| CHAPTER I. |
| PREPARATIONS AND START. |
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| Engaging porters—Characteristics of Swahili, Wa’Nyamwezi, andWa’Kamba porters—Selecting trade goods—Provisions—Armsand ammunition—The Munipara—Sketch of some principalporters—Personal servants—List of trade goods taken—Distributingthe loads—Refusal of the Government to register ourporters—Reported hostility of the natives—Finlay and Gibbons’disaster—Start of the Somali safaris—We move to Kriger’sFarm—I fall into a game-pit—Camp near Kriger’s Farm—Visitors—Thestart | [6] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| FROM KRIGER’S TO MARANGA. |
| Off to Doenyo Sabuk—Troubles of a safari—George takes a bath—TheNairobi Falls—Eaten by ticks—My argument with a rhinoceros—The Athi river—Good fishing—Lions—Camp near Doenyo Sabuk—We find the Athi in flood—We build a raft—Kriger and Knapp bid us adieu—Failure of our raft—We cross the Athi—I open a box of cigars—Crossing the Thika-Thika—Bad country—We unexpectedly reach the Tana—The détour to the Maragua—Crossing the Maragua—In Kikuyuland | [25] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| FROM THE TANA TO M’BU. |
| We reach and cross the Tana—Maranga—The abundance of foodthereof—We open a market—We treat the Maranga elders tocigars with disastrous results—Bad character of the Wa’M’bu—We resume our journey—A misunderstanding with the A’kikuyu—We reach M’bu | [49] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| FROM M’BU, ACROSS EAST KENIA, TO ZURA. |
| First sight of Kenia—Hostile demonstrations by the M’bu people—We impress two guides—Passage through M’bu—Demonstrations in force by the inhabitants—Farewell to M’bu—The guides desert—Arrival in Zuka—Friendly reception by the Wa’zuka—Passage through Zuka—Muimbe—Igani—Moravi—Arrival at Zura—Welcome by Dirito, the chief of Zura | [65] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| ZURA TO M’THARA, AND A VISIT TO EMBE. |
| The Somalis suffer a reverse in Embe—We reach Munithu—Karanjui—El Hakim’s disagreement with the Tomori people—Arrival at M’thara—N’Dominuki—Arrival of the Somalis—A war “shauri”—We combine to punish the Wa’embe, but are defeated—Death of Jamah Mahomet—Murder of N’Dominuki’s nephew by Ismail—Return to camp | [83] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| OUR MOVEMENTS IN M’THARA AND MUNITHU. |
| Attempt of the Wa’M’thara to loot our camp—“Shauri” with Ismail—The Somalis accuse N’Dominuki of treachery—He vindicates himself—That wicked little boy!—Explanation of the Embe reverse—Somalis lose heart—Attacked by ants—El Hakim’s visit to Munithu—Robbery of his goods by the Wa’Gnainu—I join him—We endeavour to recover the stolen property from the Wa’Gnainu—The result | [105] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| RETURN TO M’THARA. |
| An ivory “shauri”—Death of Sadi ben Heri and his companions—Purchasing ivory—El Hakim and I return to M’thara—A nightin the open—George ill—The Wa’M’thara at their old tricks—Return of the Somalis from Chanjai—They refuse to return to Embe—I interview an elephant | [123] |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| THE START FOR THE WASO NYIRO. |
| Some of El Hakim’s experiences with elephants—I am made a blood-brother of Koromo’s—Departure from M’thara—A toilsome march—A buffalo-hunt—The buffalo camp—Account of Dr. Kolb’s death—An unsuccessful lion-hunt—Apprehension and punishment of a deserter | [141] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| JOURNEY DOWN THE WASO NYIRO. |
| Arrival at the Waso Nyiro—The “Green Camp”—The “cinder heap”—The camp on fire—Scarcity of game—Hunting a rhino on mule-back | [159] |
| CHAPTER X. |
| RETURN TO THE “GREEN CAMP.” |
| The “Swamp Camp”—Beautiful climate of the Waso Nyiro—Failure to obtain salt at N’gomba—Beset by midges—No signs of the Rendili—Nor of the Wandorobbo—We decide to retrace our steps—An object-lesson in rhinoceros-shooting—The “Green Camp” once more | [174] |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| DOWN THE WASO NYIRO ONCE MORE. |
