38 THE REDISCOVERED COUNTRY 



Elevation, 7,200; 5:00 A. M., 58; noon, 70; night, 50. 



July 17. — Clear before dawn, but at sunrise a heavy 

 fog descended. Very heavy dew. The long grass im- 

 mediately wet us to the waist. 



We went on our old trail of 191 1 as far as the first 

 camp on the side hill; then instead of keeping ahead 

 crossed directly to the right over the swamp. I looked 

 for signs of our old camp, but the two years had abso- 

 lutely obliterated every trace. While waiting for 

 Cuninghame and the donkeys to go around the swamp, 

 I had a long chat with two old Masai. They were 

 quite in awe of the keenness and temper of the sword 

 stick, told me of a lion, etc. When Cuninghame ar- 

 rived we proceeded on down the side of the swamp, and 

 reached our old friend Sendeu's permanent manyatta. 

 It was located on an elevation above the swamp, among 

 forest trees, with high wooded hills at its back, and a 

 magnificent prospect of great forests a mile or so across 

 the way. It differed from the usual Masai temporary 

 village in that it was strongly stockaded, with large 

 houses. Another similar enclosure fairly adjoined it, 

 and several nearby ordinary manyattas completed the 

 entourage of so great a chief. 



We marched directly through, and made camp in the 

 woods. The surroundings and outlook were beautiful; 

 great trees and vines, and vistas out through them of 

 valleys and green marshes and great wooded mountains 

 all around. Our camp farthest south in 1 9 1 1 was oppo- 



