CHAPTER IX 



OUR CAMP BY THE THIKA RIVER 



I DECIDED to remain at Jukone for a day or two 

 as I wanted to see the game and country, and also 

 wished to give the porters a rest after their long and 

 trying march from the Karusi. 



We were early astir on Boxing Day, and set off to 

 explore the neighbourhood and have a look for the 

 eland which we had unsuccessfully stalked the 

 evening before. We rode over some beautiful 

 country, through woods and across valleys, but saw 

 very little game until finally by chance we came 

 upon our eland again. He proved much too wary 

 for us, however, and speedily took himself off and 

 disappeared into the great expanse of the Kauti 

 Plain. 



A very great drawback to this particular region is 

 the vast number of ticks which abound in the grass. 

 These are atrocious little red brutes of about the 

 size of a pin's head, which speedily work their way 



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