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July, 1909. ~LA- 
; : : at 11.30 4.% 7: Sveryone remiined in camp except K.&. who went out in 
(74) short erase end allowed me to ride up to is, and manonver about and back 
, el the 2,8, for game ard returned at 32} He shot 4 yoiag R. chanleri, a 
(75) away again far anough for a fair shonte ‘hopped et the dry bed of & creek 
good large ¢ warthor and s ? gagelic robertsi. He chased the pig into 
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for lunch, Here I sav in one spot the dried akins of 4 hedgehogs where ; 
i , 2 hole into which it backed as uansl and shot it rumning past. §&: Left 
some animal, presumably an owl had deposited them. After our arrival at 
‘ ‘ y the Gueso Yyiro at 6 ALK. shead of the aafardi with K.8. for the Ngauri 
the alt mareh I went out with K.'s. for birds. Saw one * duixer which f 
: " : Sears 2 Narok and waterbuck. We saw the usnel lot of thomsoni, wildebeest and 
shot. This one has the median ‘ace ebripe very black and long, extending 
5 . aoe ‘ konponi on the way over. “he morning was very demp, a heavy driscle 
to the tip of the head.etuft. E.E. saw two others. I also shot a Me 
prevailing until noon. ‘ent down the Narok about 5 miles but saw no 
derma which we flushed from one of the thorn trees. The vegetation 
: 4 * waterbuck or any recent tracks of any or any obher game. On the way back 
about the 6rx1t marsh is each like that xbout the Guase Kwireo. Hoat of 
sav a bunch of 7-9 whitish~-gray Cercopithecus at the ford near camp. 
it is sage brush and tail aloes with » and flat-topped acacias along a 
They all scattered through the yem trees so rapidly thet I did not get 
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the dry creek beds. About the peola in the ma rah masses of bull rushes 
a shot at any. “ound a willow tree growing &lone.(79) G: Rempined 
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grow, A White substance efferesces ob the dry ground which is evidently 
es ; } behind the safari with KR. to hunt the erey Gercopithecus slong the rivers 
a sode or epson salt. 4: (76) Went ont for a short time in the A.M. 
Wise rire : They were } d eelline in the trees near carp arariy in the morning but 
Saw 3 ateinbuek, one of which I shate “ent out primarily for duiker but . 
nee A we could not fing anv. Ascended the Narok several miles but did not see 
saw none, Wildebeest and thomson! were common. Shot a. 7 foot sopra a 
. 4 Found ti Ndercha huts in the brush with small 
short distance from camp. “his ane moved avay slowly and finally raced 
Limbs abouts them ond a smali hole tro feet in 
away When I shot it. f+ weuld not chow fight or expand its hood. #.R. 
{ i ide» ‘L throng Ah 7h of a thom tree 
F diameter in one side to crawl throughs A heavy branch of & shom % 
shot a ll foot * rhino with the roar horn the larger, abont 24 inches. een . 
was fixed fit this pap. Vegetation very th g th any 
Be saw no giraffe or desirable game. ¥.R. and Tarlton went northeast to was fixed to fit this gap hie 
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soalloned euphorolas, vers and juipers aenns ith 
the Guaso Zyiro. ‘They saw two bushimek, two duiker, many impalla and & 
yee V4 ni “yew fnone th ot 
very hoavy fleshy redical eaves Like a Leek which grew me ng the rocks. 
fair amount of the gommon game, but shot nothing. %o waterbuok were seen. 
Arrived at the “yore 0 Tiyviro a% davtit shout § hours after the Safari 
Remained in camp] Canght nothing in the traps and heard no earnivors 
+ x Bs % % “at os shot at + 
"i fs wator sit on he vw sr Owe? Dt fratied to get & shot 5 3% 
during the nighte 7.R.,» KR. and Tarlton rent north of camprbut sar aterbue ane Se 
Left the Njoro tyiro at daylight with the whole safari. 
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nothing unusual. “.%. shot a 2 and a ¥ warthog. Rained for AYE 
yr se Mees cenit x which vere just 
4 gt gi * + wher » ay the piver ravine we osueht the ox warones * nial 
about one hour from 6 to 6 P.M. Thies is the first rain we have had since upper river bhe 
beyond the river of the second 
( x r 5 wit} starting. we turned off the road Just 
reaching the Sotike 6: Oanght nothing | 1¢ traps. Left camp with starting. we surnet ‘ 
Py ” # > ’ * a oh wy 
Ps > j nendaa directiy north for Naivasha through a heavy 
“2. on the safari for the Dr's camp at 9 A.M. Skirted the weat edge of larce ravine and headé otis 
had 
; - 3 a a The country 
Wea ene r+ wiant snee brush out of which we could not sees he ¢ y 
the ¢ brush area for © short way but sav no game. We then crossed rowth of the giant sree a 
yor n r id be & food locality for 
the salt marah donga. and went over the t ext rid ea to the Guaso Hyiro. about the ri iver of this Reaond ray ine is said to ve & i ie 
» i ‘ ay - Fir » + Lad The 
rn nm n th idgp Shrew «4 20 2 Hs) rere ~ and ¥1i4 ppspr ingex bot we d tA not have time to do Tie haunt Sing theres roe 
much PR ne 6 HAG PLAC. LYE fearrek * G () serbete, | a frbesit 4 t o 
pant * “ty five miles where 
‘ rae F nc mtorr ta Rb tale flat and dry for the first five mil 2 
50 Shomsonk and 25 widdebeout wore assembled together on this ridges sage country is solutel; 5 
¥ tho % 4 dG +h & 
; +h ] O- tean breaka off and & 8 ort Gexcent 18 tw 79) 
Se only a dik-dik and a herd of tipadia on she way down the river. Heard the edge of the plateau 
} : 3 i er so yaae flow # 25-46 acr 
a rhino in the brash snorting Like a large pig somewhat buf could not mixed sorub sell thorn country with open greasy meadows Oo: 20-40 AaCTeS, 
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acon him. Arrived in carp at 3 P.if. The wagon had made the 10 mises 
in extent. From the hase of this decl ivity to the next drop wh ich we 
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