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CHAPTER XI.
From Shoshong back to the Diamond Fields.
Position and importance of Shoshong—Our entry into the town—Mr. Mackenzie—Visit to Sekhomo—History of the Bamangwato empire—Family feuds—Sekhomo and his council—A panic—Manners and customs of the Bechuanas—Circumcision and the boguera— Departure from Shoshong—The African francolin— Khame’s salt-pan—Elephant tracks—Puff-adders—A dorn-veldt—A brilliant scene—My serious illness—Chwene-Chwene—The Dwars mountains—Schweinfurth’s pass—Brack-fontein—Linokana—Thomas Jensen, the missionary—Baharutse agriculture—Zeerust and the Marico district The Hooge-veldt—Quartzite walls at Klip-port—Parting with my companions—Arrival at Dutoitspan |
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