The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-19
LIKE MUERU,S ATTRACTIONS.
The Game One Sportsman Found There
and Why He Lost IIs NighIs Rest.

Six DAYS, by land. south from Tanganyika.
in Central Africa, lies Lake Mweru. H. is u
game country Whereabouts such as s%portsmcn
travel far and endure much to visit, for here
are found elephants and guinea fowl, with a
lot of animals of intermediate size, like lions
and buffaloes. Alfred Sharpe in the London
Field tells about this region. He says:
THE upper half of the west shore OF Mweru
is very steep. with cliffs coming down to the
waters edge, and 1t Is no easy matter to find
a good landing place. Only here and there,
where streams, coming down from the ranges
behind have carried out small deltas into the
lake, could we find fiat ground for camping.
= The natives all fed from their houses,
supposing we were 'Wongwara.' or coast
men," The coast men arc murderous robbers
or slave hunters. Being in want OF meat, l
camped early and took a round with the guns.
We soon crossed q buffalo spoor trail, quite
fresh, and, following it up. sighted n herd
feeding in a gully. AS two Of the herd were
posted as sen tinels on the top edge of the
gully. 1t was difficult to approach over the 900
yards Of open ground" The sentinels ate
while on duty, and in consequence. Il placed
an eiGht bore bullet into one OF their shout
ders. There was at once a tremendous STAN
pede among the buffalocs in the gully, and
they came pouring over the edge and galiaped
Ssasis > w EN- { p,s' I ms;" W !Ni 6 his IN I'D Ia sns5s Il
meat for e camp, the wounded one having been
finished, as it stood, too sick TO run"
,n Next Gey a aesy s anS a aq fsM .n EfsyptTlnhn HE d dn1
after that Mr.. sharpe went hunting. but, hay
ing plenty Of meat, did not shoot any sn Of the The
ant hill, We got her in line with another Hill
Yards OF her. Taking the Martini. and climb
Ing up to the top Of our ant hill. on which a few
tSs ifon Sna was q sp stIii stand iFss will Willie ly inv e 'ass
by was II large lion stretched out on his side.
i lie esSss S lt,aTSn; H Into soon pie% Ss fro nne' 6e lM1 i' tSe
hill where the lion lay. None of them knew
where the danger was, and ! Matted to see zee
their lips curIed up; and their tails WHEELING
oozing out OF the dead lions mouth. The two
being directly, in line from, where ! was. fred
tie next one, Knocking both s~prawling. Ons soon
recovered herself and came limping in my a.
fheSi' tilree 'd dead tu lions at the ,s, end II" Of I lie hunt.
lie got some ducks next day. Three lions
w IRE seen whilea going along on foot. but no shots
pleasant experience. was already, beginning
20 doze. whom 1 was awoke by the sudden, growl-
crouching near the meat: Al once every one
osme ,umhliGg Into the tent; The nigh. was
kept roaring in oil directions. One came
rushing by the camp, fired into the dark
We finally took Are sticks and made for the
boat, In which we anchored a little way out,
where we were SAFE"
Native guides take pleasure in misleading
parties, winding up by telling that there Is no
such place as the point desired, or some
thing else. The best guide Is ones compass and
common sense. says the writer.
II got three elephants and wounded a fourth
one day., he says. out of a big herd that l
st alkel."
Small plants floating on the water. resem-
bling cahbages. are gathering In the southern
end Of lake Mweru and are filling it up. AL
ready there are extensive marshes because
Of thes plants. There IL some fishing also TO
be had in the lake and various bayous.