INDEX
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A
Abigah junior, 120-2
Abigah, King of Lokoja, 327-8
Aboh, 337, 343
Aborigines, Preface viii
Accra, 11
African World, 149, 211, 218
Agent (in West Africa), 6
Aiki Square, 20
Akabo, 2
Akassa, 351-3
Algeria, 102
Alkali, 68, 70, 71, 107, 114-15, 123, 239, 325-6
Amadu, 153, 158-9, 161, 166, 172
Ansim men, 100
Ashanti, military contingent for, 88
Ashanti War, 88
Awai, 134
Axim, 8
B
Badegi, railway from Baro to, 300
Badiko, 161, 163, 165, 195
Baikie, R.N., Dr, 317
Baker, Major E. M., Preface x
Bakin Kasua, 50
Bank of British West Africa, 118, 319
Bannerman, Mr D., 135
Barijuko, 133
Baro, 103, 145;
railway from, to Badegi, 300, 306-11
Barth, Dr, 316, 327
Bassa, 68
Bauchi, 40;
as the Capital, 42;
Province of, 155, 205;
expedition against Emir of, 195;
Plateau, 223, 245, 266, 269, 334;
escarpment, 224-5
Beit-el-Mal, See Native Treasuries
Bell, Sir Hesketh, Preface ix, 67, 73, 294, 325
Bensusan, Mr F. L., 171-2
Benue River, 187, 224, 316, 319, 321, 335
Berbushay, 86
Beri-Beri country, 8
Beri-Beris, 63, 112, 121
Berrida, 134
Bibin, 136
Bida, 15, 40;
Emir of, 88;
railway through Province of, 300;
battle of, 318
Biffen, Mr E. H., 46
Biscay, Bay of, 3
Bland, Mr E. M., Preface ix, 52
Borgu, 63
Bornu, Resident at, 26, 63, 69
Bourke, Mr F. D., Preface x, 174
Boussa, 314
Boyce, Sir Rupert, 5
Boyle, Mr A. G., C.M.G., Preface ix
Brass River, 352
Brayscher, Mr A. W., 58, 59
Brocklebank, D.S.O., Capt. J. J., Preface x, 81-85, 128, 192
Brown, Mr Richard, 137-8
Brown, Mr Robert, 137-8
Bugi, 175
Bukuru, 196, 247-268
Burns, M.P., the Right Honourable John, 351-3
Burutu, 348-353
Bush fires, 222-3
Byfield, Mr Bertram D., Preface x, 325-7
Byrd, Mr W. P., Preface x, 60, 128
C
Cactus, 248-9, 251
Camel transport, 191-2
Camera, 60, 160
Canary Islands, 5
Cannibalism, 246
Cantonment Magistrates, 28-9, 30-2, 325-6
Cape Coast, 11
Cape Palmas, 9
Cape Verde, 6
Carriers, 139-40, 146-180, 185, 219;
pace of, 226, 237-242;
See also Dan Sokoto and Gotum Karo
Caruso, 300
Catholics, 39
Central Province, 205
Ch’Kardi, Adamu, Preface x, 94, 129
Chief Justice, the acting, 24;
the, 114
Christian, Messrs G. W., 319
Clerks, Gold Coast and Sierra Leone, 38, 350-1
Climate, 5, 236
“Coast, call to the,” 1
Coast towns, Preface viii, 118, 324, 349
Coasters, 5, 6
Coleman, Mr E. N., 305, 308-9, 312
Coombe, Mr A., 313
Costello, Dr, 201, 219
Cotton growing, 305;
British Cotton Growing Association, 319
Cowries, 104, 322
Crowther, Bishop, 330
Cyclops cement-block machine, 310
D
Dago River, 35
Daka-Keri, 36
Dalla, 86
Dan Sokoto, 239-41
David, 86
Deleme River, 173, 195
Donisthorpe, Mr Loder, 80
Donkey transport, 142-3, 192-3
Driver, Mr T. H., Preface x, 232-4
Dyer, Lieutenant, 91
Duchi-n-Wai, 134, 135
E
Eaglesome, Mr John, 25, 49, 133
East Africa, 2
Egerton, Sir Walter, Preface ix
Egypt, 2
Emirs, 26, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 296, 299-301
Emlyn, Dr A., 199-200
Emperor William I. of Germany, 327
Engineer’s Gazette, The, 352
English Channel, 2, 3
Euston, 131
Evans, Mr E., 258
Exclusive Prospecting Licence, the first, 195
F
Fairley, Messrs J. D., 319
Farms, Hausa, 55;
Pagan, 253-4
Fedderi, 178-80
Forcados, 103, 118, 348
Fox, the late Rev. C., 56
Francis, Mr A. C., Preface x, 298
