AYith Flashlight and Rifle -* 



to kill buffaloes. So far their efforts had been in vain. 

 As soon as they saw the buffaloes appear they sought 

 safety by climbing- up trees. Still, they managed to kill 

 between them three rhinoceroses, and then disappeared, 

 taking the horns with them. 



These statements turned out to be untrue, as I was 

 to learn from the district commissioner at Rusotto, Herr 

 Meyer, who made every endeavour to preserve the wild 

 game. Information came presently from the Mseguha that 

 a large herd of buffalo was just then to be found in the 

 almost inaccessible marshes of the Pangani River. I im- 

 mediately decided to move my camp to this neighbourhood, 

 in order to kill a buffalo at last, cost what it might. 



On September 2nd I started off in the early morning 

 with a large number of my people, to camp again after 

 a six-hours' march in the direction of the Lafitti Mountains. 



During the march I managed to obtain two beautiful 

 eagle-owls (Biibo lactens]. Large herds of waterbuck, 

 comprising some 150 or 200 head, flitted in and out 

 through the beautiful river-forests, but I could not stop 

 to shoot any. 



My camp was connected with a very large island in the 

 river by an indescribable break-neck bridge that could only 

 be crossed with bare feet. This island merged in the wide 



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and impenetrable marsh beyond. The next day was passed 

 in reconnoitring the island. Waterbuck in thousands sped 

 hither and thither over the surrounding " gambo " as well 

 as the island. I had wisely resolved not to fire a shot, 

 so as not to disturb more than was necessary the extra- 

 ordinarily shy buffaloes. So I had to give up all idea of 



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