. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. 134 T A VET A AND MOUNTS KILIMANJARO AND MERIT ourselves besieged by the younger people, who did not quit us till nightfall, and were all eager to shake hands with us, to touch and examine everything. Kimemeta told us we might expect a visit the next day from some four or five hundred warriors, and advised us to be off as early as possible, to avoid having to give another big hongo. The Masai are deep sleepers, not fond of the early
. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. 134 T A VET A AND MOUNTS KILIMANJARO AND MERIT ourselves besieged by the younger people, who did not quit us till nightfall, and were all eager to shake hands with us, to touch and examine everything. Kimemeta told us we might expect a visit the next day from some four or five hundred warriors, and advised us to be off as early as possible, to avoid having to give another big hongo. The Masai are deep sleepers, not fond of the early morning dew, and rarely leave their huts before sunrise; but unfortunately it was wret the next morning, so we could not hasten our departure as much as we wished. Our march now led us in a south-west- erly direction from the Engilata river, across a plain sparsely covered with grass, and here and there quite bare. We met no natives either, and could only see their horns of the gnu-antelope. herds on the banks of the Dariama river, in the distance looking like bright spots amongst the dark- green foliage. To make up for this there were quantities of big game, chiefly gnu-antelopes and zebras, on the steppe. The former are greyish-black animals, more like oxen than ante- lopes in general form, looking from a distance very like buffaloes, especially as their horns greatly resemble those of the latter; but the mistake is soon perceived when they dash off at one's approach, with long leaps in the air like young foals. Equally beautiful are the zebras, especially when, alarmed, they stamp about here and there, yelping like so many. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Höhnel, Ludwig, Ritter von, 1857-1942; Teleki, Samuel, Székigrof, 1845-1916; Bell, Nancy R. E. Meugens, "Mrs. A. E. Bell,".
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