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passed. The average value of ivory in 

 this herd would not have exceeded $20 

 per head, not enough to cover the damage 

 done by them in one year. 



Coming south from the neighborhood 

 of Murchison Falls, we were resting at 

 the summit of the pass over Poduro 

 Hills, when we detected a herd of about 

 100 elephants at rest some 2 miles to 

 the south. As we watched them they be- 

 gan moving in our direction and ulti- 



mately reached the base of the hills, 

 where we met them. In the meantime a 

 second herd of more than 100 appeared, 

 traveling rapidly to the north, passing 

 within easy inspection range of our out- 

 look. During the time we were engaged 

 in watching these elephants the middle 

 ground was occupied by two herds of 

 buffaloes, and as we went down to look 

 the elephants over at the foot of the hills 

 we jumped the third herd of buffaloes in 



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