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Extraordinary Herd of Blesboks

Identifier: wildscenesofhunt00fros (find matches)
Title: Wild scenes of a hunter's life;
Year: 1855 (1850s)
Authors: Frost, John, 1800-1859. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Hunting
Publisher: Boston, Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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PON the 19th of March, 1S48, saysiVIr. Gumming, I left Colesbergwith three wagons well mannedand stored, for my fifth and last cruise inthe far interior. I was joined by a Mr.Orpen (a mighty Nimrod), who, notwithstanding my representing to him thedangers and hardships of an elephanthunting expedition in their blackest colors, kindly agreed to favoime with his help and company on my lonely trip. My sojc urnin Colesberg reduced me considerably, and I was glad once more
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ADVENTURE WITH BLESBOKS. 255 0 breathe the fresh air of the country. We got clear of Colesbeigat about 9 A.M., and commenced our march over the country 1had so often marked with my wheel-tracks, and which my readermust now be fully acquainted with. On my way I completelyrecruited my oxen and stud, and prepared myself to take the fieldwith an immense pack of stout serviceable dogs. I also engagedas after-rider a Bushman named Booi. The game became plentiful in about ten days after we left Coles-berg, but when we came to the Vet River I beheld with astonish-ment and delight decidedly one of the most wonderful displayswhich I had witnessed during my varied sporting career inSouthern Africa. On my right and left the plain exhibited or».purple mass of graceful blesboks, which extended without a breakas far as my eyes could strain: the depth of their vast legionscovered a breadth of about six hundred yards. On pressing uponthem, they cantered along before me, not exhibiting much alarm,taki

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  • booksubject:Hunting
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