

Lake Victoria to Khartoum 



rough idea of the Uganda Protectorate, I may 

 state that the kingdom of Uganda proper ex- 

 tends from the Ripon Falls in the east nearly 

 to Lake Albert in the west. Between this tract 

 of country and the Victoria Nile lies Unyoro, 

 which stretches from Lake Albert on the west to 

 Mruli and Lake Kioga on the east. Usoga we 

 hardly touch, but this country lies east of the 

 Ripon Falls and extends towards Mount Elgon. 

 Travelling northwards we come to the Nile 

 Province, lying on the right or east bank of 

 the Nile, from Lake Albert as far as Gondokoro, 

 peopled by the Alur, Madi, and Bari tribes, in 

 the order mentioned, from south to north. Fur- 

 ther east of these is the Acholi country, which 

 we don't touch at all. 



In my last book — Big Game Shooting on the 

 Equator — I dealt with porters and their ways, 

 camp equipage, and such-like things. I will not 

 repeat what I said there, nor will I say anything 

 about clothes or the battery which it is advisable 

 to take out, except that it is highly important to 

 provide oneself with a good double-barrelled 

 •500 or '577 cordite express rifle, as this is the 

 country par excellence for elephants. 



By the way, now that the subject has cropped up, 

 so many people have asked me at what spot they 

 should aim when shooting at an elephant that it is 

 worth while making a few remarks on this impor- 

 tant point. 



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