RETURN TO LAKE RUDOLPH 





men to carry all the heavy ivory, though in the end it resulted 

 in a box of cartridges having to be buried under a heap of 

 stones. But as these were encased in lead, I look forward to 

 finding them still in good order on my next trip ; and I am 

 quite sure no one else will ever find them. 



In order to provide material for making extra " sogis " (a 

 sort of pliable panniers), I went out the next day to endeavour 

 to procure some skins. When we passed here, outward bound, 



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Oryx Antelope {Oryx beisa). 



(From a Pliotograph by the Author.) 



game swarmed ; but owing to the veldt being now very dry, 

 while farther back there was young grass, it had shifted its 

 range, so that there was hardly any in the neighbourhood at 

 this time. However, I managed to get what I wanted. A 

 very short way from camp I shot a single oryx bull, which 

 proved to be the finest specimen I had ever bagged. The horns 

 measure 36 inches and 36^ inches, which for this species of 

 oryx is very good, especially in a male. But the hide of an 

 old bull is too thick to make a good " sogi " ; so, after calling 

 men to skin and carry in the meat, I went on in hopes of 



