52 ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA chap, n 



I climbed one of the koppies near to look over the country, 

 and got a fine view all round. It being very open I could see 

 everything for a long distance and made out six or seven other 

 rhinos in sight and a couple of giraffe, but no other game 

 barring a very few Grant's gazelle. On my way back to camp 

 I met one of the Mthara natives coming to tell me that there 

 were two or three elephants in the bush where I had shot the 

 others. It was too late, however, to go after them that day ; 

 so I arranged to start very early the next morning, and he 

 promised to meet me on the way. 



