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beest and zebra. I must have seen nearly a couple of 

 hundred eland during the course of the day, including 

 several good bulls. Burton returned to the Tana 

 after I had sailed and killed a good head on this 

 very ground. The bulls seemed to vary from light 

 fawn to very dark mouse colour. 



We had a rather bad time that day altogether. 

 I met Burton about two o'clock in the afternoon 

 and we compared notes. The safari seemed to be 

 lost, and thinking that they were behind, we fixed 

 a site by the river on which to camp. There were 

 a lot of hippopotami grunting and snorting close by. 

 We went down and photographed them. 



It subsequently appeared that the safari were 

 on ahead, and we had to track them by their foot- 

 prints. At length, about 5.30 we found Noah camped 

 by a stagnant swamp. I was absolutely dead-beat, 

 having been on the move for nearly twelve hours 

 and with no food since breakfast. The water was 

 very muddy, I was horribly thirsty, and foolishly 

 ate a quantity of tinned fruit, the consequence being 

 that I was violently ill in the night. 



I saw twenty-three rhinos this day, nineteen of 

 them being full-grown and one old bull having a good 

 horn. They are not nearly such good specimens, 

 however, as those obtained farther north. In the 

 newly opened country round Meru, on the eastern 

 side of Kenia, future sportsmen should obtain some 

 fine horns. 



The next morning I woke very early and heard 



