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Seven Years in South Africa.
CHAPTER VI.
IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CHOBE AND THE ZAMBESI.
Vegetation in the valley of the Chobe—Notification of my arrival—Scenery by the rapids—A party of Masupias—My mulekow—Matabele raids upon Sekeletu’s territory—Gourd-shells—Masupia graves—Animal life on the Chobe—Masupia huts—Englishmen in Impalera—Makumba—My first boat-journey on the Zambesi—Animal life in the reed-thickets—Blockley’s kraal—Hippopotamuses—Old Sesheke.
BOATING ON THE ZAMBESI.
Towards its mouth the valley of the Chobe varies from half a mile to three miles in breadth, and the valley of the Zambesi under
