N IC
, commander, J96 ; his capture
, of Sofala, ib.
Nica tribe, lord of the, 314
’NyUgowe river, gold in quill
found in, 270
Nyanger, camping at, 302 ; curious
grotto, ib. ; Bushman
drawings on rocks, ib. ; graves
in cave, 303; cemeteries in
the open, 304 ; ruins of temple,
ib.
Nyangombwe mountains, 332
’Nyatzetse river, crossing the,
224; agriculture near, 225
O d z a n î river, dangerous crossing
of, 318
Odzi river, the boundary between
Mashonaland and Manica-
land, 314
Ophir, land of, .theory concerning,
194
P a l a p w e , migration of 'natives
to, 20 ; Ba-mangwato tribe at,
2 2 ; description of country,
23 ; baboons, ib. ; mission-
house, ib-. ; cascade, ib. ; native
services, 24 ; church building,
ib. ; native women, 25 j discipline
of chief, ib. ; departure
.of expedition, 28
Palgrave, Arabian traveller, 102
Paphos, Cyprus, excavations at,
171
Payva, Alfonso de, Portuguese
explorer, 196
Pegado, Captain Yicento, Portuguese
governor of Sofala, 204
Pelasgi, mythical race of, 188
Penuel, the sacred tower of the
Midianites, 99
‘Periplus of the Bed Sea,’
anonymous author of, ,190 ;
his geographical speculations,
.191
Perrot and Chipiez, MM., on art
history in Sardinia, 100, 102 ;
their work on • Phoenicia,’
154 ; on the Phoenician column
in the Louvre, 157
R E D
Persia, Mohammedan burial in,
105
Philips, Mr. G., on the Zimbabwe
and Tati ruins, 88
Phoenicia, temple construction
in, 100; coin found in Cyprus,
154; symbols, 157; Biblical
allusions to wealth of Arabia
and, 193; intimacy with
Sabiea, ib. ; ancient enterprise,
194
Pigafetta’s description qf Masho-
, naland ruins, 206
Bilan, chief of Masoupa, 6 , 11
Pliny, vagueness of information
as to source of ancient merchandise,
190
Portuguese in Mashonaland, 32 ;
expeditions in Africa, 196;
failure of expeditions through
Arab jealousy, 201
Providential pass, 47 ; Cherum-
bila’s tribe at, 83; Matabele
raid upon, ib.
Ptolemy, vagueness of information
as to source of ancient
merchandise, 190 ; mention of
Agizymba nation, 205; on
BiOman penetration through
Africa, ib.
Pungwe river, early Portuguese
influence on the, 259; at
Sarmento, 336; its imposing
appearance, 337; crocodile
and hippopotami revels, ib .;
.fauna of adjacent country, ib. ;
dangerous sandbanks, 341
Punt, kingdom of, its doubtful
whereabouts, 187; wealth of
the people, ib. ; ingots of gold
sent to Queen Hatasou, ib. ;
conquered by Egyptians, 192
Q u i l o a , Sir John Kirk at, 173 ;
Arab settlement at, 206
B a m a t l a b a m a river, 7
Bed Sea, Egyptian commerce on
the, 192 ; Arabian and Phoenician
enterprise in region of,
194
BEN
Benaudot, M., on "Arab experi-
- ence of savage tribes in East
Africa, 1981
Bevwe river and valley, ,325
Bhapta, Arab settlement at, 190;
Dean Vincent on the situation
of, ib.
Borne, its importation of. gold
from Arabia, 192
Bothschild’s settlementin Mazoe
valley, 252
Busapi river, Chipunza’s kraal
on the, 306
S a b æ a , its intimacy with Phoenicia,
193 ; wealth of, ib. ;
Arabian and .¿Ethiopian cities
named alike, 195
Sabi river, 31 ; ruins of forts, 89 ;
situation of ruins, 91 ; author’s
expedition; to region of, 214 ;
valley scenery, 22 2 ; view of
mountains, 224 ; ruined villages
and deserted fields near,
226 ; Zulu raids on Makalanga
villages, ib. ; its magnificence,
231 ; bathing and washing in,
232
Salisbury fort, daub huts of, 241 ;
fever and famine, 242 ; growth
of townships around, ib. ; newspaper
established, ib. ; civil
and military administration,
ib. ; hospital huts, ib. ; Benedictine
sisters and Jesuit
father, ib. ; "the question of
supplies, 243 ; anniversary
dinner of pioneers at hotel, ib. ;
Chartered Company’s difficulty
in catering, 244 ; influx of adventurers,
ib. ; danger of
famine, 345 ; Mr. Selous in
search of food waggons, ib. ;
arrival of provisions, ib. ;
climate of, ib. ; author’s departure
for Mazoe valley,' 246 ;
his return therefrom, 255 ;
farewell to friends, 264 ; trading
with Kunziland natives,
270
Salt, Mr., in Abyssinia, 195
S H O
Salvador, San,, iron bells dis"
covered at, 178
Sangwe river, Mapandera’s kraal
. on', 256,
Santos, Father dos, Portuguese
traveller, 31; on Kaffir instruments,
178 ; his description of
the Monomatapa tribe, 202;.:
. allusion to lemon-trees in
Mazoe valley, 252; on sacrifice
among the Mocarangas,'
299; on feasting in Mang-
wendi’s country, 300 ; burial
of chiefs, 304; on early Portuguese
travellers, 310
Sardinia, round towers in, 100 ;
MM. Perrot and Chipiez o n :
■ history of art in, ib.
Sargon, annals of, 193
Sarmento, deserted coaches at,
.335; climate of, 338
Schliemann, Dr., discoveries of,
at Mycene, 154
Science, British Association for
the Advancement- of, expedition
assisted by, 4
Sechele, native chief, 6 , 14 ;
capital and residence, 15
Sechuana' language, 8 ; superstition,
1 0 ; dancing, 1 1 ;
marriage laws, 1 2 ; religion,
24
Sekatu, village of, 218 ; growth
of cucumbers at, 219
Selous, Mr., at Providential
pass, 48; in search of provisions
for Fort Salisbury, 245 ;
hunting expedition in Mazoe
valley, 248 ; in chief ’Mtoko’s
kraal, 281; at Kalimazondo’s
kraal, 294
Selynia, pond of, 19
Semitic nations, monopolising
policy of, 189
Shamsi, Queen of Arabia, 193
Shangan tribes, 31; raids on
Sabi river region, 226
Shashi river, 29 ; ruins in vici-
. nity, 87
Sheba, Queen of, and the Mas-
sapa gold-mines, 256
Shoshong, journey to, 16 ; arrival
at, 2 0 ; exodus of natives from,