Fremantle, Captain, 298
French Company, the, 73, 74, 75, 76, 292
Frontier, of Southern and Northern Nigeria, 15
Fulani, Preface viii, 67, 100, 112, 116, 121, 154, 207, 263-6, 318
G
Gall, Mr F. Beckles, Preface x, 205-8, 213
Gambia River, 7
Gana-Gana, 344
Garrard, Mr Percy, 143-4, 147-9, 242
Gascoyne, Lieutenant, 91
Geiser and Company, 292
Gidan Gombo, 148, 149, 150-2, 257
Girouard, D.S.O., Sir Percy, 49, 300, 303, 306
Glasgow, 348
Godwin, Captain, F. A. E., 36
Gold Coast Colony, kola nuts from, 302
Gold discoveries, the, 293-4
Goldie, Sir George Taubman, Preface viii, 63, 66, 281, 318
Goldsmith, C.M.G., Mr H. S., 25
Goron Dutsi, 86
Gotum Karo, 179-80
Government House, 27
Governor, authority of, 19, 245
Graham, Mr F. G., 166
Grand Bassa, 9
Grant-in-aid, 23, 205
Gurum River, 175-7, 231, 233
Gussum, 153, 154
H
Hanington, Dr, 3, 4
Hanza, 153-4, 156-168, 172, 174, 178
Harmattan, 14, 223
Harrison, Mr W., 3, 4
Hausa, Preface viii, 36;
traders on the railway, 49, 63, 64, 67, 100, 112, 116, 121, 137, 154, 162, 207, 226-8, 237, 243-4, 247-8;
house, 251, 254, 262-6, 280-1, 290, 318
Herodotus, 314
Hibbert, Mr W. H., Preface x, 312, 321
Hill Division, 207
Holt, Messrs John, 73, 292, 319, 337
Horses, 108, 109, 141-2, 164, 216-18, 249, 253, 255-7
Hos, 225, 228
Hospital Sisters, 5
Hospitals, Jos, 200;
Baro, 311;
Lokoja, 328-9
House of Commons Resolution, 317
House of Lords, the, 308
Huddart, Mr L. H. L., 293-4
I
Ibadan, 15, 309
Iddo Wharf, 11-13
Ijaw, 350
Imperial Yeomanry, 8th, 81
Inspector of Mines, Government, 21
J
James, Mr F. Seton, C.M.G., Preface ix
Jebba, 16, 40;
as the Capital, 41, 88, 319
Jemma, 223-4
Johnson, Captain, A. E., D.S.O., 35, 36
Johnson, Dr, 201, 298
Jos, 174, 181-93, 196, 221, 230
Judd, Colonel, 22
Juga, 154, 167, 169
K
Kabba, expedition against, 281, 318;
Province of, 319;
City of, 325
Kadaura, 169
Kaduna Bridge, 52
Kaduna River, 41;
tributaries of, 50
Kano, 57-129
Kantagora, 40;
Emir of, 88
Karre, 134
Karshi, 225, 228
Katsina, 70;
Emir of, 89, 103, 107
Keffi, Magasi of, 89
Kelly, Captain G. C., Preface ix, 24, 26
Kendall, Mr, 191
King, the Great White, 65
King’s Dragoon Guards, 81
Kogin Serekin Pawa, 50
Kogini Rahama, 149
Kolo, 215-16, 238-9
Kooty-Wenji, 17
Krumen, 7-8, 11
Kudara, 134, 136, 137
Kugo River, 50
Kukuruku, 36
L
Lafee Sala, 163
Lagos, 11, 12;
as the capital, 42;
Colony of, 63, 73, 75, 103, 118
Lagos Stores, Ltd., 73, 75, 76, 292
Laird, McGregor, 315-17
Lake Chad, 54, 316
Lander, the brothers, 314-16
Langslow-Cock, Mr A. E., 204-5
Laundryman, 9
Laws, Mr H. W., 195-6
“Lazy negroes,” 55
Lefanu, Sergeant, 91
Leighton, Mr, 175
Lenthall, Mr Robert, Preface x
Liberia, 9
Liverpool, 2, 11, 103, 315
Lokoja, as the capital, 41, 311, 313-33;
distance from Forcados, 335
Loko-Keffi route, 187-8, 224
London and Kano Trading Company, 80-85, 292
Lugard, Lady, Preface viii
Lugard, Sir F., Preface viii, 25, 36, 30, 40, 49, 64, 65, 66, 88, 89, 90, 92, 127, 133, 142, 194-5
M
Macdonald, Mr George, 195-6
Macintyre, Archdeacon, J. L., 330-2
Maclaverty, Captain C. F. S., Preface ix, 24, 151, 282
Maclean, Mr C., Preface ix
Magama, 165
Mail services, 37
Malarial fever, 5, 329
Mal-de-mer, 3
Mallam, 280-1;
on railway, 301-2, 318
Mama, 238-9
Manchester, 103
Manson, Sir Patrick, 5
Marsh, Mr W. J., 59, 60
