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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. 



Ill : 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. 



