. African game trails. Hunting. 296 AFRICAN GAME TRAILS tested the wind, scanning the tree tops, and Hghting matches to see from the smoke what the eddies were near the ground. Each time after an hour's steakhy stepping and crawhng along the twisted trail a shght shift of the wind in the almost still air gave our scent to the game, and away it went before we could catch a glimpse of it; and we resumed our walk. The elephant paths led up hill and down—for the beasts are wonderful climbers—and wound in and out in every direction. They w^re marked by broken branches and the splintered and shatter
. African game trails. Hunting. 296 AFRICAN GAME TRAILS tested the wind, scanning the tree tops, and Hghting matches to see from the smoke what the eddies were near the ground. Each time after an hour's steakhy stepping and crawhng along the twisted trail a shght shift of the wind in the almost still air gave our scent to the game, and away it went before we could catch a glimpse of it; and we resumed our walk. The elephant paths led up hill and down—for the beasts are wonderful climbers—and wound in and out in every direction. They w^re marked by broken branches and the splintered and shattered trunks of the smaller trees, especially where the elephant had stood and fed, trampling down the bushes for many yards around. Where they had crossed the marshy valleys they had punched big round holes, three feet deep, in the sticky mud. ? As evening fell we pitched camp by the side of a little brook at the bottom of a ravine, and dined ravenously on bread, mutton, and tea. The air was keen, and under our blankets we slept in comfort until dawn. Breakfast was soon over and camp struck; and once more we began our cautious progress through the dim, cool archways of the moun- tain forest. Two hours after leaving camp we came across the fresh trail of a small herd of perhaps ten or fifteen elephant cows and calves, but including two big herd bulls. At once we took up the trail. Cuninghame and his bush people consulted again and again, scanning every track and mark with minute attention. The sign showed that the elephants had fed in the shambas early in the night,. The chiet wlio acted as guide through shambas country near first elephant camp From a photograph by Edmund Heller. 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 Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. New York, C. Scribner's sons
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