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us as far as we could see with single dim blue hills sail- 

 ing hull down below the horizon. 



Just here we began to see game, and I dropped two 

 kongoni, at 180 yards — after one miss — and at 282. 

 Also saw a Bohur reedbuck running hard through tall 

 grass. As my only specimen had been burned up in 

 Colburn's fire I tried him, but missed. 



Camped near a spring under a lone tree, a mountain 

 range rising abruptly at our back and the plains before 

 us. The men came in an hour later, but Cuninghame 

 did not show up. I thought of that fearful 1,100 foot 

 climb ! 



After a short rest I went out to get more meat* from 

 some of the game herds feeding in plain sight. The 

 wind was blowing hard which as always made the 

 game very wild. This is invariable, and I have tested 

 the theory perfectly; having been within 50 yards 

 of the same game on a still day that would not let me 

 get within 400 yards in a wind. After considerable 

 stalking I managed to hit a kongoni at 238 yards. He 

 ran slowly for 300 yards, when I sneaked up and 

 finished him. 



Well satisfied, I returned to camp. About 5:30 

 Cuninghame came in alone, nearly tired out. He re- 

 ported a fearful time getting to the top with the don- 

 keys, and left them encamped at the top of the rise all 

 in. He was pretty much all in himself. 



* We had temporarily a good many men to feed. 



