. African game trails. Hunting. UGANDA, AND THE NYANZA LAKES 439 bore at the head of the safari, marching in company with the flag-bearer. Every hour or two the men would halt, often beside one of the queer Uttle wicker-work booths in which nativ^e hucksters dis- posed of their wares by the roadside. Along the road we often met wayfarers; once or twice-bullock carts; more often men carrying rolls of hides or long bales of cot- ton on their heads; or a set of Bahima herds- men, with clear- cut features, guarding their herds of huge- horned Angola cattle. All greeted us most courteous- ly, frequ
. African game trails. Hunting. UGANDA, AND THE NYANZA LAKES 439 bore at the head of the safari, marching in company with the flag-bearer. Every hour or two the men would halt, often beside one of the queer Uttle wicker-work booths in which nativ^e hucksters dis- posed of their wares by the roadside. Along the road we often met wayfarers; once or twice-bullock carts; more often men carrying rolls of hides or long bales of cot- ton on their heads; or a set of Bahima herds- men, with clear- cut features, guarding their herds of huge- horned Angola cattle. All greeted us most courteous- ly, frequently crouching or kneeling, as is their custom when they salute a superior; and we were scrupulous to acknowledge their salutes, and to return their greetings in the native fashion, with words of courtesy and long-drawn e-h-h-s and a-a-h-s. Along the line of march the chiefs had made preparations to receive us. Each afternoon, as we came to the spot. The situtunga shot by Kermit Roosevelt at Kampalla 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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