Hunting in East Africa 



In the month of July, 1889, I was encamped 

 in the Taveta forest, 250 miles from the east 

 coast, and at the eastern foot of Mt. Kili- 

 manjaro. I was accompanied by my servant, 

 George Galvin, an American lad seventeen 

 years old, and had a following of 130 Zanzi- 

 baris. My battery consisted of the following 

 weapons: one 8-bore smooth, using a cartridge 

 loaded with 10 drams of powder and a 2-ounce 

 spherical ball; one .577 and one .450 Express 

 rifle, and one 12-bore Paradox. All these were 

 made by Messrs. Holland & Holland. My 

 servant carried an old 12-bore rifle made by 

 Lang (intended to shoot 4^ drams of powder, 

 but whose cartridges he recklessly loaded with 

 more than 7) and a .45-90 Winchester of the 

 model of 1886. 



Taveta forest has been often described by 

 pens far abler than mine, so I will not attempt 

 to do this. It is inhabited by a most friendly 

 tribe of savages, who at the time of my visit 



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