HUNTING ON LAKE SOLAI 



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judged to be the missed waterbuck, a mile ahead and on 

 the right shoulder of a gentle pass, or depression in the 

 foreground, which at that point dipped sharply away to 

 lower levels beyond. 



On reaching our marks, where the view broadened 

 out on either side, w^e could see nothing of our water- 



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WATERBI'CK BULL. 



buck, though feeling sure he was somewhere on our right 

 and not far away. While spying, a hartebeest bull with 

 fine head showed up on the left, and a shot at the neck 

 dropped him — my hope in thus firing being to secure 

 the supposed waterbuck with the second barrel. There 

 ensued a crash among the bush on the right, and far 

 away the expected animal appeared, halting to gaze, 

 full broadside, as he gained the open. Salim tried to 

 take the smaller rifle ("SOS) from me and handed me the 

 •450. His reason I did not follow ; for at the long 



