So when Kermit rode in with the news late in the afternoon it was a time for felicitation.

We all solemnly took a drink, which in itself was an event, for our camp was a "dry" camp when in the field.

Only the killing of a lion had been sufficient provocation for taking off the "lid," but on the strength of three elephants for the group the "lid" was momentarily raised with much ceremony and circumstance.
The burden of Kermit's message was "salt, salt, salt!" and porters and second gunbearers to help with the skinning.

So James L.Clark, who has been connected with the American Museum of History for some time and who was with us on the Mount Elgon trip to help Mr.Akeley with the preparation of the group, started off with a lot of porters laden with salt for preserving the skins.

It was his plan to go direct to the main Roosevelt camp, get a guide, and then push on to the elephant camp, where he hoped to arrive by ten o'clock at night.