In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria

Missionary work along the shores of the Victoria Nyanza and along the Congo River--The road from Mackay’s Mission--The country at Gengé--Considerable difficulty at preserving th...

False reports of strangers at Mazamboni’s--Some of the Pasha’s ivory--Osman Latiff Effendi gives me his opinions on the Wadelai officers--My boy Sali as spy in the camp--Capt. C...

Our reception at Fort Bodo--Lieut. Stairs’ report of what took place at the Fort during our relief of the rear column--No news of Jephson--Muster of our men--We burn the Fort an...

Description of the road from Bundegunda--We get a good view of the twin peaks in the Ruwenzori range--March to Utinda--The Pasha’s officers abuse the officer in command: which c...

Lieut. Stairs and his caravan are sent for--Plans regarding the release of Emin from Tunguru--Conversations with Jephson by which I acquire a pretty correct idea of the state of...

Mr. Bonny and the Zanzibaris--The Zanzibaris’ complaints--Poison of the Manioc--Conversations with Ferajji and Salim--We tell the rear column of the rich plenty of the Nyanza--W...

Professor Drummond’s statements respecting Africa--Dimensions of the great forest--Vegetation--Insect life--Description of the trees, &c.--Tribes and their food--The primæval fo...

Barttelot, Major, ii. 2; Preface, i. 5-7; and Tippu-Tib, ii. 17-20; engaged for the relief staff, i. 42; at Aden, 59; sketch of, 73; and Soudanese, 88; and s.s. _Peace_, 92-4; a...

Ugarrowwa’s old station once more--March to Bunda--We cross the Ituri River--Note written by me opposite the mouth of the Lenda River--We reach the Avatiko plantations--Mr. Bonn...

The routes to the sea, _viâ_ Uganda, through Ankori, to Ruanda, and thence to Tanganika--We decide on the Ankori route--We halt at Kitété, and are welcomed in the name of King A...

The Relief of David Livingstone compared with the Relief of Emin Pasha--Outline of the journey of the Expedition to the first meeting with Emin--Some few points relating to Emin...

Ankori and Karagwé under two aspects--Karagwé; and the Alexandra Nile--Mtagata Hot Springs--A baby rhinoceros, captured by the Nubians, shows fight in camp--Disappearance of Wad...

Importance of maps in books of travels--The time spent over my maps--The dry bed of a lake discovered near Karimi; its computed size--Lessons acquired in this wonderful region--...

Père Jerome Lobo and the Nile--The chartographers of Homer’s time--Hekatæus’s ideas of Africa--Africa after Hipparchus--The great Ptolemy’s map--Edrisi’s map--Map of the Margari...

Recent travellers who have failed to see this range--Its classical history--The range of mountains viewed from Pisgah by us in 1887--The twin cones and snowy mountain viewed by...

The Wahuma: the exact opposite of the Dwarfs: their descendants--Tribes nearly allied to the true negro type--Tribes of the Nilotic basin--The Herdsmen--The traditions of Unyoro...

Missionary work along the shores of the Victoria Nyanza and along the Congo river--The road from Mackay’s Mission--The country at Gengé--Considerable difficulty at preserving th...

False reports of strangers at Mazamboni’s--Some of the Pasha’s ivory--Osman Latif Effendi gives me his opinions on the Wadelai officers--My boy Sali as spy in the camp--Capt. Ca...

Lieut. Stairs and his caravan are sent for--Plans regarding the release of Emin from Tunguru--Conversations with Jephson by which I acquire a pretty correct idea of the state of...

Importance of maps in books of travels--The time spent over my maps--The dry bed of a lake discovered near Karimi; its computed size--Lessons acquired in this wonderful region--...

Description of the road from Bundegunda--We get a good view of the twin peaks in the Ruwenzori range--March to Utinda--The Pasha’s officers abuse the officer in command: which c...

Ankori and Karagwé under two aspects--Karagwé; and the Alexandra Nile--Mtagata Hot Springs--A baby rhinoceros, captured by the Nubians, shows fight in camp--Disappearance of Wad...

Mr. Bonny and the Zanzibaris--The Zanzibaris’ complaints--Poison of the Manioc--Conversations with Ferajji and Salim--We tell the rear column of the rich plenty of the Nyanza--W...

The routes to the sea, _viâ_ Uganda, through Ankori, to Ruanda and thence to Tanganika--We decide on the Ankori route--We halt at Kitété, and are welcomed in the name of King An...

The Relief of David Livingstone compared with the Relief of Emin Pasha--Outline of the journey of the Expedition to the first meeting with Emin--Some few points relating to Emin...

Ugarrowwa’s old station once more--March to Bunda--We cross the Ituri River--Note written by me opposite the mouth of the Lenda River--We reach the Avatiko plantations--Mr. Bonn...

Professor Drummond’s statements respecting Africa--Dimensions of the great forest--Vegetation--Insect life--Description of the trees, &c.--Tribes and their food--The primæval fo...

Recent travellers who have failed to see this range--Its classical history--The range of mountains viewed from Pisgah by us in 1887--The twin cones and snowy mountain viewed by...

Our reception at Fort Bodo--Lieut. Stairs’ report of what took place at the Fort during our relief of the rear column--No news of Jephson--Muster of our men--We burn the Fort an...

The Wahuma: the exact opposite of the Dwarfs: their descendants--Tribes nearly allied to the true negro type--Tribes of the Nilotic basin--The Herdsmen--The traditions of Unyoro...

Père Jerome Lobo and the Nile--The chartographers of Homer’s time--Hekatæus’s ideas of Africa--Africa after Hipparchus--The great Ptolemy’s map--Edrisi’s map--Map of the Margari...

banks of, i. 150; ii. 82-3; (called Lui River), i. 154; (called Luhali River), 155-6; bed of, 159; paddles of natives by the, 160-1, 193; (called the Nevva), 184, 192; large isl...