CONTENTS 
Introduction . ; ; : : i 
First and second trip—History of Mombassa—Portu- 
guese invasion. 
CHAPTER 
I. Mombassa to Lion Land . 
Sunrise on Kilimanjaro—Nairobi—East African scenery 
—Start of the sefari. 
1. The Sefari . . . ; F : 
“Make-up” of the sefari—Expenses—Responsibility 
of employer—Headmen—T entboys—Porters—Gunboys 
Cook—* Totos”’—The start. 
III. Across the Mau Escarpment to Lion Land . 
In Mau forest—Kerio River—Mt. Elgon—Nzoia River 
—WNzoia Plateau — First lion— Wild dog—Momba 
mauled by lion. 
IV. My First Lion 
First sight of lion — Cheetah — Lion hunting — Three 
lions killed. 
V. Hunting in Africa : : 
Early hunting days— Tracking — Rhino — Meat — 
Gunbearers—Canadian grizzly—Hunting the grizzly in 
Canada—Hunting “dangerous” game—Hunting rhino— 
Hunting buffalo — Hunting lion — Vultures— Massai 
guides. 
VI. Sefari Life 
Early morning, “ nature’s truce’ 
General management of sefari—Native industries— 
African meat and how to cook it—Native fruit and 
vegetables. 
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—Bathing—Insects— 
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