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line between the Mara waters and those of the Ru- 

 wana. 



Hard work to get shade, which the great power of 

 the sun makes very desirable at noon. Cuninghame 

 saw a roan and tried to stalk it, but was preceded by 

 an unsuspected savage who loosed an arrow at it about 

 as Cuninghame was in range. Quite a big lot of wilde- 

 beeste and topi here. 



On the march, during a stop, our savages found some 

 water, and one of them brought a cooking pot full back 

 to his friends. Our own lazy men, instead of going 

 after their own, crowded around, dipping at it with 

 their cups. The savages did not dare object, but Cun- 

 inghame and I, vastly indignant, waded in and gave the 

 safari boys a lesson. I think the incident did much to 

 make us solid with the shenzis — that and lots of meat ! 



Six hours; 14^ miles; elevation, 4,000; morning, 62; 

 noon, 90; night, 72. 



September 25. — We are so used to heat that now 

 when it is below 65 we hug a fire and complain of the 

 bitter weather. We started this morning up a wide, 

 flat valley, gradually rising to the dividing woods and 

 the clumps of trees atop. Literally thousands of head 

 of game, but very wild. It thundered away at bare 

 distant sight of us, leaving only a haze of fine dust. 

 The animals were mostly wildebeeste, with a great 

 many topi and zebra, some eland, impalla, Nakuru 

 hartebeeste, and one roan. 



