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men to carry all the heavy ivory, though in the end it resulted 
in a box of cartridges having to be buried under a heap of 
stones. But as these were encased in lead, I look forward to 
finding them still in good order on my next trip; and I am 
quite sure no one else will ever find them. 
In order to provide material for making extra “ sogis ” (a 
sort of pliable panniers), I went out thejnext day to endeavour 
to procure some skins. When we passed here, outward bound, 
Oryx Antelope (Oryx beisa). 
(From a Photograph by the Author.) 
game swarmed ; but owing to the veldt being now very dry, 
while farther back there was young grass, it had shifted its 
range, so that there was hardly any in the neighbourhood at 
this time. However, I managed to get what I wanted. A 
very short way from camp I shot a single oryx bull, which 
proved to be the finest specimen I had ever bagged. The horns 
measure 36 inches and 36J inches, which for this species of 
oryx is very good, especially in a male. But the hide of an 
old bull is too thick to make a good “ sogi ” ; so, after calling 
men to skin and carry in the meat, I went on in hopes of 
