Excerpt from On Trek in the Transvaal: Or Over Berg and Veldt in South Africa You may have nothing new to relate to the few who have gone over the same ground, but think of those who have not done so, and who, now that the flag of old England floats over Pretoria, might like to visit it too. Who can tell them better than one who has traversed the road, how best to set about the journey, What to do, and what to leave undone? Don't be churlish. Even if you get a little laughed at for your mistakes, you may save others from making the same, &c., 850. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.