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Updated: June 5, 2025
There are at least six men, according to the report of Dave, who are followers of Pawcett and Hungerford. We don't know who they are; but doubtless they have been selected for their shrewdness. Probably they will be looking for information among the men. Spoors is one of them, and by watching him some clew may be obtained to the others."
It was from the spoors, which I examined after day had broken, that I inferred the details. To judge by the tracks the last-comer was a very old animal. The next occasion was when a donkey, which was tied to a tree within four paces of where I was sitting over a very small fire, was carried off.
"I did," replied Mr. Lillyworth; "but it is all right, and the man at the wheel is Spoors, one of our number." "All right," added Mulgrum, and he descended the steps. Dave kept his place in the folds of the foresail, and hardly breathed as the scullion passed him. With the greatest caution, and after he had satisfied himself that no one was near enough to see him, he descended to the deck.
Feeding on the carcasses were several hyenas. On the approach of the hunters, they slowly moved away, each laughing like a madman who has just committed some horrible atrocity. By the "spoors" seen upon the river-banks, it was evident that both elephants and lions had visited the place during the night.
It was more or less full of reeds; it also contained several extensive patches of low, dense jungle. This leegte was the main refuge for lions which ranged over a large extent of surrounding country; every morning their fresh spoors could be traced to it. But owing to the density of the cover they were seldom seen.
As it was their intention to remain there for a day or two, the wagons were drawn up at some distance from the river, so as not to interfere with the path by which the wild animals went down to drink. The spoors or tracks of the lions and buffaloes and other animals were so abundant, as to show that this precaution was necessary.
Green and luxuriant stood the trees in front of us, and between them grew grass and weeds where numerous spoors of wild animals were visible tigers, wolves, foxes, stags, antelopes, gazelles, and hares. The birds were singing their morning song and insects buzzed in the air. Life and joyousness reigned everywhere. It could not now be far to the river.
On the top of all he once more lit a fire, and kept it blazing away for some time. The fire had well-nigh burnt out when Jan returned with the other tusk. He told us that on his way back he had seen the spoors of the elephants, and that if we chose to follow them, he was sure that we should come up with them, and should most probably find those we had wounded.
"I have just received the roster of the 'Bronx Association," said Flint, as the captain joined him. "It is signed by every man on board, including the supernumeraries forward, except Spoors, Blocker, Veering, Packer, Pickford, and Runyon. I inquired why these men would not join, but could not learn that they had any reason except that they did not wish to be members. I have seen Mr.
He soon found where they had left the trail, and in the now clear light of dawn their spoors showed clearly in the soft sand.
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