Hunting in Many Lands 



this was the only reason why I was permitted 

 to enter the country. I told them that I had 

 come for the purpose of sport, and hoped to 

 kill much game in their country. This, how- 

 ever, did not appear to interest them, as the 

 Masai never eat the flesh of game. Nor do 

 they hunt any, with the exception of buffalo, 

 whose hide they use for shields. I told them 

 I was their friend and hoped for peace; but, 

 on the other hand, was prepared for war 

 should they attack me. 



From Tok-i-Tok we marched in a leisurely 

 manner to a place whose name means in Eng- 

 lish "guinea fowl camp." In this case it was 

 a misnomer, for we were not so fortunate as 

 to see one of these birds during our stay of 

 several days. At this place we were visited by 

 some fifty Masai warriors, who on the receipt 

 of a small present danced and went away. The 

 water at guinea fowl camp consisted of a spring 

 which rises from the sandy soil and flows a few 

 hundred yards, and then disappears into the 

 earth. This is the only drinking-place for sev- 

 eral miles, so it is frequented by large num- 

 bers and many varieties of game. At one time 

 I have seen hartbeest, wildbeest, grantii, mpal- 

 lah, Thomson's oryx, giraffes and rhinoceros. 



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