Mr. Churchill's Journey 



to Fajao, our former route having been changed 

 in order that Mr. Churchill might obtain a view 

 of the Murchison Falls. The natives had not, in 

 consequence of this sudden alteration, had suffi- 

 cient time to clear the roadway properly, so, on 

 our arrival in the next two camps, the routine was 

 varied by our having to assist to build our house. 

 It was rather fun being one's own architect, and 

 then seeing how one's efforts turned out after- 

 wards. This march took us through wild and 

 sparsely populated country. The jungle was 

 thicker and stonier, and was given up to the large 

 herds of elephant who roam at will in the ele- 

 phant grass or the thick forest. These animals 

 are famed for their tusks in this part of the world, 

 and everybody comes here to shoot them. This 

 has made them exceptionally savage, because in 

 this exceedingly thick country a certain per- 

 centage of those shot at get off wounded and 

 become a terror to man and beast till they are 

 killed by some more fortunate hunter. They have 

 got a very bad name indeed for charging on sight 

 or smell, and are really very dangerous. 



Not having been properly cleared, the road 

 was rendered almost impassable in places by 

 the luxurious and entanoled orowth of erass. 

 Masses of reeds of imposing height and great 

 breadth often intruded themselves between the 

 grasses, and added not a little to the difficul- 

 ties of the way. Where there is an accumula- 



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