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enough for men but not enough to give camels a 

 square drink. Saw rhino pugs two days old. 

 After first halt, march during afternoon through 

 more open plain. Marched 1.50 till 5.10 p.m., 

 and found an old zareba evidently not used except 

 by stray cafalas ; camped there ; after 4 p.m. 

 road took a more westerly direction (have been 

 going south up to date). Saw Clarke's gazelle, 

 one female Fired three long shots at oryx 400 

 yards (over I think) 500 yards moving, all misses, 

 last two under. Came across two oryx in a bit 

 of bush about 3.30, got up to 90 or 100 yards, 

 shot at longest horns (or what seemed longest), 

 first shot staggered, stopped still; second shot 

 (only shoulder showing through bush) just in 

 front of shoulder, miss ; third shot on part of 

 shoulder, dropped. The oryx had not yet made 

 me out. The other was about 120 yards looking 

 mv wav. Shot him in shoulder, but too low T , 

 I fancy. Stood again at 200 yards. Could not 

 keep Jama in ; he is like a half-broke retriever, 

 keen as mustard but too excitable, he ran 

 towards the dropped one shouting, and frightened 

 the other before I could get a second shot into 

 him ; tracked him some way, very little blood, 



