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ing. Every one promptly departed for the buffalo, 

 where they made fires and stayed all night. 



Ten hours' hunting; morning, 66; noon, 95; night, 74. 



August 2. — Spoored buffalo all day without result, 

 except to trail them into impossible places. By noon 

 we had reached the N 'gouramani River, here a big wide 

 rushing stream with a forest strip. It was very cool and 

 pleasant under the trees. Thousands of game birds 

 everywhere on this grassy thornbrush flat. Jumped 

 a giraffe at close range, and was much amused at the 

 rear view. He held his tail stiffly at an affected and 

 rakish angle to one side for about a dozen steps, then 

 swish! he flopped it over to the other side for about the 

 same length of time. 



On the way home I dropped a young Robertsi buck 

 at 120 yards, and a doe for the head (and meat) at 

 167. Saw two leopards together, but did not get a 

 shot. Sun very powerful. 



In camp we found the third mediocre batch of bread 

 in four days. Had up the cook and cut his wages in 

 half. Have not had a bad lot since (this is written 

 August 23rd.). 



Morning, 67; noon, 95; night, 78. 



August 3. — Having scouted this country fairly well, 

 and the time drawing near when we were to meet the 

 German customs officials, we started back for the 

 waterhole along the base of the escarpment, intending 

 to camp about halfway and look over the country. 



