436 A SPORTING TRIP THROUGH ABYSSINIA chap. 



building operations. At the club I met Mr. Nathan of 

 the Erythrean Goldfields Company, who have started 

 work not far from the capital, and also Mr. Hornibrook, 

 a mining expert from New Zealand, who had come over 

 to give them his advice. I saw some specimens of ore, 

 said to be very rich, but did not succeed in learning^ 

 much about the mine. 



Next morning was occupied by selling off all my 



Major Elia and his Orderly. 



mules, cionkeys, and camp-kit. There was very little 

 demand for anything, except good riding mules, but, as 

 the only two I possessed had died on the way, this did 

 not benefit me. Finally, after much bargaining, I sold 

 all the beasts in a batch to the agent of a transport 

 company, who ship baggage - animals to Mombassa, 

 where they fetch large prices. The Gold Company took 

 over most of the camp-kit and what few stores I had left. 

 That afternoon I had hard work to sprinkle all the 

 skins with turpentine and pack them in boxes ready to 



