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poverished owing to failure of last year's rains. At 

 5:30 two Wanderobo arrived and I questioned them 

 closely, but could not get much out of them. M 'ganga 

 said that I had better not say too much, but get them 

 off on safari and then make a shaiiri as to their accom- 

 plishments. Sent the mail to the homa, and the Ger- 

 man thought that N. T's. letter would not reach 

 Nairobi till September 20th. Dine in the Fortress to- 

 night at seven o'clock. 



Officer's name Lieut. G. Giehrl. Clear out tomor- 

 row without fail. 



August 27. — Started at 6:30 a. m. and marched six- 

 teen miles to camp marked on map with two Wander- 

 obo as guides. Camped at their kraal and found it two 

 miles from any water, which water was in holes in the 

 Grumenti River. On the march met the deputy 

 Wanderobo chief and he said that we had inexperienced 

 guides (as I quite well thought) and that we were to 

 ask for better ones, and if we did not get them to wait 

 till he got back early to-morrow morning when he 

 would try and fix up a good shanri. Found it useless 

 to try and improve on the two men I have already, 

 so after two hours' talk decided to march to Bara- 

 kupess water to-morrow. 



August 28. — Started at 6:00 a. m. and marched 

 nineteen miles to water near Barakupess. Hardly any 

 game except a few topi. Shot one near water for 

 meat. Difficult water to locate, and I have not yet got 



