech, who is a chief here, established by both the 
Barotzi and the Matabele, sent to the native chief Swangie, one 
hundred and sixty miles away down the Zambesi, for ninety 
bearers to go with us; and while waiting for these to arrive, 
we occupied the time in making canvas bags to carry our more 
valuable articles in, and also packs for three donkeys we 
purchased from one Klaas Africa, the son of Jan Africa, for a 
consideration. One of these, ‘ Sarah,’ had already been a trip up 
to Lebossi, the king at Lee a Lui—the place where the sun 
shines—with Mr. Arnot, a member of Mr. Colliard’s Swiss 
mission. Arnot remained at the king’s to keep the position 
open, while Mr. Colliard returned with his family to the coast 
for supplies and material to erect the mission at Lee a Lui; for 
the king had, in response to his request, given him permission 
to settle there. Later on, I was told Arnot found his way out to 
the west coast along a Portuguese trading route landing him at 
Benguela. 
While making our preparations, Jan Veyers, a well-known 
Dutch hunter, returned to Panda Matenga from one of his usual 
short hunts after elephants in the neighbourhood, and him we 
engaged to accompany us as far as a chief called Matambanja, 
living some distance up on the Chobe river, whom he knew 
