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to get dogs for following up wounded lion in thick cover. 
I think that one or two plucky terriers would greatly 
lessen the risk run in doing so. 
Places to Go: 
Short trips of from a fortnight to a month’s duration 
can very pleasantly be made from Nairobi. ‘Twenty 
porters are ample for such trips, since potio supplies can 
be obtained in every direction. Careful hunting will 
result in a good variety of specimens, many of the rarer 
_antelopes can be shot, and if you are a stranger in the 
country, one or two such trips are the best preparation 
' possible for a long sefari. 
Messrs. Newland, Tarlton & Co., can always advise 
. as to the best places to visit. 
Beside these short expeditions, there are three direc- 
tions in which for some years to come long journeys, which 
. would entail a more elaborate preparation, can be made. 
I: Across the Rift Valley toward the German border, 
and westward to the lake. A wagon can be used on this 
- trip and this mode of travelling greatly lessens expenses. 
Elephant, buffalo, rhino, most of the antelopes, and 
. plentiful lion may be expected by this route. 
II: Guash Gnisu Plateau across the Nzoia, and as far 
north as the Turquell River, exploring Mt. Elgon and 
returning southward by Cherangang mountains and the 
Elgao Escarpment, of this I have written at length. 
III: From Gilgil or Naivasha, along or over the Aberdare 
to Laikipia Boma. Thence to Guasi Nyiro of the North. 
Round Kenia, and back by Ft. Hall. Of this trip I have also 
written. Each of these should require four months’ sefari 
at least. Nothing is gained by hurrying. The scenery is 
lovely. The climate very fine. And in my judgment the 
very best time to start on such expeditions is April or even a 
' month earlier. The rain is no obstacle to a good sefari, and 
there are many hours of warm sunshine in each day. 