McDowell, Mr J. B., Preface x
McQueen, James, 315
Medical staff, 5
Melba, Madame, 300
Migeod, Mr C. L., 207
Military, 1st Northern Nigeria Regiment, 24;
West African Frontier Force, 36;
artillery, 36;
operations, 65;
Northern Nigeria Regiment, 81;
contingent for Ashanti, 88, 278-90;
marriage in the service, 281;
the guns, 282-4;
sports, 284-5;
signalling, 285-7;
the bands, 287-8;
classification of white civilians, 289-9;
expedition against Kabba, 318;
Battle of Bida, 318
Minerals royalty, 198
Minna, 16;
station, 44-5-6, 302;
distance from Zaria, 302
Missionaries, 45, 125-9, 258-9, 316, 324, 329-332
Mockler-Ferryman, Colonel, Preface viii
Mohamedan and Moslem, 38, 39, 44;
clothing, 64, 66, 68, 102, 114, 127, 243, 249, 280-1, 318, 324, 338, 350
Molyneux, Mr S. A., 179-80
Money, 117-8, 185, 322
Monrovia, 9
Morel, Mr E. D., Preface viii
Morland, Colonel, 90-1
Morocco, 101, 102, 103
Mosques, 120
Motor lorry transport, 191-2
Mungo Park, the, 336-7, 339-40
Musical instruments, Pagan, 249, 250
N
Naraguta, 169, 173, 195-6;
extended, 196, 197, 205, 214
Nasaru, 338-9, 346
Nassarawa, 40;
Province of, 223, 225
Navy, the Royal, 315
Newport, Mr A., 45
N’Gell, 196
Nicolaus, Mr G., 195
Niger Company, 33;
constabulary, 36, 61, 63, 66, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 139-145;
finance department, 184-6;
transport department, 186-193;
mining department, 194-8, 293, 307, 310, 318-19, 321, 336-7, 348-51
Niger River, 16;
ferry, 16;
bridge, 17, 103, 145;
at Baro, 315;
exploration of and early trading on, 314-17, 319, 321;
navigating the, 334-37
“Niggers,” 13
Nun River, 351
Nupés, 63, 100, 112, 312, 338
Nursing, feminine, 200-1, 328
O
Offa, 15
Officials, English, number of, 67
Oil Rivers, 11
Oje, divines water, 46, 59, 170, 182, 211-15, 238, 309-10
Oldfield, Mr J., 46
Ollivant and Company, 292
Olokemeji, 15
Onitsha, 337, 340
Orr, Captain, Preface viii
Oshogbo, 15
Overweg, Dr, 316
Oxen transport, 142, 191-2
P
Paddington, 131
Pagans, Preface vii, 36, 38, 63, 64, 69, 154, 177-8, 207, 224, 226-8, 243-77;
musical instruments, 250;
houses, 251-3;
fuel, 252;
farms, 253-4;
cattle and herds, 255;
public celebrations, 255;
races, 256;
as horsemasters, 256-7;
hunting, 257;
sign language, 257-8;
administering justice, 260-6;
authority of Kings and Chiefs, 260, 270-1;
trial by ordeal, 262;
taxation, 266-8;
marriage customs, 271-3;
death customs, 273-5;
cannibalism, 275-7;
military, 280, 350
Pagenstecher and Company, 292, 319
Park, Mungo, 314
Parkin, Mr John, 352
Paterson and Zochonis, 292
Pleiad, the, 316
Police, Northern Nigeria, 35-6;
Emir’s, 36, 245
Polygamy, 120
Pooley, Captain, 10, 11
Population, number of, 67;
decrease of, 88
Porch, Mr M. P., 298
Porter, Major, 91
Postmaster-General, the, 24, 37
Price, Mr A. E., Preface x, 347, 353
Probis, Mr, 195
Public Works Department, 20
R
Radcliff, Captain J., 29
Rahama, 134, 138-145, 147, 231
Railway, Anchou, 54;
Baro-Kano, Preface vii, 48, 58-9, 145, 299-305;
Bauchi Light, Preface vii, 17, 131-8, 145, 154;
Boat train, 12, 14, 131;
Deputy Director of, 24-5;
Dumbi, 54;
extension from Jebba to Kano, 20-1;
fares, 18;
ferry, 16;
gauges, 132;
Hausa traders on the, 49;
Kaduna station, 50-1;
Kaduna bridge, 52;
Kano, approach to, 56;
Kano station, 58;
