Styx— Current of White Nile — First View of Natives —
Joctian and his Wife—Charming Hushand—Natron—Catch a
Hippopotamus—“ Perhaps it Was his Uncle”—Real Turtle in
Mock Hippopotamus—Richarn reduced to the Ranks—Arrival
at the Zareeha—Fish Spearing—The Kytch Trihe—White Ant
Towers—Starvation in the Kytch Country—Destitution of the
Natives—The Bull of the Herd—Men and Beasts in a had
Temper—Aboukooka—Austrian Mission Station—Sale of the
Mission-House — Melancholy Fate of Baron Harnier — The
Aliab Tribes—-Tumuli of Ashes—The Shir Tribe—The Lotus
Harvest—Arrival at Gondokoro—Discharge Cargo. Page 1—86
CHAPTER II. .
BAD RECEPTION AT GONDOKORO.
Reports of Speke and Grant—The Bari Trihe—Description of the
Natives—Effects of poisoned Arrows;—Hostility of the Bari
Trihe—Atrocities of the trading Parties—Lawlessness at Gondokoro—
A Boy shot—The first Mutiny—Decision of my
Wife—The Khartoum Escort—Arrival of Speke and Grant—
Gladness at meeting them-wTheir Appearance—Speke and
Grant’s Discoveries—Another Lake reported to exist—Speke’s
Instructions—Arrange to explore the Luta N’zige—Scarcity at
Gondokoro—Speke and Grant depart to Khartoum.
Page 87—110
CHAPTER III.
G U N A C C I D E N T .
Gun Accident—Birds ruin the Donkeys—Arrangement with
Mahommed—His Duplicity—Plot to obstruct my Advance
The Boy Saat—History of Saat—First Introduction to
Saat—Turned out by Mistake—Saat’s Character—Something
brewing—Mutiny of Escort—Preparation for the worst—
Disarm the Mutineers—Mahommed’s Desertion—Arrangement
with Koorshid Aga—The last Hope goner—Expedition ruined
— Resolution to advance—Richarn faithful—Bari Chief’s
Report—Parley with Mutineers—Conspiracy again—Night
Visit of Fadeela—“ Quid pro Quo”—“ Adda,” the Latooka—
Arrange to start for Latooka—Threats of Kooshid’s People—
Determination to proceed—Start from Gondokoro—My own
G u id e Page 111—142
- CHAPTER IV.
FIRST NIGHT’S MARCH.
Bivouacking—Arrival at Belignan—Attempts at Conciliation—
I shame my Men—The March—Advantages of Donkeys
—Advice for Travellers—Want of Water—A forced March—
Its Difficulties—Delays on the Road—Cleverness of the
Donkeys—Party dead-beat—Improvidence of Monkey—We
obtain Water;—Native Tit-Bits—Surrounded by Natives—
Cross-Examination—Recognition of the Chief—Interest of
Natives—The Monkey Wallady—We leave Tollogo—-The
Ellyria Pass—A Race for Ellyria—Ellyrian Villages palisaded
•—Outmarched by the Turks—Ibrahim and his Men—Attempt
at Reconciliation—Diplomacy—Peace established—Arrive at
Ellyria—Legge, the Chief of Ellyria—Presents to Ibrahim—
Legge’s Intemperance—Violent Storm—No Supplies—Formation
of Skulls ...................................Page 143—180
CHAPTER V.
L E A V E E L L Y R I A .
We leave Ellyria—Brutality towards the Women—Order of
March—Bellaal—Drainage towards the Sobat—Game at