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to our estimate, about 900 miles, apart from 

 the distances covered in shooting excursions to 

 and from our camps. We had our best shooting 

 on the Guaso Nyiro and Rupingazi rivers, and 

 in the country near the Juja estate. 



Whenever there was anything to shoot I was 

 out on each day from daylight until 12 or i 

 o'clock, and again in the afternoon from 3 p.m. 

 until dark. It was hard work, and my weight 

 was considerably reduced; but I do not think 

 that I could have done what I did in the same 

 latitude in any part of Asia. The heat in East 

 Africa appears to be less exhausting than the 

 heat in the south of Asia. 



The mules returned with us safely and in good 

 condition to Nairobi; and, having been found 

 upon examination to be free from tsetse virus, 

 they were repurchased by Newland and Tarlton 

 at a good price. Some of the negroes said that 

 they had seen tsetse-fly on the Guaso Nyiro ; but 

 they may have been mistaken about this. One 

 of my mules was a docile beast, and was very 

 comfortable to ride, and he escaped a sore back 

 throughout the whole journey. I therefore 

 rarely rode the other mule, though my favourite 

 gave me several falls. When a pig or a Duiker 

 antelope suddenly sprang up near him in the long 

 grass, he executed a mysterious manoeuvre, which 

 almost invariably deposited me on the ground. 

 I bore him no malice, however, as he carried me 

 right well ; and, as he was a small animal, the 

 falls were not serious. The other mule was 

 quiet enough, but had such a hard mouth that 

 it was difficult to turn her readily. She was 



