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Seven Years in South Africa.
CHAPTER IV.
FROM THE NATASPRUIT TO TAMASETZE.
Saltbeds in the Nataspruit—Poisoning jackals—A good shot— An alarm—The sandy-pool plateau—Ostriches—Travelling by torchlight—Meeting with elephant-hunters—The Madenassanas—Madenassana manners and customs—The Yoruah pool and the Tamafopa springs—Animal-life in the forest by night—Pit’s slumbers—An unsuccessful lion-hunt— Watch for elephants—Tamasetze.
After my night on the tree, I was not so tired as to prevent my starting next morning on an excursion to examine the formation of the banks of the Nata. We soon noticed two fine storks (Mycteria
