From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 125. Musgum women at Maniling. THROUGH THE LAND OF THE MUSGUMS 123 At six I set off rhinoceros hunting. I soon cameacross fresh spoors, which I followed for three-quartersof an hour, expecting every moment to come up withthe animal. I had tracked him for some distance,when I suddenly heard him crashing through thebushes. Presently I found his lair, which was stillquite warm, and on the ground were some huge tickswhich he had scratched off his body. But I had gotto windward of the
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 125. Musgum women at Maniling. THROUGH THE LAND OF THE MUSGUMS 123 At six I set off rhinoceros hunting. I soon cameacross fresh spoors, which I followed for three-quartersof an hour, expecting every moment to come up withthe animal. I had tracked him for some distance,when I suddenly heard him crashing through thebushes. Presently I found his lair, which was stillquite warm, and on the ground were some huge tickswhich he had scratched off his body. But I had gotto windward of the animal, so as there was little chanceof my coming up with him, I rode home to the way my guide pointed out a fine equine ante-lope, standing about two hundred and fifty yards dismounted hastily, and ran till I was within range;but I was so out of breath that I could not aimproperly, and overshot the mark. And the fineantelope galloped off and was seen no more ! On the 15th the Duke, von Raben, Schmidt, and Iset out towards Musgum, the capital of the districtof the same name. We forded the
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