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handsome daughter, and to some of his other relations. The 

 evening was passed in friendly chat. It was evident that the 



people here were put 

 to great straits for 

 food from the way in 

 which the children 

 fought for the bones 

 our men threw to 

 them. 



Accompanied by 

 Lemagori and half a 

 dozen Turkana we 

 started again before 

 daybreak the next 

 morning, wading 

 painfully for the first 

 hour through the 

 deep sand of the bed 

 of the stream, and 

 then pushing on along 

 flat beach of the lake to 

 Mount Losagam, which, on the 

 side near the lake, presented 

 a black, rugged, precipitous 

 appearance. In spite of the 

 intense heat we hurried forward 

 as rapidly as possible, hoping 

 to reach the next halting-place 

 before noon. The scenery was 

 dreary and barren, but we saw 

 a good many kaama antelopes, 

 gazelle Grantii, and hares. It 

 was interesting to note how 



LEMAGORI S DAUGHTER. 



