From Veldt Camp Fires: Stories of Southern Africa

Excerpt from From Veldt Camp Fires: Stories of Southern AfricaMany are the stories told at the outspan fires of the South African transport riders - some weird, some romantic, some of native wars, some of fierce em counters with the wild beasts of the land. Often have we stopped for a chat with the rugged' transport riders, and some strange and interesting information is Obtained in this way.The transport rider - the carrier of Africa - with his stout waggon and span of oxen, travels, year after year, over the rough roads of Cape Colony and beyond, in all directions, and is constantly encounter ing all sorts and conditions of men - white, black and off-coloured; and in his wanderings, or over his evening camp-fire, he picks up great store Of legend and adventure from the passing hunters, explorers and traders.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.