These would sometimes stop and give the news of above or below.

It did not take much penetration to know the successful from the disappointed, coming from the mines as they got out of the train to stretch themselves.

Forty days after leaving the Cape, they outspanned on the banks of the Orange river, into which Paul, without any ceremony, plunged with eagerness and enjoyed his first swim in Africa.

Here they had to ferry and a slow and tedious occupation it was.

About a week later they entered Pneil to which place the freight was consigned.