They came back in about a quarter of an hour, having found the elephants within half a mile.
They were in high lemon grass, and upon arrival at the spot we could distinguish nothing, as the grass rose some feet above our heads.

It was like shooting in the dark, and we ascended some rising ground to improve our position.

Upon arrival on this spot we looked over an undulating sea of this grass, interspersed with rocky hills and small patches of forest.

Across a valley we now distinguished the herd, much scattered, going off in all directions.

They had winded us, and left us but a poor chance of catching them in such ground.