| We send to M’thara for guides—Sport at the “Green Camp”—Non-return of the men sent to M’thara—Our anxiety—Their safe return with guides—We continue our march down the river—Desertion of the guides—We push on—Bad country—Nogame—We meet some of the Somali’s men—News of the Rendili—Loss of our camels—In sight of the “promised land” | [190] |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| IN THE RENDILI ENCAMPMENT. |
| Narrow escape from a python—Arrival among the Burkeneji and Rendili—No ivory—Buying fat-tailed sheep instead—Massacre of the Somalis porters by the Wa’embe—Consternation of Ismail Robli—His letter to Nairobi | [206] |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| THE RENDILI AND BURKENEJI. |
| The Burkeneji—Their quarrelsome disposition—The incident of the spear—The Rendili—Their appearance—Clothing—Ornaments—Weapons—Household utensils—Morals and manners | [221] |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| THE SEARCH FOR LORIAN. |
| Exchanging presents with the Rendili—El Hakim bitten by a scorpion—We start for Lorian without guides—Zebra—Desolate character of the country—Difficulties with rhinoceros—Unwillingness of our men to proceed—We reach the limit of Mr. Chanler’s journey—No signs of Lorian | [244] |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| RETURN FROM THE LORIAN JOURNEY. |
| An interrupted night’s rest—Photography under difficulties—We go further down stream—Still no signs of Lorian—Sad end of “Spot” the puppy—Our men refuse to go further—Preparations for the return journey—Reasons for our failure to reach Lorian—Return to our Rendili camp—Somalis think of going north to Marsabit—Ismail asks me to accompany him—I decline—The scare in Ismail’s camp—Departure for M’thara | [259] |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| RETURN TO M’THARA. |
| Departure from the Rendili settlement—Ismail’s porters desert—The affray between Barri and the Somalis—Ismail wounded—A giraffe hunt—Ismail’s vacillation—Another giraffe hunt—Journey up the Waso Nyiro—Hippopotamus-shooting | [275] |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| ARRIVAL AT M’THARA. |
| In sight of Kenia once more—El Hakim and the lion—The “Green Camp” again—The baby water-buck—El Hakim shoots an elephant—The buried buffalo horns destroyed by hyænas—Bad news from M’thara—Plot to attack and massacre us hatched by Bei-Munithu—N’Dominuki’s fidelity—Baked elephant’s foot—Rain—Arrival at our old camp at M’thara | [290] |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| AN ELEPHANT HUNT AND AN ATTACK ON MUNITHU. |
| We shoot an elephant—Gordon Cumming on elephants—We send to Munithu to buy food—Song of Kinyala—Baked elephant’s foot again a failure—The true recipe—Rain—More rain—The man with the mutilated nose—The sheep die from exposure—Chiggers—The El’Konono—Bei-Munithu’s insolent message—A message from the Wa’Chanjei—George and I march to attack Munithu | [303] |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| FIGHT AT MUNITHU AND DEPARTURE FROM M’THARA. |
| Attack on Bei-Munithu’s village—Poisoned arrows—The burning of the village—The return march—Determined pursuit of the A’kikuyu—Karanjui—George’s fall—Return to the M’thara camp—Interview with Bei-Munithu—His remorse—Departure from M’thara—Rain—Hyænas—A lioness—Bad country—Whistling trees—A lion—Increasing altitude—Zebra | [319] |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| ROUND NORTH AND WEST KENIA TO THE TANA. |
| The primeval forests of North Kenia—Difficult country—Ravines—Ngare Moosoor—Rain—Ngare Nanuki—Cedar forests—Open country—No game—Upper waters of the Waso Nyiro—Death of “Sherlock Holmes”—Witchcraft—Zebra—Rhinoceros—Sheep dying off—More rain—The A’kikuyu once more—Attempt of the A’kikuyu to steal sheep—Difficult marches—Rain again—Maranga at last—The Tana impassable | [335] |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| CONCLUSION. FROM THE RIVER TANA TO NAIROBI. |
| Arrival at the Tana river—A visit to M’biri—Crossing the Tana—Smallpox—Kati drowned—I give Ramathani a fright—Peculiar method of transporting goods across the river practised by the Maranga—The safari across—M’biri—Disposal of the sheep—We resume the march—The Maragua once more—The Thika-Thika—The swamps—Kriger’s Farm—Nairobi | [351] |
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| INDEX | [365] |