AtUnkuwecameintoatractofcountrywhichhadbeenvisitedbyrefreshingshowerslongbefore，andeveryspotwascoveredwithgrassrunuptoseed，andtheflowersoftheforestwereinfullbloom。
InsteadofthedrearyprospectaroundKoobeandNchokotsa，wehadhereadelightfulscene，allthepondsfullofwater，andthebirdstwitteringjoyfullyAsthegamecannowobtainwatereverywhere，theybecomeveryshy，andcannotbefoundintheiraccustomedhaunts。
1STMARCHThethermometerintheshadegenerallystoodat98Degreesfrom1to3P。M。，butitsankaslowas65Degbynight，sothattheheatwasbynomeansexhaustingAtthesurfaceoftheground，inthesun，thethermometermarked125Deg。，andthreeinchesbelowit138Deg。
Thehandcannotbeheldontheground，andeventhehornysolesofthefeetofthenativesmustbeprotectedbysandalsofhide；
yettheantswerebusyworkingonitThewaterinthepondswasashighas100Deg。；butaswaterdoesnotconductheatreadilydownward，deliciouslycoolwatermaybeobtainedbyanyonewalkingintothemiddleandliftingupthewaterfromthebottomtothesurfacewithhishands。