May, 1909. 
28) soon after while | was photographing the lioness enother lion wad dis- 
turbed by 7.2. and bolted past me within 25 yards, but this one Got 
awaye Three very young cheetahs were found by the porters in the brushe 
*e sent the lioness in to carp in the Slesah. We returned at 8 P.ils 
5; Remained at Fotha until 2 ®.H. skinning the lions and antelope shot 
yesterday. found Loring had caught a series of Georhynehus and Tatera 
and a few Crocidura. Trekked to Bondoni, about 5 hours away. On way 
over 7.8. shot a ¥ Yarthog which had with her two younge Ke Also snot 
ad g,. pranti near the camp for meat chiefly. Saw only a few cranti and 
Kongoni on the way over. 4: Went with “.R., K.R., Siz A. Hed, Hill 
ané Percival on a beat for lions near camp. ‘We beat up & ravine in the 
wooded hills but started only a duiker, two Steinbuck, and bunch of 
Impaila and two roan. Later we beat down a ravine and ont on the plains 
for several miles. ‘lushed 5-6 duike> but no steinbueks. One porter 
killed a #ik-dik, the only one seen. Kany (30) rabbits were seen snd 
Killed by the beaters. 7.R. shot a ¢ granti on the way in and also saw 
awarthor, & ?s gir Ae shot a ¥ dnikxer. 6: Remained in camp and packed 
outfit until noon when we moved fzon Bondoni to Kilimakui. @.2. went 
out in the A. for Imspalla but failed to score» On the way over Kilim-~ 
alai we saw a herd of at deast $00 Kongoni, but very few young were to 
be seen in this giant herd. Only a few zebra and G. thomsoni were seen 
but granti were not rare. On arriving at 4 P.H, at Kilimaiei we were 
met by Gapt. Slatter and a large nunher of Wakamba in their red blankets 
who had {31} gathered for the occasion. hie onief presented ©.R. vith 
a fat tailed asheepe 6: Went out early with "Re and Gapt. Slatter for 
ang reriained out until 3 P.M. but without eatehing sight of anye 
talked a herd of 7 eland but the kongonl frightened them and 
spoiled the stalk. <Aftor Tf returned he found the herd again and shot a 
2 which was ruming awaye Later a Rhino chérged the party at 50 yards 
and 7h. ‘Killed it at 12 yards. ‘his rhino charged by sight alone, it 
noasivle for it to geh the winds On the way out in the morn- 
net being 
: 
ing we saw many koogoni, zebra, and grantis A flock of 6 ostriches 
were seen on the hillside in thorn serub. Host of the country is covered 
(32) by ® (52) scattered growth of thorn soxul) which is heavily loaded with 
ne 
(32) large black galis. Left Kilimabui at 6 P.H. with T.8., Capt Slatter 
and Medi loott and 40 porters and marched ont to the Rhino where we 
arrived at 11 P.B. Night bright moonlight. Siinned the eland at once 
end camped at the rhino. 7: fe were not disturbed by any lions or 
hyaenas during the night. At an early hour we took some photographs 
of the rhino and then started skinning. Our operations were keenly 
watched by about 40 natives clothed in red blankets. They are very fond 
of meat and at this time were in a otearving condition owing to the poor 
crops. As (35) many porters as could surround the oarcae and skinned 
the animal. Outside of these skinners were a series of hunery vakamba 
with large knives who broke in ocoasionally and out off a chunk of 
meat. ‘The head man wad askaris were in a frenzy driving back with whips 
these Wakarba. The ground abont the carcass was ankle deep in blood and 
stomach contents. About one and a half hours of this mob labor, removed 
the ekin and then the trunk was taken outoide the tent which we had 
erected over the skin to keep of* the sun. At once the Wakamba got busy 
and cleaned the ment off to the lant ahred. (34) The intestines were 
also eaten by these people. Returned to camp at 5 P.H. The vhino skin 
was taken to camp by Capt. Slatters ox team. In the afternoon T.R. shot 
a ¢ (hanlor's Reedbuck. In the AuMs he hunted a 7 and 2 giraffe which 
were visible from the rhinc camp but without auccess. 8: Remained in 
all day paring down the rhino. 7.R. went ont for the A.M. but sosred no 
game. He sav two male waterbuck and a lion. H.R. and Sir A, went out 
to beat for Lions but K.R. went in persuit of a lone roan and followed 
it severel hours but without results. Latex he shot a & gebra. [535) 
9: Remained in camp again today finishing off the rhino. °.3. and 
Capt. Slatter vent ont for giraffe. 7.R. shot two bulls, a 15 feet 
high immature one and a 16 feet high adult. These were seen together 
with another and 7.8. shot the smaller thinking it was 4 ferple. They 
returned a little before dark and reported these kills and I hurried 
ont with tents, skinners and porturn. On the vay ouk lost porters but 
later rode toward them on seeing their inntern Lighte When near they 
heard me coming through the brush and they bolted, thinking I as a 
rhino approaching. ‘when I of led to them they returned laughing. Capt. 

