Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24


wiped out"
However, IT was at this point
that Major Powel-Cotton turned on
his trusty photograph, to the merry
piping OF which the natives presently
began to dance, and so things went on
pleasantly until the explorers inter-
prefer arrived and explained matters so
satisfactorily that the Turkana made
no further trouble,
HOSTILE RECEPTION.
however, In the Dodinga country, far
Their along in his Journey Here he
says, eve met with a most hostile re-
ception. While travelling through dense
forest we became aware that the adj
jacent hills were alive with armed men,
the only sign Of their presence being
the glitter of innumerable spearheads
above the vegetation. Occasionally
numbers OF what looked like tin he'll
NETS appeared and shone In the sun
light | only had three men with me-
and as we came nearer | was prepared
for an attack from the strange natives
whom ! now saw were all quite max
ed, except for a curious head dress,
shaped like helmet and covered with
white beads, which at distance looked
like tin All were over six feet high
II took every precaution,' the major
adds. "and built a strong zareba round
my caravan. which had now come up.
It was we'll / did so, for that night
these natives came down in force and
surrounded the camp. During the whole
night, as on two succeeding nights,
they attacked us from several sides
with great perslstency, ut did not sue
coed in forcing the zareba, ! lost two
| of my men who were speared to death,
| while several others were wounded.
| got out OF the Dodinga country with all
| speed as | was In no position to stand
| a further siege AT their hands. and af-
ter prolonged march among unknown
tribes. some OF whom were hostile, !
! reached the British post OF Minute, on
| the Upper Nile, in June"
| Earlier In his Journey however. Pow
| ell-Cotton had cause to admire the 10y
| atty of native tribe. At this time, the
explorer was following In the route OF
| an earlier expedition, the leader or
| which had left large quantities OF stores
| In charge of the local chiefs. Most of
| these goods. hostile tribes had sue
ceeded In lootlng." the major says, put
| at another village where supplies mad
also been left by that expedition the
natives had proved so true 20 their
trust that fighting was actually IN
progress. as / was told II had been ever
since the stores had been left and in
defense OF two huts full OF -four and
other stores, much OF which must long
since have become decomposed and
useless from marauding natives, these
tribesmen had lost hundreds OF Ives
IN THE JUNGLE.
The explorer had any number OF
breadth ESCAPES from animals.
while elephant bunting on the SOUTH
west slope OF Mt kenia' he says, eve
were lost for time in the almost i'm
penetrable forests, and while descend
Ing bamboo slope were attacked by
an elephant OF whose presence we were
quite unaware and which was not visi-
BILE tn we saw him charging down
on us at eight PAGES distance. A lucky
shot of mine. however. brought him
down, the ball going straight through
his brain"
And. having made his way through
the region around Mt. Sirgol, which he
says teens with zebra, hartebeeste and
Gland, Mai. powel-Cotton had lively
brush with lions. Early one
morning. on rising, he discov-
cred no less than seven Of these
brutes lying asleep on the hillside, and
started out alone In the hone OF get
ting shot at them, To accomplish this
he made detour. but. In the mean
time, the lions walked up and, dis
covering Powell Cotton's men, sur
rounded them and prepared for an at.
tack. Luckily the major succeeded In
warning the natives of their danger
and rejoined them as soon as he could
when some quick shooting by all hands
put four OF the lions out OF business
and the rest took to their heels.
ELEPHANT CEMETERY,
While passing through the Tarash
country this explorer discovered the
first elephant cemetery that any
white man has seen. The natives al
WAYS have declared that these beasts