Afterbreakfast，someofthemen，whohadgoneforwardonalittlepathwithsomefootprintsofwater-lovinganimalsuponit，returnedwiththejoyfultidingsof“metse“，water，exhibitingthemudontheirkneesinconfirmationofthenewsbeingtrueItdoesone’sheartgoodtoseethethirstyoxenrushintoapoolofdeliciousrain-water，asthiswasIntheydashuntilthewaterisdeepenoughtobenearlylevelwiththeirthroat，andthentheystanddrawingslowlyinthelong，refreshingmouthfuls，untiltheirformerlycollapsedsidesdistendasiftheywouldburstSomuchdotheyimbibe，thatasuddenjerk，whentheycomeoutonthebank，makessomeofthewaterrunoutagainfromtheirmouths；but，astheyhavebeendayswithoutfoodtoo，theyverysooncommencetograze，andofgrassthereisalwaysabundanceeverywhereThispoolwascalledMathuluani；
andthankfulweweretohaveobtainedsowelcomeasupplyofwater。
Aftergivingthecattlearestatthisspot，weproceededdownthedrybedoftheRiverMokokoThenamereferstothewater-bearingstratumbeforealludedto；andinthisancientbeditbearsenoughofwatertoadmitofpermanentwellsinseveralpartsofitWehadnowtheassurancefromRamotobithatweshouldsuffernomorefromthirst。
Twicewefoundrain-waterintheMokokobeforewereachedMokokonyani，wherethewater，generallybelowgroundelsewhere，comestothesurfaceinabedoftufaTheadjacentcountryisallcoveredwithlow，thornyscrub，withgrass，andhereandthereclumpsofthe“wait-a-bitthorn“，or`Acaciadetinens’AtLotlakanialittlereed，anotherspringthreemilesfartherdown，wemetwiththefirstPalmyratreeswhichwehadseeninSouthAfrica；theyweretwenty-sixinnumber。
TheancientMokokomusthavebeenjoinedbyotherriversbelowthis，foritbecomesverybroad，andspreadsoutintoalargelake，ofwhichthelakewewerenowinsearchofformedbutaverysmallpart。