Ways and Means 



for shooting purposes, as they lie south of the 

 reserve boundary on the Tsavo River, but after- 

 wards one must keep rather more to the left. A 

 good point to march on is the southern end of 

 Donyo Erok (Donyo is the Masai word for 

 mountain). This can be seen easily from the 

 comparatively high ground before descending to 

 the Nyiri marshes, and the very end of it is just in 

 German territory. Shooting on the left-hand side 

 is safe. At any rate, another good landmark 

 which any local Masai guide will point out is 

 Mount Longiedo, well over in German territory. 

 That will do to march on at present. At the far 

 end of these marshes are several conical hills, with 

 dreadfully long unpronounceable names, about 

 which, I believe, we had our legs thoroughly well 

 pulled by the local savage. One of these, which 

 we were told was named Olotoboiologunya, really 

 meant something to do with our caravan ! Take 

 the one nearest to Kilimanjaro, where there is a 

 spring of fresh water, and sit down for a short 

 time. There will be game in any quantity from 

 the lordly eland to the sand-grouse. Some very 

 fine bull eland live there in peace and plenty, 

 never disturbed by the sound of a gun, and seldom 

 by the sight of a man. Fringe-eared oryx roam 

 about in large herds. I came across fifty at the 

 same time once, which is unusual. The lesser 

 kudu is there, but they are always shy and very 

 few and far between. There are a few rhino, and 



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