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TRAVELS IJV EASTERN AFRICA 



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and cultivate the soil, like the other and less inter- 

 esting natives inhabiting East Africa. 



The day following my last hunt at Bugoi I re- 

 turned to Sayer. Lieutenant von Hohnel had already 

 returned from an unsuccessful shooting expedition. 

 The adventure related to me by one of the natives 

 I found to have this shadow of foundation. Lieu- 

 tenant von Hohnel had seen one large cow elephant, 

 and had shot her twice in the head with a Mann- 

 licher; but each time he aimed at her she moved 

 her head so that he was unable to reach the brain. 

 Having received two shots, the elephant charged 

 directly at Lieutenant von Hohnel, who was attended 

 by five men. These men scattered in all directions, 

 one of them dropping his tin water-bottle, while the 

 elephant, after stepping upon it, and trying to destroy 

 it, passed on, and disappeared in the bush. 



Although Lieutenant von Hohnel and I had at 

 this place killed four elephants, we had not thoroughly 

 satisfied the hunger of the poor Wanderobbo; so we 

 decided to take one more trip, and, if possible, kill 

 sufficient game to satisfy their wants for at least a 

 short time ; after which we were to set out for the 

 north. 



During my absence Lieutenant von Hohnel had 

 discovered the source of the Sayer River to be a 

 small lake called Lilley, situated on the top of the 

 Leikipia plateau. 



