other side, he sent some of his beaters to stir up the herd. 
Upon their dashing out on the side, where he was stationed, 
he managed to get a very fair bull, thirty-six and a half inches 
spread. He returned to camp about 4; both he, his shikari, 
and gun-bearers well fagged. 
I was off at 4.30 to find the lion lost yesterday, and beat 
up the country about its kill. Hunted both sides of the river to 
the south, but unsuccessfully. Returned to camp at 10 o’clock. 
Toward evening we received a surprise in the form of 
some mail sent from the States, February 17th, handed by 
Newland & Tarlton to native runners, with instructions to 
find us somewhere up-country. 
The man bringing same had been 
tracking us, making fast time and 
inquiring our whereabouts of na¬ 
tives until reaching us to-day. 
The mail is carried in a cleft 
stick and is wrapped in a small piece 
of cloth, the whole being bound with 
a twig. This device is the sign of a 
mail-runner over all Africa, and its 
bearer is always given assistance 
and information by whites and na¬ 
tives alike. 
Day’s bag: 
Learmonth—One buffalo. 
Fleischmann—One water buck, 
One wart hog, 
One impalla. 
Hot. Hunters off early; I going a long way into some 
April 4th new territory, towards the plains; prospecting for lion’s spoor 
and inspecting the country. Did not like the looks of it. 
On the plains toward the river I encountered a great many 
tsetse flies and ticks. Saw a python. 
Learmonth crossed the river and continued in another 
direction, failing to see any new variety of game. 
Day’s bag: Learmonth—One water buck, 
One wart hog. 
Fleischmann—Two water buck. 
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