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I returned to camp, tired out with my day's work, and 

 sent Karscho with some porters back to bring in the 

 meat. On the way they came across the second rhinoc- 

 eros, which Karscho found limping slowly along on 

 three legs, my snap-shot having broken one shoulder. 

 I had given Karscho my .577, for use in case he fell in 

 with dangerous game ; and two shots from the rifle 

 despatched this my second rhinoceros of the day. The 

 meat of these two animals was sufficient for three days' 

 food for my men. 



After passing Chanler Falls all mountains seemed to 

 be left in our rear, and the river flowed between dry 

 and arid deserts. 



While in camp, Lieutenant von Hohnel and I spent 

 most of our time in conjecture as to the whereabouts 

 and size of Lake Lorian. When Lieutenant von Hohnel 

 was at Kismayu to purchase camels, he met a Somali, 

 who said he had visited this lake. This man told him 

 it was many days' journey in length, but that in parts it 

 was so shallow that it was possible to drive cattle and 

 camels across it. He also said that the Rendile had 

 their home upon its shores. Motio added his assurance, 

 that from what he had heard the lake must be very 

 large ; and that he had no doubt that the Rendile lived 

 in its neighbourhood. He said that none of the people 

 on the mountain ever had the courage to visit the Ren- 

 dile, but that in former times, when they had raided the 

 Mumoniot (who had inhabited the banks of the Guaso 

 Nyiro), they had often fallen in with small bands of 

 them. He said that they were a very warlike people, 

 and that invariably upon meeting them conflict had 

 ensued, in which the mountain people were generally 



