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Tomorrow we shall shift as we do not seem likely to do any good with the lions.
[[underlined]] Jan 1. 1911 [[/underlined]]
Rather a job getting off with half the Safari this morning & had to leave 5 loads behind which we sent back for on arrival in camp. Started the march with a climb of about 600 feet sheer. We had just resumed our march after resting when a lioness appeared about 600 yards off crossing our front. She turned back & Bates and I gave chase but saw nothing more of her. Where they disappear to is a mystery. C had started off by himself in front of the Safari & also came across a lioness, but she went off without giving him a shot. There was a lot of roaring & growling during the night & one came down to investigate camp & made an awful row growling about 100 yards off. 
We reached camp in about 3 hours & encamped under a big tree halfway down the slope to a nice stream. Very glad to get away from our last camp. It was fearfully hot and dusty. It is not so dusty & not in such a hole