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plenty of water in holes down the river some miles. No 

 game whatever near camp. Heard lions far distant 

 last night. Blew half a gale from sunrise to 1 1 a. m. ; 

 after that clouded up, a cool wind started again 5:00 

 p. M. and blew all night. 



August 23. — Marched twenty-eight miles and made 

 Ikoma homa at 5 :oo p. m. Found Londani River per- 

 fectly dry; had to dig for water. Only one official in 

 residence, only two rotten dukkas,^ one an Indian and 

 one a Swahih. Found next to nothing in them, but 

 mericani t and wire. Not a donkey ever heard of in the 

 district! Sharp rain shower at 6:00 p. m. Turned in 

 very disgusted with everything. 



August 24 (Simday). — Went and reported myself to 

 the Fortress (!) at 11 a. m. Found the " gaoler '^ could 

 speak quite fair English. Talked for quarter of an hour 

 and then he suggested I should see him in the office at 

 1 130 on Monday, as he was very busy over nothing all 

 Monday morning. I left, but sent him a note at 5 :oo 

 p. M. about porters, food, guides, etc., suggesting that 

 he might get a move on in the morning by issuing the 

 usual instructions to askaris. Got verbal message 

 back: "To-morrow at 1 130 P. M. " Felt rather amused 

 over it all. 



August 25. — Went up again at 1:30 p. m. and the 

 guard refused admittance till 3 :oo p. m., saying that the 



* Shops. 



t White cotton cloth. 



