Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-21
DIR. MANN'S EXPEDITION FINDS
RARE ANIMALS FOR CAPITAL ZOO
Smithsonian hrysler Group Penetrates Land of
Koodoo and Dik-Dik Where Fish Have Lungs
and Balloons Are Yellow.

in parts and the lorry had some
trouble in following us. Toward eve
ming at a native village we met a
priest, followed by II porters carry
ing an organ He was to conduct
services there. We chatted a time
with him and asked about game near
his village. He said there was very
little, not even enough for the lions,
who had the night previous killed a
woman and the night before that a
child
I'VE camped at night on a plain.
surrounded with hills and everywhere
on it were scattered termite mounds
10 feet or SO high and covered with
vegetation. The natives told us there
was much better camping place
little farther on, which there was
not. but they finally brought us some
eggs and milk and a couple of
chickens. They do not always like
white men in their districts, as ex-
planned to me, because they think
that the government will hold them
responsible If anything happens to
them. Not SO long ago a white man
was speared in one of the districts
of Kenya and the natives were fined
$4,000 head of cattle.
Biz Goose Shot.
1.-THE night was cold again and the
morning delightful to walk in, so
Hine and / started out ahead of the
cars and walked some miles before
they caught up with, US. The days
journey was picturesque, up high
range of hills called Pinar Heights,
with beautiful open forest and the
ground covered with waist-high grass.
AT a little lake we stopped and missed
some ducks and geese, but Runton
shot big spur-winged goose early
this morning, so our supper was pro-
vided for this evening.
Coming down the hills we could
see vast plain with hills on all sides.
On one side is a high mountain range
with sheer cliffs that look a thousand
feet high. There was a lake in the
distance. Coming near the village we
passed many large fields of kaffir
corn, in the center of each high plat
form where stands a small boy to
scare away the small birds that take
frightful toll from the natives
crops. We are 'out of the country of
the Wagogo, but in that of the Wam-
bugwe, who are more agricultural and
spend less time on their hair. They
have herds of bumped cattle and
goats, and the herdsman has the same
custom as the Nasal. of standing on
one foot like a crane, the other placed
against the side of his knee.
Eve reached Mobuqwe this noon
and made camp a half mile from the
village on a. fiat. The Sultan sent US
Some wood and water and the local
native game scout came around for
conference with US. This village is
distinguished by having soldier of
| the Kings African rifles stationed
here. We have sent a native runner
with a note to the white official in a
hill station days march from here
to send us porters to carry our stuff
up, and we expect to start in the
, morning to make camp in the hills
and hunt from there. We have seen
signs of elephant, rhino, hippo and
lion, as well as all sorts of small
beasts, and this morning passed a
herd of hartebeest and one of zebra.
This is one of the places where
flies attack all day and mosquitoes all
night. Early this morning we got
some lung fish ancient type of life
in. a water hole right at camp