The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1909-09-18

] had been out all the morning look.
ng for tracks of lion, with no result,
and on arrival at camp | was greeted
With the news that a lioness had
killed big goat before sunset the
previous day while the goats were out
grazing | had lunch, and was doubt
5ul whether to go or not, as it seemed
very poor chance so late in the day.
Elme, my Somali, had been taken i'll,
SO | had no shikari. However, b.,
who had very kindly foregone the OPP
portunity of going for her himself,
lent me Haid, and off we went about
two miles, where we found the horns
and one or two small pieces of goat.
Haid quickly got on to the track,
which he followed at the rate of four
miles an hour, until we got into a
valley next beyond one in which B,
had got big lion few days before,
which we believe was the father Of
the cubs Getting on to stony ground
made things more difficult, but he still
followed the tracks at good pace,
and We went some way along small
nullah until Haid began to think we
might be near. So he and | went for
ward while the others went up the
mullah However, the track kept to
the side of the nullah, and we pres
emily got to a part where the nullah
divided and thick bushes grew all
round. Here we walked about search
ing for the track. Presently we heard
w St I
to where SyCe was standing with
rather scared face, pointing TO the
bushes close beside him. Just then |
saw the lioness sinking between the
bushes about SO yards off, and, as she
was disappearing, | had snap shot.
There was a growl, and the beast
jumped into the air and Immediately
disappeared. We ran, Haid telling me
to make detour so as to come on the
beast from an unexpected quarter;
but it had gone on, and we soon got
on to a pronounced blood track, which
took US some way, then turned back
at an acute angle more than once. 1t
was now dusk, and the tracks had
taken us back to the spot where had
first shot. SO Haid, vowing that the
beast must be severely wounded or It
would have gone further, said We must
give 1t up and return the next day,
when we should certainly find the
beast dead. So confident was he that
the men sang their triumphal lion
song all the way back, which, of
course, had the effect of bringing out
the entire camp, which was a case Of
counting chickens before they were
hatched
Next day we were off again in good
time, and on getting near the place
came right on to fresh tracks. At first
! thought 1t was a different lion and
that We should find the other dead;
but this soon proved not to be the
case, as We found blood The tracks
were only visible here and there and
appeared to lead uphill towards the
valley whore b, had shot a lion. How.
ever, we searched about the bushes
with rifles at the ready for some
time. until We heard honey. bird chat.
tering Justify in the nullah These
honey. birds come and call to guide a
man to where there is bees nest In
tie hopes that the man will get at the
honey which they themselves cannot
got at But they also have way OF
aall'ng men II they see a lion or
snake Haid took il as good indica.
to1. SO We left the bushes and fol.
lowed the bird up the hill 70 the top.
here it appeared to have nothing
more to show Finding 10 tracks
haid decided on a search down below
where We had previousl, been; but to