“The whole of the works were put a stop to for three weeks because a party of man-eating lions appeared in the locality and conceived a most unfortunate taste for our porters. At last the labourers entirely declined to go on unless they were guarded by an iron entrenchment. Of course it is difficult to work a railway under these conditions, and until we found an enthusiastic sportsman to get rid of these lions, our enterprise was seriously hindered.” Lieut.-Col click to find out more. J.H. Patterson, D.S.O., “The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures” quoting Lord Salisbury
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