AND THE RUDOLF BASIN 



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have all been destroyed by the riiideri)esr. The eland still lingers in this 

 region, hut seems to prefer the scattered woodland to the open plains. 

 Lions and leopards may lioth be seen frequently in broad dayli<Tht, 

 hanging about these herds of game, though apparently causing no dismay 

 to the browsing antelopes. 



21. CUTTINc; UP G.VMi;, G\V.\r*' .NGIISHL PLATtAL 



Still continuing our journey southwards, in tins purview we shall, as 

 we ascend the sloping plateau, arrive at altitudes of 8,000, 9,000, and 

 10,000 feet, where thick forests of conifers and trees characteristic of 

 South Africa and of Ahvssinia prevail. Above this region dense brakes 

 of bamboo crown all lofty elevations from 9.000 to 11,000 feet. In 

 swampy spots at these great altitudes may be observed growing lobelias 



