Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-14
Eleven Lions Killed by Hunting Party in Single Morning

could De Quilt around the city. II was
made Of very heavy posts and eight
or ten strands Of heavy barbed wire,
tho object being to create and main
tain a quarantine district for the pur-
pose OF Graduating rever tick from
cattle. The fence was made espe-
cially strong and high to keep out
game that also carried the tick.
To give one an idea Of the amour:
OF game. almost In sight OF this. the
/ largest city in the country, very fire.
quently game would be stampeded at
night, either by lions or other causes.
and run into this fence in such num-,
bers as to demolish it completely.
knocking down and breaking every
strand OF wire for miles in a single
night.
never saw the fence intact, dur
ing the Ave years was in the coun-
try, for moro than a few days at a
time. When left, there might just
as well have been no fence at all.
In the daytime the fence would
turn zebra, but hartebeest and i'm
palla and the larger gaSelle would
clear it with perfect case and 1t was.
judge, six to seven feet high.
The amount of game that may be
seen from the train as one goes from
Mombasa, the seaport town, to Eair-
obi, is almost unbelievable. The dis
lance is about 800 miles and the last
three or four hours Of the journey
great herds Of game are visible on
both sides OF the track as the train
passes. The best of authorities esti-
mated the number Of head that might
be plainly seen from one seat at the
car window at that time at $4,000
On my first trip up from the coast
/ heard the passengers shouting in
the coaches ahead. and upon looking
out Of the window saw a large gil
raffe with his neck entangled in the
| rather iow-hanging telegraph wires,
| which held him captive while the
| train passed.
seen from a train in any such num-
bers.
Game Is much more abundant in the
open plains than in bush country.
| The Uganda railroad crosses Kapiti and
| Athi plains, the last forty miles before
reaching Nairobi, and 1t is while ira
I rersing these plains that game is seen
! in such abundance.
This game, however, is mostly Of the
| common varieties, and as rule not
much sought after by sportsmen. Heads
| Of all these varieties may easily be Sc
cured on q trip after game that is scarce
and more desirable.
lrsHE government is proving far
| i sighted. Il has set aside two large
game reserves, called the northern and
southern game reserves. In neither Of
these is hunting permitted. Naturally
IL stands to reason that as long as these
| reserves are maintained. game will be
very abundant
| These reserves cover vast areas OF
diversified country. and even though TO
hunting has been done In them since
they were established, there Is no more
game there than In the country where
hunting is permitted, but II the time
| ever comes that too much game should
be shot out In the open territory, these
reserves viii come into play and show
their worth. as 1t will give the game
now overstocked In the reserve chance
to move across the line into new pas
| lures.
Another precaution taken BY the gov
eminent as a protection to game is the
fact that the natives are not allowed
any kind Of firearms.
There liz no closed season for saooting