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Seven Years in South Africa.

an icy rain began to fall, and as we had some miles to travel by road to the nearest[1] station many of my animals, in spite of my care, succumbed to the inclement weather.

MAIN STREET IN PORT ELIZABETH..
MAIN STREET IN PORT ELIZABETH..

MAIN STREET IN PORT ELIZABETH.

I arrived at Port Elizabeth in the evening of the same day that I left Grahamstown. It was a great pleasure to me to see the sea again, and throughout the six weeks that I stayed there I rarely allowed a day to pass without riding out to Cape Recif, or to the mouth of the Zwartkop river or even farther, to make collections upon the shore. I gave several lectures in the town, for one of which I received 60l. from the Chamber of Commerce. Much kindness

  1. The railway is now open as far as Grahamstown.