April, 1909. 
Smithsonian african Hxpedition liotes of “dmund Feller. 
April 81, 1909. (17) lir. Jackson saw a rhino near the two giraffes on the hillside near Simba. 
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(18) Red barked Acacias (18) a mile above Sultan Hamad. Arrived at Yaniti 
Plains at 1 Pi. Here aur camp was aAtablished a tew hundred yards 
21; Arrived at Mombasa at 5 PP... and dropped anchor at Kilindini. 
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vom the station. The whole safari, 250 men, ware lined up at the 
Rained very hard from 6 to & but went aahore to Mambasa Club dinner. fs 
station to meet us. “e gos bnay and unpscked half our outfit before 
The country about Mombasa looked very ereaen. Baobabs in full leaf. oa i : : 
dark. ‘Sir Alfred Pease and Mr. Hill anme in and stopned with us. We 
£2: Left Mombasa on train at 3 P.M. and arrived at Samburu at 6 P.H. 
Breen rolling hilis were very beautiful. The branching palms and 
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found the Athi Plains very dry with short grass a few inches hiph and 
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che ground cracked open in many places. A fer homsoni, Grante, Mongonit 
o¢oO palms were Been Slong the Rat. for the fir ? miles where they grade . ’ euptae je 
and wildebeost were seen above camp. (19) 24: Unpacked ontfit during 
wily divided and were confined to revines. Acacias and candelabra : hi : : 
the morning. At 3 P.M. 7.R., Sir Alfred Pease and mrself went out 
suphorblas were seen for about 16 miles o» as long as daylight lasted. 7 
towaml the hills for a short hunt. Hr. Kill and FK.R. went ine similar 
The scalloped topped euphorbias were also seen after the first candela- 5 c 
direction but not with us. .R. stalked a @ Grants a fer miles out and 
bras. Apparently there are two zones, one characterised by branching a 
Pired several shots without apparant e*feot. “hen he turned his attention 
plilmea and simall brush and the next by euphorbiaea and acacifie. Hock in 
to a solitary bull Vildehbeest. He was nble to approach it about 306 
the cuts vas horizontally bedded yellow sandstoner Most of the soil was 3 
yards and fired and then it atarted to run and stop occasionally, Fe 
the brick colored B80 common i is 6 Dagrlignt broke a few miles de 
fired several times, the last tim: at 500 yarda he htt it distinetly. 
below Kibwezi.e Here the country was a very thick jungle of thorn trees i. ; 
It was hit only in the belly three tines but was not weakened any. Six 
candelabra, scalloped euphorbias, haohahs and bushes. Open parks rery 
Alfred tried to rn it down by starting a mile behind it % % played 
few and of small extent. A few miles above -Hibwesi & rugged range of 
his horse ont snd finally ran away. Later ¥.R. ran th down and shot it. 
lls composed of rounded borders and cliffs of yellowish (16) sand- 
a food ¢ Tommy at 250 vardin, "RR. stalked a herd of 16 Wilde- 
stone. ‘oil everywhere brick red. Rode on engine from Kakindu to 
beest in a shallow nmillah (20) Shot ah them. Fe fired several times and 
Simba. Saw kongoni, two herds of zebra, 4 ? waterbuck, steinbusk, one 
pe Bd Tied, PALE ih Bebl Geatteaseansiamsamaciane Te. amepmaniamemaccntenanmen 
hit a caw. The whole herd came down toward us where we wore skinning the 
herd of 1h giraffe, nearly all farmies with half grown young, Large 
Omy » Opposite us at 200 yarda the sow lay down and several others 
herd of Impnlle. From Simba rode on top of oar. hear Simba saw tvo 
came beak and atood by her but ou> dog chased her wo and she continued 
@ireffes on open hillside, two herils of wihdebeest, one of 25 and the 
with the herd. "wo young were seen tn the herd, about 2 months old. 
other of 12 animals. Saw several solitary ones also. Sounbsy open 
As they ran when the shot wigzed pest them they would often Lower their 
and dry and covered with short grass. Saw many francolins, guinea fowl, 
heads and kick their heels up in the air -ike a buoking horse. This 
hornbills and one secretary bird. Sav a hunch of the yellow fever a 
cow was finelly shot and hastily skinned abont dark. e returned to 
(17) acactas above (17) Hakindu and also some near Simba. “he scattered 
camp in the dark at 7.50. 2S: 7.R. and RR, lef} at 9 A.M. with Sir 
thorn veldt stopped at Simba and open plains ocdaured. Baovabs very 
Alfred Pease and Mr. Hill for Sir Al*red's ranch 15 miles away. Spent 
abundant but leafless about Uakindu. to brobabs ebove Simba. Thorn 
the morning on the Tom and leter "JR. sent in a 7d kongoni whieh I 
tree yoldt begins a few miles Delon Sulten Hamud. On the upper edge 
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skinned. He also sent ina 3G, Gagelle. In P.H. went up the railroad 
of the Simba plain a forest of enpnastiis trees, Cambretum, which rs 
6 miles to a section house where ¥.R. and Fill had left a o Vildebeest 
extends along the railroad for sevovad miles and han no thorn trees 
last evening at dark. “hia I skinned and photographed and returned at 
& Poe Several rain squales vyisitec us and the whole day was cloudy. 
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mixed with it. ‘he latter bepins a Sew miles below SXMKA Sultan Hamud, 

