THE ELMOLO—SHOOTING WATER BUCK. 
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a bush, giving me a good shot at a distance of only 
twenty-five yards. It was hard for me to steady my 
rifle, but fortunately my first shot struck the animal 
low down and just behind the shoulder, causing him 
to dance about for a few seconds and then drop dead 
on his back, with all four feet up in the air. As I could 
go no farther, we were now obliged to camp. 
The following afternoon, however, we made another 
march. The natives were burning up the country every- 
where, so as to attract the game, as the tender green grass 
which springs up on burnt ground is especially enjoyed 
by all kinds of antelopes and gazelles. The glare from 
the sun was very disagreeable, and the heat was intense 
during the middle of the day, the thermometer running 
up to 105 in the shade, while in the night-time it would 
be between 85° and go. We passed many Elmolo of 
Rusia along the shore, living in canoes.’ But we saw 
no villages of more than two or three huts each. On 
our next march I rode a donkey most of the way, 
but I could hardly enjoy this method of locomotion, as 
the donkey had to be hauled along by one man in 
front, while another kept beating him from behind, 
and whenever we got among the bushes the beast would 
surely try to get me caught by plunging suddenly among 
the thorns. Although weak, I could not resist dismount- 
ing at one time and stalking two fine water-buck which 
were standing close to us under a tree. The larger of 
the two animals dropped instantly to my first shot, whil 
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the second ran away with a broken shoulder on receivin 
the contents of my left barrel. 
As he stopped about a hundred yards away, I gave the 
1 The name Elmolo is given to those people about Lake Rudolf who live by 
hunting and fishing, just as the Masai name of Wandorabbo is applied to the 
poor people in other parts of the country. 
