CH Rae aX TT. 
WE LEAVE LAKE RUDOLF TO EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY TO THE 
East —A Risky UNDERTAKING — MuCH SUFFERING FROM ‘THIRST — 
CHARGING RHINOCEROSES WOUND ONE OF MY BOYS AND KILL A CAMEL 
— Mr. KuLon, AND ITS DESOLATE SURROUNDINGS — WE FIND WATER 
jusT IN TIME TO SAVE US FROM A MISERABLE DEATH—A LONG Marcu 
TO THE RENDILE — THE RENDILE — BuyiInG FRESH CaMELS — MARSA— 
BIT —A BEAUTIFUL CRATER—-LAKE —‘‘ TREED” BY AN ELEPHANT — 
JOURNEY TO LASAMIS— SHOOTING GIRAFFES — AN AMUSING REQUEST 
FROM MY RENDILE GUIDE— WE REACH THE Guaso NyiROo -— YUSIF 
SEIZED BY A CROCODILE —I AM OBLIGED TO AMPUTATE HIS ARM — 
— Our Last PLUNGE INTO THE UNKNOWN — THREE BULLYING RHINO— 
CEROSES — CAMEL KILLED. 
N August 24 we left Lake Rudolf with the intention 
of passing to the north of Mt. Kulol and ex- 
ploring the unknown country to the east. After a very 
rough march we came to .a tug called Ngare Dabasch, in 
which there was considerable water, and camped very near 
Count Teleki’s farthest point east. I sent the Emolo 
guides to search for any natives who might be living on 
Mt. Kulol, with the understanding that they were to 
return within two days. 
We waited three days for the Elmolo, but as they did not 
return we concluded that they had deserted us and that our 
only course would be to hunt a way for ourselves. The 
Elmolo had told us that water was obtainable after two 
marches to the east; so in order to be on the safe side 
as much as possible, we filled our barrels with enough 
water to last nearly three days. I would have liked to 
