DESPATCH OUR TROPHIES 



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For four days we were all hard at work numbering 

 our trophies, making the skins into bales, boiling and 

 taking the horns off skulls, and packing them in barrels 

 for transport to the coast. In view of my new pro- 

 gramme for a solitary journey to the north, provisions 

 and stores of all sorts had to be sorted out for me. 



Despatch of Trophies to the Coast. 



lists made, and everything repacked and arranged in 

 loads of equal weights. 



Although the rest and grass had much improved 

 the condition of many of our camels, there were still 

 several unfit for work ; so application was made to the 

 local Shum, to endeavour to procure others. One even- 

 ing a Galla came and offered three for sale, but H. 

 thought he asked too much ; however, on the following 

 day, the Shum arrived, bringing the identical beasts, and 

 said the price was half as much again as the owner had 

 originally demanded on the previous day, and this H. 

 had to pay, much against his will. We then arranged 



