Attheeasternendthesehillshavecuriousfungoidorcup-shapedhollows，ofasizewhichsuggeststheideaofcratersWithinthesearemassesoftherockcrystallizedinthecolumnarformofthisformation。

　　Thetopsofthecolumnsarequitedistinct，ofthehexagonalform，likethebottomofthecellsofahoneycomb，buttheyarenotpartedfromeachotherasintheCaveofFingalInmanypartsthelava-streamsmayberecognized，fortheretherockisrentandsplitineverydirection，butnosoilisyetfoundintheintersticesWhenweweresittingintheevening，afterahotday，itwasquitecommontohearthesemassesofbasaltsplitandfallamongeachotherwiththepeculiarringingsoundwhichmakespeoplebelievethatthisrockcontainsmuchironSeverallargemasses，insplittingthusbythecoldactingsuddenlyonpartsexpandedbytheheatoftheday，haveslippeddownthesidesofthehills，and，impingingagainsteachother，haveformedcavitiesinwhichtheBakaatookrefugeagainsttheirenemies。

　　Thenumerouschinksandcranniesleftbythesehugefragmentsmadeitquiteimpossiblefortheirenemiestosmokethemout，aswasdonebytheBoerstothepeopleofMankopane。

　　Thismassofbasalt，aboutsixmileslong，hastilteduptherocksonboththeeastandwest；theseupheavedrocksaretheancientsilurianschistswhichformedthebottomofthegreatprimaevalvalley，and，likealltherecentvolcanicrocksofthiscountry，haveahotfountainintheirvicinity，namely，thatofSerinane。

　　InpassingthroughthesehillsonourwaynorthweenterapassnamedManakalongwe，orUnicorn’sPassTheunicornhereisalargeediblecaterpillar，withanerect，horn-liketail。

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