Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; being an account of three years' ivory-hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Lorogi Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph elephanthuntingi00neum Year: 1898 58 ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA discomfiture and numerous wounds by the bees, so that, though my next shot knocked down another cow, she was only wounded and got up again directly ; with the second barrel, however, I felled her again and left her for dead. My rifle got quite hot after these five shots i
Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; being an account of three years' ivory-hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Lorogi Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph elephanthuntingi00neum Year: 1898 58 ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA discomfiture and numerous wounds by the bees, so that, though my next shot knocked down another cow, she was only wounded and got up again directly ; with the second barrel, however, I felled her again and left her for dead. My rifle got quite hot after these five shots in quick succession. I now sat down for a short rest and a drink of gruelly native beer (very refreshing and sustaining when one is hot ' The natives stick these tubs in trees for the accommodation of wild bees, by which simple means they secure a regular supply of honey.' and empty), while my gunbearer and I pulled the stings out of each other's face and neck, the second one meanwhile going to cut off the tails of the elephants I had just shot. The last one they could not find, and brought me word that it had gone ; but as it had fallen just under the bee tree, I thought they had perhaps been afraid to venture to the right spot, and was not satisfied until I had once more run the eauntlct of the
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