Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa

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Hunter's camp on the Semokwe River, [Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe]
Identifier: matabelelandvic00oate (find matches)
Title: Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Oates, Frank Oates, Charles George
Subjects: Natural history Birds
Publisher: London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
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ountry, and madeso many difficulties I had to give it up. I then hadso many delays—bad weather, and one thing oranother—that I waited till the big dance was over,which is quite a thing to see when one is here. After this I had difficulties with my men, andhad to part with Hendrik, Dick, and Jacob, all ofwhom you will remember. About Dicks dismissalI had to wait a week or more, as the case had to betried before the king, and Jacob was finally handedover to the tender mercies of Dick. Hendrik I dis-missed for refusing to cut some bushes, to make afence round my waggon to keep the natives out.This he considered slavish work, and preferred dis-missal to demeaning himself. Then the king wouldinsist on buying my little horse, still well when I leftin January, and got the saddle and bridle for nothing. Since then I have been coming slowly from thekings. I have been hunting, and have Lees brotherto drive for me now, and take me to Mungwato.Here I have fallen in with Captain Garden and his
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