 | Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn) - 1841 - 548 Seiten
...prodigious, and they proved remarkably tame. Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening within gun-shot ; and herds of splendid elands stood by day without fear at two hundred yards' distance. They were all of the striped variety, and with their forearm markings,... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1857 - 762 Seiten
...prodigious, and they proved remarkably tame. Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening within gun-shot ; and herds of splendid elands stood by day without fear at two hundred yards distance. They were all of the striped variety, and with their forearm markings,... | |
 | 1858 - 810 Seiten
...country being reported to be friendly to strangers, Dr. Livingstone pushed on to latitude 14° li' 3" S. There the Leeambye assumes the name of Kabompo,...vicinity at this time. After remaining some days in Ibis country, Dr. Livingstone returned to Linyanti, and made preparations for his jonrney C to Loanda,... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1858 - 808 Seiten
...The I.oeti, about 200 yards wide, enters here from the WNW The waters of the Loeti are of a 1 ight colour, and those of the Leeba of a dark mossy hue....to Linyanti, and made preparations for his journey AFR 10 to Loando, on the west coast of Africa, as soon as the cooling influence of the rains should... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1858 - 460 Seiten
...prodigious, and they proved remarkably tame. Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening, within gunshot ; and herds of splendid elands stood by day, withLIONS — AKABS. 125 us loudly as he could, putting, as is usual in such cases, his mouth near... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1868 - 810 Seiten
...prodigious, and they proved remarkably tame. Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening, within gunshot ; and herds of splendid elands stood by day, without fear, at two hundred yards distance. They were all of the striped variety, and with their forearm markings,... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 806 Seiten
...prodigious, and they proved remarkably tame. Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening, within gunshot ; and herds of splendid elands stood by day, without fear, at two hundred yards distance. They were all of the striped variety, and with their forearm markings,... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 636 Seiten
...prodigious, and they proved remarkably tame. Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening, within gunshot; and herds of splendid elands stood by day, without fear, at two hundred yards' distance. They were all of tho striped variety, and, with their forearm markings,... | |
 | John S. Roberts - 1875 - 416 Seiten
...region, and their want of fear of man : " Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening, within gunshot ; and herds of splendid elands stood by day without fear at two hundred yards distance. They were all of the striped variety, and with their forearm markings,... | |
 | John Geddie - 1881 - 382 Seiten
...animals here, Livingstone mentions that " eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening within gunshot, and herds of splendid elands stood by day without fear at two hundred yards' distance;" while all through the night the lions were heard roaring close to the... | |
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The numbers of large game above Libonta are prodigious, and they proved remarkably tame. Eighty-one buffaloes defiled in slow procession before our fire one evening, within gunshot ; and herds of splendid elands stood by day, without fear, at two hundred... 