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Two and three fourth hours; 6 miles; morning (?); 

 noon, 99; night, 75. Very humid. 



October 16. — We were off by the first of daylight in 

 order to avoid some of the heat. Passed many villages. 

 From one of them came a wailing of many people that 

 rose and fell in the wierdest manner. One of our Kavi- 

 rondo porters told us that it meant somebody had just 

 died. Saw a great many bustards and the beautiful 

 golden-crested Kavirondo crane. Would very much 

 have liked one of the latter, but did not dare shoot. The 

 country was absolutely flat; villages and natives were 

 everywhere, and no one could tell where a bullet would 

 stop. We passed many people, and never ceased ad- 

 miring their splendid physical proportions. One group 

 of men with spears were all over six feet with deep 

 chests and the developed muscles of the best Greek 

 sculpture. 



After six and one half hours ' march (fifteen and one 

 half miles) we reached Kibigori; and very glad to do so, 

 for the sun is here very strong. We walked directly 

 through the station and camped under a solitary tree 

 on a height above the river. By five o'clock we had 

 found and engaged two shenzis who claimed to know 

 where cob are to be found. Rained hard late in the 

 afternoon. 



Elevation, 3,960; morning, 60; noon, 96; night, 74. 



October 17. — We started out with our two shenzis j 

 but before we had gone far we had collected a dozen, 



