. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FROM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 149 this ; a short walk from the camp, which was generally on a sand-bank, was sure to produce a kob or waterbuck. Such. KING OF IDIO abundance of meat kept the " boys" in good spirits. 1 remember one night when Gosling had returned with a bush- and a reedbuck, the merriment of the camp was not subdued by the very heavy storm which broke at eight o'clock and lasted several hours. Owing to the sandy nature of the soil the tent-pegs would not hold, and it was all hands to the ropes; bu
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FROM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 149 this ; a short walk from the camp, which was generally on a sand-bank, was sure to produce a kob or waterbuck. Such. KING OF IDIO abundance of meat kept the " boys" in good spirits. 1 remember one night when Gosling had returned with a bush- and a reedbuck, the merriment of the camp was not subdued by the very heavy storm which broke at eight o'clock and lasted several hours. Owing to the sandy nature of the soil the tent-pegs would not hold, and it was all hands to the ropes; but so fierce was the hurricane, that we could not hold on and were obliged to throw ourselves on to the fallen tent to keep it from blowing away. Then with the sudden fall of the wind, down came the rain in torrents. 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 Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
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