. Across Africa. Botany. XII.] DAMP QUARTERS. 221 luckily he did not see me, or in all probability February, he would have sent me flying into the air, chair and all. That evening we camped in a wide ravine in the hillside which proved rather an unhappy selec- tion, for a heavy downpour of rain in the middle of the night converted our quarters into a stream two feet deep, by which boxes of books, cartridges, and stores in general were flooded. We arrived the following day on the banks of the Sindi, a large affluent of the Malagarazi, having passed on the march a wide stretch of country under w
. Across Africa. Botany. XII.] DAMP QUARTERS. 221 luckily he did not see me, or in all probability February, he would have sent me flying into the air, chair and all. That evening we camped in a wide ravine in the hillside which proved rather an unhappy selec- tion, for a heavy downpour of rain in the middle of the night converted our quarters into a stream two feet deep, by which boxes of books, cartridges, and stores in general were flooded. We arrived the following day on the banks of the Sindi, a large affluent of the Malagarazi, having passed on the march a wide stretch of country under water varying from one to three feet in depth. Across the deeper places the dog and goat swam in loving company, close alongside my BUFFALO CHARGING 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 Cameron, Verney Lovett, 1844-1894; Oliver, Daniel, 1830-1916. London : Daldy, Isbister & Co.
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