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THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO 



CHAP. 



there can be no danger of any of these species 

 becoming extinct. 



While crossing this dry expanse, the greatest 

 difficulty I had to contend with was the provision 

 of sufficient water for the three thousand workmen 



WATERBUCK. 



employed about railhead, for not a drop could be 

 obtained on the way, nor could we hope for any 

 until we had got to the other side of the plain and 

 had reached the Athi River, which could not be 

 accomplished under a couple of months. As we 

 progressed onwards into the waterless belt, this 

 became a very serious matter indeed, as any break- 



