. African game trails;. Hunting. CHAPTER VI A BUFFALO HUNT BY THE KAMITI Heatley's Ranch comprises twenty thousand acres lying between the Rewero and Kamiti Rivers. It is seven- teen miles long, and four across at the widest place. It includes some as beautiful bits of natural scenery as can well be Imagined, and though Heatley—a thorough farmer, and the son and grandson of farmers—was making it a successful farm, with large herds of cattle, much improved stock, hundreds of acres under cultivation, a fine dairy, and the like, yet it was also a game re- serve such as could not be matched either
. African game trails;. Hunting. CHAPTER VI A BUFFALO HUNT BY THE KAMITI Heatley's Ranch comprises twenty thousand acres lying between the Rewero and Kamiti Rivers. It is seven- teen miles long, and four across at the widest place. It includes some as beautiful bits of natural scenery as can well be Imagined, and though Heatley—a thorough farmer, and the son and grandson of farmers—was making it a successful farm, with large herds of cattle, much improved stock, hundreds of acres under cultivation, a fine dairy, and the like, yet it was also a game re- serve such as could not be matched either In Europe or America. From Juja Farm we marched a dozen miles and pitched our tent close beside the Kamiti. The Kamiti is a queer little stream, running for most of Its course through a broad swamp of tall papyrus. Such a swamp Is almost impenetrable. The papyrus grows to a height of over twenty feet, and the stems are so close together that In most places It is impossible to see anything at a distance of six feet. Ten yards from the edge, when within the swamp, I was wholly unable to tell in which direction the open ground lay, and could get out only by 149. Heatley with two leopard cubs he caught From a photograph by Kermit Roosevelt. 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, London, Syndicate publishing company
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