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(21) 26: Remained in camp all day. Was very busy skinning until noon and 
in ?.M. sorted outfit. Hill came in from Sir Alfred’s at 6 P.M. and 
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reported 7.8%. shooting miny specimenr of antelone. Cloudy in the AH. 
with a few showers in P.ii. Grass ig just beginning to get a@reen. The 
eins a few days ago looked gray like those of California in the summer. 
"he young Wildebeest shot by F.U. was very maney on the withers and ears 
did not preserve it for mount ings (22) 27: Left camp at 8 «A.W. with 
16 porters for Sir Alfred’a plece, Kiftanga, in the twa Hills, where I 
arrived at 12 noon. aw a pood many kongoni, some Zommies, few solitary 
i} granti, one herd of zebra and a single old Yildebeest. dumped 4 rabbit 
On the Way over. “he country about Sir Alfred's is much greener than 
the B.R. at Kapiti. “onnd « sebra, kongfoni and & Grant skin awaiting me 
& kongoni head, Ho one vas at the ranch when I arrived but the 
rty came in at sundown. ™.n. shot a G. granti and preserved the head. 
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Kermit ran down a ¢ hyaena after a ran of 10 milea. The animal lead 
him through rock several times and he lest distance each time by this 
ruse. 28: Went out with %,8. ahd ALK. et the base of the hill We sav 
two kongoni, & d TOR? ™R, shot the cow at 200 yards. 
fter a mixed herd of kongoni and zebra of about 500 animals passed 
shot a large mare which we skinned and then I returned to 
camp while he went on hunting. Later ft shot a ¢ G, pranti and a ] 
steinbuck. Many Harabou and vultures appeared in fbout half an hour after 
the Kongoninwas ehot to feed on its carense. KR. returned late about 
dark. He shot a 3d sebra on the vay in and reported seeing many sebra. 
Sir A. shot & Steinbuck which he sent in. @9: Got away this A.M. about 
one hour after 7.2. and the Pease family had left *ow Alsops farm. 
fould not find the (24) party ao went to Cunningham's camp about 4 miles 
avey on the open plein. On the way sav oniy & steinbuck, a few geranti 
and many Kongoni. At the camp f found d.é.l, had shot A ade ? Grimes 
friker and the Dr. had a yaung granti « Pew! Gays old. Left 
at noon and went to the hill whee. { net the Colonel and hie 
shot two ¥ Ghandler's Reedbuek so 1 returned to camp to sxin them, 
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The party went on down the hill for ‘ion. Soon efter I te 2ft them the; 
beat ovt two cubs out of a bush and 9.2, shot both of them, Later they 
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beat out of another bush tro males about 2 or 3 years old and 7.2. got 
these also, (25) This completed the baga and they returned at dari 
very happy. it was a red letter daw rith cour lions, two Heedbuck, a 
Guiker end & gazelle in cpmp. 30: Hve~yone except XR. remeined in 
canp a8 the skinners ability wae about taxed to the limit for the day 
by the previous days bag. ‘The dey broke clear with ¥ilimanjaro distinctly 
isible, only a few clouds at its base to give it a very lofty imposing 
appearance. HM. Uachillan and some of his friends came orer for lunch, 
Went out in the morning for ea few hours with KR, but we 
(26) on the hill. No steinbuck or impalia y 
in Pei. Went with 7.8. and party 
hill Ranch. Saw oniy Kongoni on the wa; over and one old ¢ of which 
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2. shot for meat and also weighed. “he scattered trees and green 
grass geve the hills a ven attractive appearance. Hedlicket shot a # 
and ¢ Steinbuck, both of which he aent ins Che 7 had very long horne, 
apparently One or two inches longer than the average, 2: Left early 
with T.8., E.Re, Sir A. and Ned. for Vani hi22 for « lion drive. Ve 
were joined on the plain by the tyro Hills, Percival, Gunninghan’s, 
farlton and Allsop. While the beaters drove the hill CeRey 
ed. and myself took af oaition in the neok and waited for pane. 
4 cheetah vas the anly denirrble game and K.R. ahot it at a 
few yards. A herd of 4 ¥ Chanler's Reedbuck and several Steinbuck were 
driven out. ister at the south end of the hill a cub lion was driven 
out; and shot by ™.3. On the way Soross the pinin in the A.w. we struck 
a herd of 7 wild dogs. “hey were first seen at 160 yards and stood for 
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a shor time. When they started to run everyone open fired but no dogs 
were hit. After the hill drive the periy moved ovt on the plein and 
drove a fow grassy ravines for Lions L jJnined them efter sxinning the 
game on the hill. Soon after I went there ® Lion was discovered, or 
rather & bunch of three. {28} . shot a ¢ and then the Lioness which 
whirled about several times and tien holted toward us. The porters 
near boited but one ley down in the greas and the lioness cane ciose to 
him and hid in the grass. Later 7.2. and perty afvanced and at about 
60 varde the lioness could be seen and “8. shot her in the head dead. 
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