THE LAND OF FOOTPRINTS 



Two white-robed Somalis appeared on the ve- 

 randa to inform us that McMillan was off on safari. 

 Our own boys approaching at this moment, we there- 

 upon led them past the house, down another long 

 avenue of trees and flowers, out into an open space 

 with many buildings at its edges, past extensive 

 stables, and through another gate to the open plains 

 once more. Here we made camp. After lunch we 

 went back to explore. 



Juja is situated on the top of a high bluff over- 

 looking a river. In all directions are tremendous 

 grass plains. Donya Sabuk — the Mountain of 

 Buffaloes — is the only landmark nearer than the 

 dim mountains beyond the edge of the world, and 

 that is a day's journey away. A rectangle of pos- 

 sibly forty acres has been enclosed on three sides by 

 animal-proof wire fence. The fourth side is the 

 edge of the bluff. Within this enclosure have been 

 planted many trees, now of good size; a pretty gar- 

 den with abundance of flowers, ornamental shrubs, 

 a sundial, and lawns. In the river bottom land 

 below the bluff is a very extensive vegetable and 

 fruit garden, with cornfields, and experimental 

 plantings of rubber, and the like. For the use of 

 the people of Juja here are raised a great variety and 

 abundance of vegetables, fruits, and grains. 



Juja House, as has been said, stands back a hun- 

 372 



