INDEX

Abdullah ben Asmani, 12

Abdallah Arahalli, 94

Abdullah ben Selim, death of, 128

Aberdare Range, 3, 338, 342

A’kikuyu, assisted by the, 50;

brawl with the, 60;

return to the, 343;

attempts at theft by the, 344;

sheep stolen by the, 347;

arrest of the chief of the, 348;

steal three cows, 359

Aloes, 135, 160, 333

Ants, attacked by, 113;

red, 158

Asmani ben Selim, 12, 324

Assala, 53

Athi river, 26;

fishing in the, 27, 33, 35;

in flood, 36;

crossing the, 37

Baazi, 53

Baboons, 197, 249, 252

Baobabs, 79

Barri leaves the Somali camp, 276;

is pursued, 277;

is attacked by his pursuers, 277;

and shoots Ismail Robli, 278

Baringo, Lake, 4, 136

Bei Munithu, 84;

treachery of, 298;

insolence of, 316;

repentance of, 329

Bhotan, 94

Bilali, 14, 176

Blood-brotherhood, 84;

ceremony of, 113, 147

Borana country, 235;

people, 235

Buffalo hunt, 151;

herd of, 192;

horns destroyed by hyænas, 296

Burkeneji, nomadic habits of, 163;

first meeting with, 208;

village of, 209;

temerity of women of, 209;

chief of, 210;

belief in their weapons, 223;

dress, 223;

donkeys, 223;

insolence of, 224;

relations of, with the Rendili, 241

Camels, loss of the, 202;

reappearance of, 300

Camp on fire, 171

Cannibals, rumour of, 346

Carl Alexander Falls, 46

Castor-oil plant, 59

Chanjei Hills, 87;

character of people of, 87

Chanler, Mr. William Astor, F.R.G.S., 4, 88, 214, 226, 258, 265, 266

Chanler Falls, 203

Chiggers, 314, 329

“Cinder Heap”, 165

Congoni, 24;

The tenacity of life of, 359

Coja ben Sowah, 12

Crane, crested, 35

Crocodiles, 50, 212, 247;

immense size of, 254

Cumming, Gordon, 308

Dasturi, 331

Date palms, 175

Desertions, 20, 155, 259

Dhurra, 52

Dirito, 82;

arrival at village of, 82;

assists us to drive animals, 132;

treachery of, 298

Docere ben Ali, 12

Doenyo Sabuk, 18, 24;

in sight of once more, 347

Doenyo lol Deika, 136

Doenyo Ebor, 66

Doenyo Egere, 66

Donkeys, 16;

troubles with, 25, 38;

eaten by Wakamba, 137

Doti, measurement of a, 53

Doum palm, description of, 162

El Hakim, meeting with, 2;

and the Tomori people, 86;

robbery of goods of, 116;

experiences with elephants, 142;

shoots a rhinoceros, 185;

bitten by a scorpion, 245;

has a bright idea, 269;

adventure with a lion, 292;

shoots an elephant, 296

Elkonono, the, 315

Elephant, awkward meeting with an, 139;

hunting, 142-146, 296, 303

Elephant’s foot, 301, 310

Elgeyo, 136;

escarpment of, 137

Embe country, description of, 95;

the retreat from, 103;

explanation of reverse in, 110

Euphorbias, 333

Falls on the Tana River, 350

Falls, Chanler, 203

Falls, Carl Alexander, 46

Falls, Nairobi, 27

Falls, Sweinfurth, 46

Finlay and Gibbons, Messrs., disaster to, 17, 18, 57

Fire, difficulties with, 31;

camp on, 171;

grass, 188

Foa, Edward, F.R.G.S., 311

Forest, belt round Kenia, 84;

acacia, 90;

of North Kenia, 335

Formosa Bay, 4

Galla-land, 3

Game very numerous, 43;

vast herds of, 150, 172, 191;

scarcity of, 179;

absence of, 201

Game-pit, adventure in a, 21

George joins the expedition, 18;

takes a bath, 26;

sickness of, 33;

narrow escape of, 100;

illness of, 115;

drives hostile Wa’m’thara from camp, 134;

adventure with a rhinoceros, 267;

shoots a rhinoceros, 293

Giraffe hunt, 280, 285

Gilgil, 339

Gnainu, fight at, 118

Grant’s gazelle, good sport with, 294

Green Camp, 162, 188, 293

Gregory, Prof. J. W., D.Sc., 4, 180

Guinea fowl, 206

Hall, Mr., 49, 344

Hamisi ben Abdullah, 12;

death of, 128

Hannington, the late Bishop, 137

Hannington, Lake, 136

Hippopotamus, 54, 255;

an anxious moment, 261, 284, 287

Hohnel, Lieut. Ludwig von, 4, 213

Honey, 53

Hyænas, 296, 331

Igani, noisy reception in, 81

Imbe, entry into, 79;

