Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27

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on the banks Of the Guaso Nyero, on the
edge of an open glade in shady grove of
giant mimosas. 1t was a beautiful camp,
and In the soft tropic nights sat outside my
tent and watched the full moon rising
through and above the treetops. There was
absolutely no dew at night, by the way. The
Guaso Nyero runs across and along the
equator At our camp it was broad rapid,
muddy stream infested with crocodiles.
Tossed by Rhino.
One day we went after buffalo. Before
we had followed the spoor half an hour we
ran across rhinoceros. AS the spoor led
above wind, and as we did not wish to leave
1t tor fear of losing it, Cuninghame stayed
where he was, and moved round to within
81 yards of the rhino, and, with my rifle
ready, began shouting, trying to keep the
just mean as regards noise, so as to scare
him, and yet not yell so loudly as to reach
the buffalo if they happened to be near by.
At last succeeded, and he trotted sullenly
OF, lacking and veering, and not going far.
On we went, and in another half hour came
ON our quarry. | was the first to catch
glimpse of the line Of bulky black forms.
picked out with white where the sun plinted
OH the horn bosses.
We crept toward them on all tours, having
LETT the porters hidden from sight. At last
we were within rather long range-a buffa-
los eyesight is good and cannot be trifled
with as if he were rhino or elephant-and
cautiously scrutinized the herd through our
glasses Before I could shoot, however, a
loud yelling was heard from among the por-
tiers in our rear; and away went the buffalo
Full OF wrath, we walked back to inquire
We>found that one porter had lost his knife
and had started back to look for it, accom-
panied by two Of his fellows, which was abb
solutely against orders. They had come
across the rhino probably the one had
frightened from our path, and had endea-
vored to avoid him; but he had charged
them, whereupon they scattered. He over
took one and tossed him, goring him in the
thigh; whereupon they came back, the two
unwounded ones supporting the other, and
all bowling like lost souls
had some crystals of permanganate. an
antiseptic, and some cotton in my saddle
pocket; Cuninghame tore some of the lin
ing out Of his sleeve for bandage; and we
fixed the man up and left him with one COM
panion, while we sent another in to camp TO
fetch out. dozen men with ground shec;
and some poles, to make a litter in which
the wounded man could be carried While
we were engaged in this field surgery al,
other rhino was in sight half mile off.
A Bothersome Rhinoceros.
Then on we went on the trail of the herd
1t led straight across the open, under the
blazing sun, and the heat was now terrific.
At last, almost exactly at noon, Cuninghame
who was leading, stopped short. He had
seen the buffalo, which had halted, made 4
half bend backward in their tracks. and
stood for their MONDAY rest among some
scattered, stunted thorn trees, leafless and
yielding practically no shade whatever.
A cautious stalk brought me to within a
hundred and fifty yards. l merely wounded
the one first shot at, but killed another as
the herd started to run. Leaving the skim
ners to take care of the dead animal, fine
COW. Cuninghame and l started after the
herd, to see if the wounded one had fallen
out After mile the trail led into some
scant cover