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TEAVELS IN CENTEAL AEEICA. 
good sporting route for myself until I reach Khartoum and 
begin operations on the White Nile. The latter route will mainly 
depend upon your guidance. 
“ I am short of a few things, and I shall feel much indebted to 
you if you will kindly send me per parcel the following list of 
sundries at once to Soli. If you are at Khartoum, all my things 
that were left at Berber are doubtless there also. These please 
send of my things : 
“ 2 barrels gunpowder. 
“ 1 piece lead (it is about 70 lbs. — the cut piece left at Berber 
and marked with twelve punch-marks at the cut end). 
“ 2 bags of BB shot (this is packed in mat bags with other 
shot). 
1 black leather or canvas case of guns. 
“ 1 single-barrelled gun , 
^ f belonging to my servant. 
1 pair pistols J o o 
“ 1 long narrow deal case of fishing-rods. 
“ 3 lbs. tea (this is packed in a small deal box with about 
11 lbs. ; you can smell it, and then easily find it). 
, , C these are in the same box together, and the 
2 heads sugar \ . . ° . . 
< soap can be seen through the openings in 
“40 pieces soap ^ 
“ Stjndeies. 
“ 25 lbs. beads, suitable for the Base country. 
“ 12 steels for striking fire. 
“12 blue cotton cloths for the women. 
“ 12 red cotton handkerchiefs. 
“If you can spare me the following, I shall be much obliged, 
as no caps were sent for my large rifle from Holland’s in Bond 
Street : 
“ 1 box 500 large military caps. 
“ 1 dozen rockets and blue lights. 
“ Please let me know the price of all these things. 
