With Flashlight and Rifle ^w^ 



Right and left on our path, trees of vast strength 

 are to be seen broken like l)its of straw, showing where 

 a herd of elephants ha\-e made their way. Large holes in 

 the ground are come upon, which have been made by the 

 elephants in the wet season, and whicli remain visible tor 

 a vear or more. There is not a little danger ot tailing into 

 these, l^ecause of the thick grass. Wherever the explorer 

 sets his foot he always finds something new, something 

 tull of meaning. 



Idle rhinoceros, too, leaves his mark. Vov many miles 

 long tracks, which cross and recross, are tbund leading to 

 watering-places. These tracks are especially noticeable 

 in the vicinity of the pools and streams, and gradually 

 get lost in the distance. And like the elephant, 

 the rhinoceros levies toll upon the- shrubs and thorn- 

 bushes. 



The East African wilderness varies in its tormation. 

 It is sometimes Ikit, sometimes undulating, or sharply 

 broken by more or less high hills, steep rocks, mounds, and 

 inclines. In the volcanic region of the great mountain 

 Kilimanjaro a whole range of mountains rises troni the 

 plateau. The highest point of Kilimanjaro, the Kibo 

 peak, reaches over 6,000 metres. This peak is perpetually 

 covered with snow and ice, whilst Mawenzi, which comes 

 next to it in height, is only covered intermittentlw Its 

 summit, which rises sharpl\- in the air, is connected with 

 Kibo i)\- a ridge 5,000 metres high. Less than sixty years 

 ago, when the missionary Rebmann brought the tirst news 

 of this glacier-world under the e(juatorial sun, the learned 

 declared it to be a product of his imagination. Ice and 



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