Trail and Camp-Fire 



We filled up everything and everybody 

 with water men, camels, horses, goats, etc. 

 and started on the five days' trip across the 

 desert. Here our metal barrels with padlocks 

 came in extremely well, as we knew exactly 

 how much water was on hand all the time, 

 and there was no chance for theft. The 

 allowance per man was one quart of water a 

 day, and the horses got three to four gallons 

 every other day, which quantities, in both 

 cases, proved sufficient. 



Even in the middle of the desert we saw a 

 fair number of antelope, principally oryx and 

 aoul, which shows how little they depend on 

 water. I shot one good oryx and some aoul. 

 The oryx, which I had wounded with the 

 .577, as we were returning from an unsuccess- 

 ful attempt to follow up some lion tracks, ran 

 a little way, stopped among some mimosa 

 trees, and resented every approach on our 

 part by coming on with lowered head. After 

 dodging about some time, I managed to pho- 

 tograph him while he was lying down. 



The trail crossing the waterless plain gave 

 a rare opportunity for studying footprints 

 of game, as the carnivorous animals con- 

 tinually use such paths for their nightly 



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