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caught a glimpse of two of these animals in 

 the open, but they were too wary to allow me 

 to approach them. 



When I reached Taveta, I found a capital 

 camp had been built during my absence, and 

 that a food supply had been laid in sufficient 

 for several weeks. Shortly after my arrival I 

 was startled by the reports of many rifles, and 

 soon was delighted to grasp the hands of two 

 compatriots — Dr. Abbott and Mr. Stevens. 

 They had just returned from a shooting jour- 

 ney in Masai land, and reported game plenty 

 and natives not troublesome. My intention 

 was then formed to circumnavigate Mt. Kili- 

 manjaro, pass over the yet untried shooting 

 grounds and then to return to the coast. 



I left five men in camp at Taveta in charge 

 of most of my goods, and, taking 1 18 men with 

 me, set out into Masai land. Even at this 

 late date (1895) the Masai are reckoned danger- 

 ous customers. Up to 1889 but five European 

 caravans had entered their territory, and all 

 but the last — that of Dr. Abbott — had report- 

 ed difficulties with the natives. My head man, a 

 capital fellow, had had no experience with these 

 people, and did not look forward with pleasure 

 to making their acquaintance; but he received 



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