chief of, 79;

audacious proposal of people of, 80

Impala, 296

Ismail Robli, 9;

appearance of, 93;

character of, 93;

murders N’Dominuki’s nephew, 100;

terror of, 106;

refuses to return to Embe, 113;

camped among the Rendili, 212;

grief of, 217;

letter to Nairobi of, 219;

his invitation, 269;

wounded by Barri, 288

Ivory, troubles of buying, 123, 129

Jamah Mahomet, 9;

refuses to cross M’bu, 57;

visit to, at Munithu, 83;

appearance of, 93;

character of, 93;

wounded, 99;

death of, 100;

burial of, 100

Jenner, Major, murder of, 215

Jombeni Hills, 87

Jora, measurement of, 53

Jumbi ben Aloukeri, 11, 105, 155, 158, 234, 267

Juma, 14, 176

Kamasia, 136

Karanjui, camp at, 84;

fight at, 324

Karama, 147

Kenia, Mount, 34;

first sight of, 66;

again in sight of, 291;

north of, 137

Kibaba, capacity of, 53

Kibuyu, 54

Kilaluma, 43, 343

Kinangop, Mount, 338, 342

Kinuthia, 49-51

Kinyala, song of, 310

Kiongozi, 12

Kirrimar plain, 253

Kitoma, 53

Kolb, Dr., 5, 11;

account of death of, 156

Koranja, 51;

accompanies us, 59;

trepidation of, 62;

bids us farewell, 63;

meeting with, 349

Koromo, meeting with, 104;

makes blood-brotherhood with El Hakim, 113

Kota, 52

Kriger and Knapp, Messrs., 18;

decide to accompany us, 24;

return of, 35

Kriger’s farm, arrival at, 22;

departure from, 25;

return to, 361

Kundu, 53

Kwa-Ngombe, 345

Leeches, 212

Lemoro, 213

Leopard, 35

Lion, number of, 32;

hunt, 156, 279;

El Hakim’s adventure with, 292, 332, 333

Loads, method of carrying, 16

Lokomogo, 213;

present of, 270

Lolokwe, Mount, 136

Longfield, Capt., 353

Lorian, 3, 4;

news of, 246;

the start for, 246;

where is it?, 258;

dissertation on, 265

Loroghi Mountains, 5, 137

Lubo, 213;

immense possessions of, 232

Lykipia plateau, 52, 137

Mahogo, 52

Makono, measurement of, 53

Malwa, 13

Manga, 51;

indisposition of, 56;

greeted by, 349

Marabout stork, 39

Maranga, arrival at, 51;

abundance of food in, 52;

departure from, 59;

return to, 349;

peculiar method of crossing a river of people of, 356

Maragua river, 46;

bridge across the, 47;

return to the, 358

Maragua bean, 53

Marathwa river, 352

Marazuki, death of, 128

Marisi-al-lugwa-Zambo plateau, 204-245

Marlé tribe, 228

Marsabit, 222

Masai, 242, 338

Materu, camp at, 62

Mau escarpment, 137

M’biri, visit to, 352

M’bu, arrival at, 64;

hostility of natives of, 67;

an anxious journey, 71;

the guides desert, 74;

farewell to, 73

Metama, 52;

matindi, 53

Midges, attacked by, 178

Milindi, 31

Milk, method of adulteration of, 54

Mineral spring, 161;

salts, 162

Mogogodo, 181

Mogoroni river, 345

Moravi, route across, 81

Morio trees, 135, 160

“Morning Whiffs,” terrible results of, 39;

further experiences with, 55

M’thara, arrival at, 90;

purchasing food in, 91;

description of camp at, 98;

camp in danger, 104;

getting supplies of food in, 113;

departure from, 148;

bad news from, 297;

return to the camp at, 302;

farewell to, 331

Muhindi, 52

Mules, 19;

accident to one of the, 78

Mumoni Hills, 47

Mumunye, 53

Munipara, 11

Munithu, arrival at, 84;

departure from, 84;

return to, 116;

story of the pillaged goods at, 116;

departure from, 131;

attack on, 319

M’wele, 52

Nairobi, 1, 2, 6, 8, 9;

river, 27;

falls, 27;

the return to, 362

Naivasha, 338

N’dizi, 53

N’Dominuki, chief of M’thara, character of, 89;

declining influence of, 90;

is accused of treachery by the Somalis, 106;

explanation of, 108;

offers himself as guide, 111;

fidelity of, 299

N’doro, 341

Neumann, Mr. A. H., 5;

influence over N’Dominuki of, 89;

acquaintance with Dr. Kolb, 155

Ngare Mussoor, 336

Ngare Nanuki, 337

N’gombe, Mount, 178

Noor Adam, 17;

appearance and character of, 94

Nyemps, 136;

the old men of, 330

Oryx, 183

Papyrus reeds, 26;

