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were disappointed. While we were away we ran out 

 of water and had to resort to a small mud puddle 

 that was being used as a rhino and buffalo wallow. 

 We drove the beasts away and had the boys bring 

 enough of the mud into camp for distilling with the 

 little still we always carried for the ptupose. 



After a disappointing jaimt we returned to our 

 motors and worked on down to the Guaso Nyiro 

 River. Finding it in flood we camped on the banks 

 for three days. Then there appeared on the opposite 

 bank a Boer convoy rider. He had ten wagons and 

 nearly two hundred Abyssinian donkeys. He was on 

 his way to one of the distant military posts with 

 supplies. We knew we must go on or miss the 

 Eastman party. So we made a deal with the Boer 

 to send us across a long cable hitched to thirty -five 

 donkeys. This cable we made fast to the motor cars 

 and had them pulled across. The stream was so swift 

 that all the machines were drifted downstream 

 and badly buffeted on the other bank. One had two 

 wheels broken off at its axle and the steering gear 

 ruined. But after twenty-four hours of hard work 

 I found myself and Osa on the far side with all our 

 belongings. It took several days more to put our 

 cars back into nmning order again. 



The mud was so bad that on the first day we made 

 only four miles and then became hopelessly bogged. 

 I sent back for the Boer and made another deal with 



