HUNTING ON LAKE SOLAI 
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the bush beyond ; but after beginning an offensive demon¬ 
stration, we were glad to see retired whence he came. 
The two rhinos carried blunt massive horns, measuring 
around the base, No. 1, 18 ins. (front), 1 7% ins. (hind), 
and, No. 2, 18 ins. each respectively, the lengths being 
15 and 14J ins. 
We suffered much inconvenience and discomfort at 
this period from heavy thunderstorms, which deluged 
our camp every afternoon; while owing to its marshy 
environment, it was infested by swarms of jumping frogs, 
which even invaded our tents. At night the display of 
electric flash-lights in the heavens was often superb. 
Loading up our ivory, skins and other trophies, we 
struck camp and left Solai on March 1, holding for the 
Alabanyata, and securing a good female of B. jacksoni, 
with 16-in. head, on the march. On the river named 
we found General Baden-Powell encamped, and now learnt 
(to our regret) that it was to the defender of Mafeking 
that we had unwittingly showed a “ clean pair of heels ” 
on the night of the 23rd (p. 152-3). The General rode 
up as we were off-skinning a grand bull of Neumann’s 
hartebeest, carrying 19-in. horns, that W-had just 
shot from the track. The bullet had entered the eye at 
a very long range, and we were rather surprised when 
we noticed its species, further west than we had expected 
to find it. 
Hiding on together, we presently began to notice, 
far ahead, large troops of zebras, many hundreds in all, 
steadily moving up the valley towards us. None 
having been observed here on our way up ten days 
before, this was evidently a migratory movement in 
progress. There were also several kongoni in sight, and 
“ B.-P.” presently went after three big bulls on our left. 
An hour or so later, a retrograde movement among the 
troops of advancing zebras attracted my attention. 
Several herds were galloping wildly back in the direction 
whence they had come. Thinking that it might possibly 
be a lion that had thus thrown them back in confusion, 
