ARRIVAL OF C 
AND THE MAIL. 
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twenty miles an hour, vividly recalled the recollection 
of a locomotive steam-engine. 
Having cut up the eland, I started for Taveta well 
laden with meat, and arrived in camp at 4 p.m., tired 
and thirsty, after having been obliged to share the 
contents of my water-bottle with the men, who had 
filled all their calabashes with a supply of honey 
purchased at MoCi. 
I found B- and Jackson just returned with 
C-, who had arrived at Taveta two days before, and 
joined the others at Bhombu. C- had killed a 
rhino, a zebra, a hartebeest, and a giraffe on the march 
up. B-in twelve days had killed four rhinos, one 
ostrich, and several antelope, while Jackson had also 
secured four rhinos, in addition to other game. 
The arrival of the mail, bringing our first batch of 
letters and papers from home, was soon announced, all 
complaining of miserable weather and much snow — 
news which made us congratulate ourselves on being 
where we were. Our party was at last complete, and 
with Jackson as a guest, we sat down to a cheery dinner, 
the piece-de-resistance being young rhinoceros-steaks, 
which were voted excellent. The next day we de¬ 
spatched forty men to bring home the meat of the 
animals I had killed : they found the big rhino intact, 
but the young one and the remains of the eland had 
been devoured during the night by hysenas and jackals. 
H-and I having hitherto been unable to explore 
the shores of Lake Jipe, we all decided to pay them a 
visit for a few days before starting on a longer trip, as 
