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[[underlined]] Nov 6. [[/underlined]] Camped on R. Kuga. Still disappointed at not reaching Kisii. Marched from 5·30 to 11·45. Very hot & very hard work. Nearly all the way through ^[[insertion]] grass [[/insertion]] 7 to 10 ft high and a very bad narrow path. Saw a herd of Elephants in the distance but had no time to go after them. In every probability they were part of the herd Stanley & Bell killed 4 out of a fortnight or 3 weeks ago. Also fresh tracks of Elephants & Rhino. Had a bathe in the Kuga. Anxious to get into a game Country.
[[underlined]] Nov 7. [[/underlined]] Got lumbago - from bathing in the Kuja I expect. Marched at 5·30. Reached Kisii about 7·45. Very nice place & very neatly & well laid out. The District Commissioner away on Safari but found his 2[[superscript]] nd [[/superscript]] in Command. A very nice fellow named "Jones". He told us we had come a good deal out of our way, but could not give us much information about our destination. Also found a Settler named Clutterback who invited us to visit his place at Molo where he promises us good sport. Marched again from Kisii at 9·45 and reached our present camp on the R. Riana about 12:15. A good road from Kisii, but the hottest day we have had. Found Sun very trying today. Expect to reach our destination in 2 days time.

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could Agawe Country actually be "...anxious to get into a game country"? I can't locate a location Agawe in GeoNames, Wiki or Google. (Although there is a River Agawe in Nigeria) @siobhanleachman - think you may be correct and have edited.