Kano and the desert route for Arab merchants, 102;
Lagos Government, the, Preface vii, 15;
locomotive and elephants, 302;
locomotive and horse, 302;
meals on the, 18;
Nigerian, Preface vii;
proportion of travellers per class, 49;
Rahama, trains from, 231;
receipts, 48-9;
Rigachikun, 54;
road transport contrasted with the, 235;
rolling-stock, demand for, 48;
Shallawa River, 55;
terminus, 11, 12, 13;
3rd class coaches, 49;
track repair, 51;
water for engines, 51;
Zaria junction, 291;
Zaria Plateau, 50;
Zungeru, 17;
Zungeru station, 43;
Zungeru to Kano train, 44
Rats, as food, 309-10
Rattler, the, 312-13
Reichard, Herr, 314-15
Residents, discretion to, 26, 67, 205-8, 245-6, 247-8, 260-1, 263, 266-8, 297
Rest-houses, 22, 57, 109, 150-1, 164, 297-8
Rhodesia, 236
Richards, Mr Cyril, 14
Richardson, Mr, 316
Rigachikun, 187
Ross, Major Sir Ronald, 5
Raffan Governor, 234
“Rule of the road” at sea, 10
S
Sahara Desert, 7, 102
Salah, the, 216, 219-220
Scarbrough, Lord, 197
Schools, Government and Missionary, 39
Secondee, 11
Selander, Mr J. E., 107
Shallawa River, 90
Sierra Leone, 7, 8, 9, 118
Sign language, 257-8
Signalled message, 290
Simmonds, Mr E. B., 186
Slave-raiding, 50, 243, 262-4
Slaves, domestic, 122
Soba, 134, 135
Sokoto, 15;
resident at, 26;
mails to, 37, 40, 67, 68, 91, 103
Soper, Captain, F. P., 224
South African War, 81
Speed, Mr, 235-7
Stephenson, Captain, W. H., 336, 339, 343, 347
Stobart, Mr S. E. M., Preface x, 261-7
Sudan United Mission, 258-9
Suly, Preface x, 129
Sussex scenery, 223
Swainson, Mr J., 137-8
Syrian trader, a, 73, 75, 76, 78
T
Taxation, native, 67, 207, 245, 266-8, 295-7
Temperature, 7, 14, 159-60, 225-6, 252-3
Temple, Mr Charles L., C.M.G., Preface ix, 25, 27, 300
Territory, extent of, 63, 67, 278
Tetrazzini, Madame, 300
Tilde Fulani, 171, 180, 195
Tin areas of Nigeria, 73, 75, 76, 292, 319
Tin fields, travellers for, 17;
inception of, 194-8;
mining regulations, 202-5;
Government Inspector of Mines, 204-5;
travellers to, 307
Toner, Mr James, 4
Toro, 169, 170
Trading firms, European, 6, 73
Transvaal scenery, 221
Treasuries, native, 34, 68, 69, 70, 115, 295-6
Tremearne, Major, Preface viii
Trial by ordeal, 262
Trigge, Mr Joseph E., Preface x
Tripoli, 101, 102, 103, 316
Tunis, 101
Turegs, 100
V
Vultures, 117
W
Walkden and Company, John, 292
Wallace, Sir William, 195-6
Waller, Mr F. W., Preface ix
Wassaku Concessions, 134
Waterloo, 131
Watson, Dr, 199-200
Watts, Mr Walter, Preface x, 194-5
Weinthal, Mr Leo, Preface ix
West African Frontier Force, 36
White, Mr, 80
Wilks, Mr, 61
Women traders, 119
Woolloy, Mr H. M., 37
Worroko, 134
Y
Yola, 316
Yorubas, 30, 63, 309, 350
Z
Zaria, 15, 17, 40, 89, 90;
station, 130-1, 182, 291-8;
native taxation, 295-7;
Emir of, 296;
railway through Province of, 300;
kola nuts for, 303
Zungeru, 19-20;
character of, 21;
living accommodation in, 21-2;
houses and food, 22-3;
rest-houses at, 22;
future of, as Capital, 23, 39;
hours of work at, 26;
Secretariat, 26;
Government House, 27;
Governor’s motor-car, 27-8;
Cantonment Magistrate, 29-32;
Chief of, 31-2;
Niger Company’s store, 33;
native town, 34;
prison, 35-6;
mail services, 37;
sports, 38;
native and other coloured inhabitants, 38;
strategic position of, 40-1, 73
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