34 THE REDISCOVERED COUNTRY 



under stress is a very curious thing, and should be more 

 taken into consideration. 



This evening the camp, which has been rather silent 

 of late, burst into many little fires and the chanting of 

 songs. Meat once more was roasting and frying and 

 broiling, and everybody was happy! Though the 

 temperature in the shade has been low, the sun was 

 very strong. 



Eight miles; 5J hours; elevation, 6,600; 5:00 a.m., 50; 

 noon, 72; night, 62. 



July 15. — Start 6:30. Clambered through a rocky 

 brushy pass, out of the hills, to the high, rolling grass 

 hills below the Narossara. Saw a great many zebra, 

 but no other game until we caught sight of a lone wilde- 

 beeste to the left. I made a long and careful stalk in 

 good cover to leeward, but he was wary and was fright- 

 ened away by the birds. However, by careful work I 

 managed at last to get within 240 yards, when I hit 

 him low in the shoulder. He ran some 300 yards, but 

 then went down. 



While we were preparing this trophy, M^ganga came 

 with reports of eland in the next valley. Leaving men 

 with the wildebeeste, Cuninghame and I at once set off. 

 If the report proved true, we considered ourselves in 

 luck. One of our desiderata was a female eland; and if 

 we could get it before leaving Vanderweyer's we would 

 save ourselves carrying farther a very heavy trophy. 

 We found a lone cow lying under a tree and guarded by 



