CHAPTER XVIII 



Hunting Trip to Mashuna Country continued — An Eland Bull — 

 Hanyane River — Elephants — Hippopotami trapped in Pool- 

 Game -nets — Notes on "Fly "-bites — Bush Pigs — Sable Antelope 

 Bull — Rhinoceros — Hunting in the Machabi Hills — Rhinoceros 

 Cow — Elands — Male Sable Antelope pursued and attacked by 

 Wild Dog — Nineteen Elephants shot — Oribi Antelope and its 

 Distribution — Standard-winged Nightjar — Poor "Bill" killed by 

 Crocodile — Rhinoceros and Little Calf — Shoot Lioness at Viljoen's 

 Camp — Christmas with Rev. W. Elliott. 



On Monday, September 23, we again turned our 

 faces to the north-east, and made for the Hanyane 

 river. On the following day, as we were riding 

 along, we spied an old eland bull, standing in the 

 shade of a tree. As we thought he would be fat, 

 and we were in want of this luxury, Wood, who had 

 the best horse, was deputed to shoot him, whilst we 

 held in our nags and watched events. The eland, 

 all unconscious of these designs upon him, stood 

 quietly swishing the flies from his sides, and it was 

 not until his enemy had approached to within 200 

 yards of him that he became aware of his proximity, 

 and trotted out into the open. Wood then let 

 "Wildfire" out, and a fast horse he was ; but the 

 eland, heavy though he looked, broke into a springing 

 gallop, and held his own for the short distance that 

 the chase was within our view. Soon, however, we 

 heard a shot, and cantering up found Wood survey- 



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