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undermined and the heavily laden pack animal happened to step on 

 this spot and a hind foot went through. In attempting to right him- 

 self, he lost his balance and went rolling down the sharp incline to the 

 edge of the precipice a hundred feet below. Just here he struck a 

 large pine tree and righted himself, apparent!}^ safe; but, a moment 

 later, he again lost his balance and plunged over the precipice to the 

 shelf four-hundred feet below. 



Fig. 



-Inspecting tlic icniaius of our camera outfit after 

 its fall over the cliff. 



As it was then late and a heavy storm was on, it was deemed both 

 inadvisable and useless to endeavor to try and rescue our outfit that 

 night. As for Skedoo, his fate was sealed. The next morning, one 

 of our guides, accompanied by two local guides and lion hunters, 

 who were acquainted with this particular region, went over the cliflf 



