When opened, several huts revealed a ghastly sight of human skeletons.

Some were seen in such unnatural positions, as to give the idea that they had expired in a faint, when trying to reach something to allay the gnawings of hunger.
We took several of the men as far as the Mukuru-Madse for the sake of the change of air and for occupation, and also to secure for the ships a supply of buffalo meat--as those animals were reported to be in abundance on that stream.

But though it was evident from the tracks that the report was true, it was impossible to get a glimpse of them.

The grass being taller than we were, and pretty thickly planted, they always knew of our approach before we saw them.

And the first intimation we had of their being near was the sound they made in rushing over the stones, breaking the branches, and knocking their horns against each other.