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after the last shot. He is not quite as big as our first one or are his tusks, but the gun bearers say he is very very old and altogether he is a splendid beast. He taped about 11 1/2 feet at the shoulder. We had to leave him as he lay & start for camp at 6.15 as dark was falling and though we had rather less than 2 miles to go - it took us 3 hours to force our way through the grass lighted by hundreds of fire flies. A pint of champagne & a good dinner & to bed at 10.15. So ends an eventful & successful day.
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Left camp at 6.am. & marched with the Safari to a spot about 1/2 mile from our dead Elephant in the Valley they all were yesterday. Pitched camp at 9.am & sent out scouts. We got no word till 1 Pm. When a herd of about 100 were reported. However they were moving away & we had no chance of getting to them. Walked up to see the dead Elephant & found the natives had almost cut him up altogether, not leaving much more than the skeleton. Very good pair of tusks, but not so heavy as our last ones. We guess them about 75 & 70 lbs but they may be more. Our mules have run away or are lost in the grass - a terrible loss. Our knees are in a dreadful state from forcing our way through the grass.
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