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THROUGH JUNGLE AND DESERT 



from which he got a good view, and was able to see 

 the point of the Guaso Nyiro which he had reached 

 on his former journey. This enabled him to complete 

 his map of that river. Owing to the arid nature of 

 the country, game was very scarce, and what little there 

 was, was far too shy to permit us a shot. I spent most 

 of the time during our stay in questioning the old 



Feraji Baraka Juma 



Tent-Boys 



Wanderobbo, who, for the sake of a little food, appeared 

 willing to give me all the information that lay in his 

 power. 



The Wanderobbbo we saw at this place were not 

 elephant hunters ; so they had rarely been visited by 

 trading caravans. They lived entirely upon antelope 

 flesh (which the able-bodied men shot with their bows 

 and arrows), wild honey, and what berries and fruits 

 the desert afforded. With the exception of the few 

 days immediately after the arrival of a successful party 



