-^ Buffaloes .uid r'n^codiles 



to penetrate the sea of ree-ls. The-se reeds were so thick 

 and high and impenetrable that I tuund it imjjossible 

 to reach the animals. ()n\v iL;;rass-^reen, luxuriant reeds 

 grew in ihe marsh. '1 liere was not a single tree-trunk 

 anywhere near the- buffaloes. At last I managed to get 

 to a spot puinte-d out to me by a \\ andorobo who had 

 nimblv climbed a high tree to mv rear. I hen I saw 



WE CAME Ll'ON IILNDKEUS OF SKULLS OF BfFFALOES — I'ROOFS OF THE 

 IMMENSE NUMBERS THAT FELL VICTIMS TO THE RINDERPEST 



that only a close shot would be of any a\-ail, but such 

 an attempt would be sheer suicide. After much hesita- 

 tion I returned to my men, and myselt climbed a high 

 acacia-tree. But e\en from here I could not clearly 

 make out the wherealjouts of the buffaloes. I decided 

 then to startle them widi a shot in the air. Then began 

 an indescribable tumult among the reeds, a great swaying 



