Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-17
SUNDAY Capital NEWS, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER II 1912

two allroyal palms, the only ones for some
miles around. Here we turned into broad
elephant and rhinoceros path, worn deep
and smooth by the generations of huge feet
that had tramped it; for it led from the dry
inland to fayorite drinking place on the
Nile,
! Along this we walked until Kasstura'
made out the trail of two rhino crossing it
at right angles. They were evidently feed
ing and seeking MONDAY resting place; in
this country the square mouthed rhinoceros
live on the grassy flats, sparsely covered
with small thorn-trees, and only go into the
high reeds on their way to drink With
Kasstura and Kongoni in the lead we fol-
lowed the fresh trail for a mile or so, until
we saw our quarry
n The stupid beasts had smelt us, but were
trotting to and fro in state OF indecision
and excitement, tails twisting and ears
cooked, uncertain what to do At first we
thought they were a bull and small COW
but they proved to be a big COW with good
horns, and calf which was nearly full
grown The wind and sun were both exact
ly wrong, SO Kermit could not take any
photos; and accordingly he shot the COW
behind the shoulder.
Away both animals went. Kermit tearing
along behind, while Grogan and followed.
After a sharp run of mile and half ker-
INIT overlook them, and brought down the
cow The younger one then trotted threat
eningly toward him. He let it get within 10
yards, trying to scare it as it kept coming
on, and could of course easily kill him, he
then fired into its face, to one side. so as to
avoid inflicting serious injury, and. turn
ing, off it went at galop. When | came
up the COW had raised itself on its foreegs
and he was taking its picture.
Photographing Cow and Her Calf.
The morning after Kermit killed his COW
rhino he and Grogan went off for the day to
see if they could not get some live rhine
photos.
At last Kermit succeeded in getting some
good white rhino pictures. He was on,
with his gun-bearers and Grogan They
had hunted steadily for nearly two days
without seeing a rhino; then Kermit made
out big COW with calf lying under large
tree, on bare plain Of short grass Accom-
panied by Grogan, and by gun-bearer car
rying his rifle, while he himself carried hi
naturalist's graphlex' camera, he got up te
within so or 90 yards of the dull-witteo
beasts, and spent an hour cautiously maneu
vering and taking photos
He got several photos of the COW and cal
lying under the tree. Then something, prob
ably the click of the camera, rendered then
uneasy and they stood up. Soon the cal
lay down again, while the COW continued
standing on the other side Of the tree, he
head held down, the n1uzzle almost touchin.
the ground, according to the custom OF thi
specie.
After taking ~one or two more picture
Kermit edged in, SO as to get better ones
Gradually the COW grew alarmed. Sh
raised her head, as these animals always d.
when interested or excited, twisted her tai
into tight knot and walked out from unde
the tree, followed by the calf; she and tn
calf stood stern to stern for few seconds
and Kermit took another photo.
The Rhino That Brought on Its Own Enc
By this time the COW had become bot
puzzled and irritated. Even with her dir
ewes she could make out the men and tn
camera, and once or twice she threatened
charge, but thought better of it. Then sh
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