swamps, 360, 361

Petrie, Prof. Flinders, 276

Photography under difficulties, 260, 262

Pig, 254

Porters, selecting the, 9

Provisions, selecting the, 8

Python, narrow escape from, 207

Rain, 301, 312

Ramathani, 13, 177, 309;

fright of, 356

Rats, troubled by, 117

Rendili, nomadic habits of, 163;

no signs of, 200;

encampment, 203;

arrival at village of, 211;

chiefs, 213;

flocks, 215;

trading with the, 216;

settlements of the, 221;

appearance and dress of the, 227;

ornaments, 228;

women of the, 228;

fondness for children of the, 229;

propensity to falsehood of the, 231;

small-pox among the, 232, 238;

fighting qualities of the, 235;

love of begging of, 236;

love of tobacco of, 236;

household utensils, 238;

weapons, 239;

saddlery, 239;

courage of the, 240;

dread of the Masai of the, 241;

return to the camp, 268;

fortifying the camp, 273;

burial places, 275;

departure from the, 274

Rendili sheep, 198, 234

Registration of porters, 16

Resarse ben Shokar, 12, 324, 331

Rhinoceros, Lieut, von Hohnel injured by a, 4;

a delicate situation, 28;

encounters with, 34, 45, 149;

pugnacious disposition of, 164;

hunt on mule-back, 173;

hunt, 182;

shot by El Hakim, 185;

shot by author, 186;

hunt, 198;

large numbers of, 250, 253, 257;

adventure with a, 255;

disturbed at night by, 260;

shot by George, 298;

hunt, 295, 341

Rudolph, Lake, 4, 5, 58

Sabaki river, 31

Sadi ben Heri, 11;

death of, 128

Sagana, 45

Salt, failure to procure, 179;

large plain of, 233

Sand rivers, 200, 290

Sand rats, 212

Seton-Karr, Mr., 276

Sirimon river, 337

Sheba, Mount, 164

Sheep, buying from the Rendili, 268;

death of many of the, 314;

the disposal of, 358

“Sherlock Holmes,” 13;

illness of, 340;

death of, 342

Shooting, useful hints on, 146

Skene, Captain, 358

Smallpox, 59, 232, 238, 354

Somali caravan, start of, 17;

news of the, 83;

attacked by the Wa’Embe, 84;

conference with leaders of, 93;

friction with, 141;

meeting with portion of, 201;

disaster to the, 217;

the alarm in the, 271;

the panic in the, 272

Song of Kinyala, 310

Spot, death of, 263

Sulieman, 12;

desertion of, 259

Swahili porters, character of, 7

Sweinfurth Falls, 46

Swamp Camp, 178, 291

Sycamores, 79

Tana river, 4, 45;

the source of the, 343;

flooded, 350;

attempts to cross the, 351, 355;

across the, 357

Teleki, Count Samuel, 4

Thika-Thika river, 17;

crossing the, 42;

building a bridge across the, 359

Thompson, Joseph, F.R.G.S., 3;

description of Kenia by, 66;

description of Masai by, 242, 332, 333

Thorn forest, 88;

terrible experience with thorns, 205

Ticks, abundance of, 28

Tikiti, 53

Tomori people, 85

Trade goods, list of, 15

T’savo river, 31

Turkana people, 222

Uimbe, 52

Viazi, 52

Victoria Nyanza, Lake, 1, 7

Vikwer, 52

Viseli, 132

Wa’Chanjei, visit of the, 316

Wa’Embe, decision to punish the, 94;

plan of attack, 95;

the start, 96;

ambush by the, 98;

the Burkeneji trading with the, 268

Wa’Gnainu, pillage of our goods by the, 116

Wa’Igani, desire to make blood-brotherhood with us, 81

Wa’Imbe, cordial greeting of the, 79;

conference with the, 80;

audacious proposal of the, 80

Wa’kwafi, 136

Wakamba porters, characteristics of, 7

Waller’s gazelle, 205

Wa’Mbu, bad character of the, 57;

hostility of the, 65;

renewed hostility of the, 67;

interview with the chiefs of, 69;

capture of the chiefs of, 69;

farewell to the, 73

Wandorobbo, description of the, 179;

language of the, 181;

guides, 194;

desertion of the guides, 195

Wangwana, 7

WaN’yam-wezi porters, characteristics of, 7

Wargasse, Mount, 136

Waso Nyiro, 3, 4;

tiring march to the, 160;

splendid climate of, 175;

desolate landscape on the, 249;

crossing the, 291;

the source of the, 338

Washenzi, 7

Waterbuck, 184;

capture of young, 292

Wa’Zuka, cordial reception by the, 75

Weapons, list of our, 9, 10

Whistling trees, 332

Witchcraft, 340

Wild dogs, 292

Zanzibar, 7

Zebra, 33, 43, 336, 341

Zuka, entry into, 75;

camp in, 77

Zura, welcome at, 81

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