CHAPTER VIII 



cuninghame's journal 



Left Roan Camp at 7:00 a. m., August 20th, for 

 supposed water near the Gaboti River, bearing 208°. 

 Marched till 3:00 p. m. and struck the Gaboti River. 

 Could never get two bearings off marks at one time. 

 Countr}' all trees and low lying — compass giving 

 trouble, not working freely. Dumped men and hunted 

 hard for water till 5:30. Found no game, no birds, 

 and no sign of a spring. No rises to get a view from 

 and bush hopeless. Returned to men and made for 

 nearest point on Bololedi River. Men about tired out 

 when I fetched up at river at 8:15 p. m. Found water 

 and two lions. No camp made but lay down on the 

 river bed with good fire and plenty food and water. 

 Men marched twenty-four and three quarter miles, and 

 Kongoni and I must have covered over thirty miles. 



August 21. — Left Bololedi Camp 7:00 a. m., having 

 previously determined my position (with a new com- 

 pass) as about one mile downstream of the marked 

 standing water. Set a course and knew I ought to cut 

 the Ikoma track. Did so in half an hour, and having 

 made certain it was the right path, held on to it. 

 Marched two hours and only got one chance of taking 



