. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . ius Hassan had had tbemost positive instructions on this point weeks beforeour arrival, but had neglected it, which, if we had notdiscovered it in time, might have gone far to wreck ourexpedition altogether. As it was, owing to the scarcityof these zanzimeers in Omdurman, it was with thegreatest difficulty that we procured about three-quartersof the required number, and these were of poor quality,several being useless from the first. We were thusin straits all the time, and could not, however muchwe might hav
. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . ius Hassan had had tbemost positive instructions on this point weeks beforeour arrival, but had neglected it, which, if we had notdiscovered it in time, might have gone far to wreck ourexpedition altogether. As it was, owing to the scarcityof these zanzimeers in Omdurman, it was with thegreatest difficulty that we procured about three-quartersof the required number, and these were of poor quality,several being useless from the first. We were thusin straits all the time, and could not, however muchwe might have wished to do so, have camped far fromthe river. If the traveller is intending to use camels,rope saddle-bags are of great importance. These arerectangular pieces of netting made of strong cordagewith a large mesh. They are laid across the hump ofthe camel and the ends brought together over theluggage, which is thus packed more readily, andcarried with less injury, than if rope alone be used;but this does not dispense with packing cord, a largequantity of which should be > I- E< 1 ECD0 THE WHITE NILE 113 Some people prefer donkeys as baggage animals tocamels, and they have many advantages as beingmuch more readily conveyed in a boat and beinghardier feeders. In this case some suitable form ofpack-saddle should be carefully considered, and thickfelt numnahs, which prevent sore backs, should not beforgotten. In any case a certain number of donkeysshould be taken for ones own riding. We took threehorses as well, but grain must be carried for thesethe whole time, and they are so much more delicatethat we regretted having done so. The Soudanese havelittle experience in the care of horses or donkeys, andthe syces whom we engaged at Omdurman at first grosslyneglected their charges, and stole most of their ropes, sothat when they were picketed they had not length enoughto feed themselves. If the use of the courbatch is everjustified, it would be in such a case. Every t
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