MY ARRIVAL AT TSAVO 



stretched the unbroken line of the N'dungu Escarp- 

 ment, while far off to the south I could just catch a 

 glimpse of the snow-capped top of towering Kilima 

 N j'aro. The one redeeming feature of the neigh- 

 bourhood was the river from which Tsavo takes its 

 name. This is a swiftly-flowing stream, always cool 

 and always running, the latter being an exceptional 



"THIS INTERMINABLE Ityika" 



attribute in this part of East Africa ; and the fringe 

 of lofty green trees along its banks formed a 

 welcome relief to the general monotony of the 

 landscape. 



When I had thus obtained a rough idea of the 

 neighbourhood, I returned to my hut, and began in 

 earnest to make preparations for my stay in this out- 

 of-the-way place. The stores were unpacked, and 

 my "boys" pitched my tent in a little clearing close 



