Blood-stones found in the desert, 59;
large masses of, on the hills on the
route from Ombrega, 450.
Bine M e , junction of Binder with,
547 ; of Bahad with, 548 ; arrival at
the banks of, ib. ; grand appearance
of, opposite Abou Harraz, 550;
clearness of the water, reason of the
name, 552; unnavigable in many
places, ib. ; ferry across to Khartoum,
a, 554.
Boa constrictor (python), escape of a,
237.
Boar, encounter with a, 331; Richarn
wounded by a, 332.
Boat, difficulty of procuring, on the
Nile, 550.
Bolognesi (Signor Angelo), Italian merchant,
meeting with, at Gallabat,
503.
Boorkatan, table mountain, description
of interesting country near, 399.
Boulti, species of perch caught at Col-
lodobad, 44 ; mention made of, by
Bruce, the traveller, ib. ; use of, as
bait, 212.
Boxes, for rough travelling should be
of japanned metal, 540.
Breech-loaders, luxury of, 539 ; why
not well suited for damp climates, ib.
Bruce, Abyssinian traveller, dread entertained
by, of sand columns, 24 ;
Blue Nile traced to its source by,
573.
Buffaloes, hunt seq. and capture of, 310 et ; value of a’ young one taken
alive, as a zoological specimen;
312 ; shooting of, 382; carcase
of, used as bait for lions, 413 et seq. ; flesh of, not suited for
drying, 538; some hundreds killed
by Sir S. Baker, 539 ; not so formidable
as elephants or rhinoceros, ib.
Bullets, making of, 284; different
kinds of, 542.
Buoy for floating cargo across the river,
of a tetel’s skin, 200.
Burning-glass, use of, to a traveller,
385, 541.
Butter, enormous consumption of, by
Sheik Abon Sinn, 116 ; for eooking
purposes, what made bf, 426.
Buzzards, attracted by fire, boldness of,
235.
C.
Cairo, boat voyage from, 1 ; extracts
from journal written during voyage
from, 1 et seq.
Camels, feeding of, 9 ; “ camel’s grave ”
a t Moorahd, 9; skeletons of, in the
desert, 14 ; death of one in the
desert, 17 ; support required for, in
swimming, 69, 93 ; one drowned,
69 ; theft of, 93, 94 ; difficulty of
procuring, 82 ; unpleasantness of, for
riding, compared with dromedaries,
99 ; ease with which Arabs ride, ib. ;
migration of, in rainy season, 108 ;
milk of, ib. ; flight of one from a
lion, 421 ; one hundred and two
stolen by Mek Nimmur’s foraging
party, 451 ; narrow escape of one,
irom a fall, 472 ; torture of, by flies,
on a march, 527.
Camel-drivers abscond with camels, 93 et seq. ; refusal to enter Mek Nimmur’s
territory, 445 ; forced submission
of, 446 ; robbery by one, 514.
Camp, purchase of a new permanent,
at Sofi, 148; furniture of, 151, 152;
conveniences of, 149 et seq. ; pleasant
life in, 214, 216 ; danger to, from
filing the grass, 391.
Canoe, failure in launching, 176.
Carriage, expenses of, 17, 272.
Cassala, capital of Taka country, situation
of, 59 ; dépôt for Egyptian
troops, and military supplies, ib. ;
rseoqu.te from Atbaxa river to, 60 et ; arrival at, 69 ; respect paid by
the governor of, to the firman, 70 ;
hospitality experienced at, ib. ; visit
from Elias Bey, the governor, ib. ;
possibility of a more direct route to,
72 ; bazaar in, 74; fortifications of,
useless against cannon, ib. ; neighbourhood
of, well adapted for a military
station, 79, 80 ; start from, 82.
Cassala . mountain, appearance and
height of, 68.
Catalogue des espèces du genre antilope,
543 et seq.
Centaurs,likeness of Arab hunters to, 297.
Ceylon, plan of shooting in, 291 ;
habits of elephants in, 530 ; former
irrigation of, compared to present,
569 et seq.
Ceylon rifles, giraffes shot with, 192,196.
“ Chickens,” Tokroori, 519.
Chimbàné, deadly instrument of war
used by the Tokrooris, or Mahom-
metan negroes, 511.
Church, Abyssinian, danger of disunion
in, by introduction of fresh doctrine
among the natives, 504.
Civilization, pleasure of returning to,
after wild life, 554 ; dependent on
the physical condition of a country,
568 et seq.
Cliffs, beautiful colours of, at Geera, 245.
Coffee, earners milk unsuited for, 108 ;
luxury of, when halting, 133 ; largely
exchanged by Abyssinian merchants
at Gallabat for cotton, 503; cheapness
of, ib.
Coin, current among the Arabs, 176 ;
Austrian dollar of Maria Theresa the
favourite, 175, 176.
Collodobad, deepest and largest pool of
water on the Atbara, at, 36 ; halt at, ib. ; distress of Arabs congregated at,
from scarcity of food, 37; hippopotami
reported to be first seen at, ib,g search
for, and shooting of two, 38 et seq. ;
savage delight of the Arabs over their
carcases, 43 ; and gratitude to Sir S.
Baker for the supply of food, 44.
Commissariat, arrangement of, for the
march, 538.
Compass, found useful to Sir S. Baker, 88 ; desire of the Tokrooris to consult,
526 ; their name for, ib.
Conical projectiles, velocity of, 542 ; facility
of loading with, ib. ; disadvantages
of, to the hunter, ib.
Consulate, English, at Khartoum, arrival
at, 556 ; menagerie of wild beasts
in, 557 et seq,
Coor fish,, description of, 225.
Coorbatch, Arab whip of hippopotamus
hide, used for camels, 99; use of, in
love-making and matrimony, 125;
made by Florian, 145.
Copper, evidences bf the presence of,
451 ; water poisoned by, 460.
Com, 524 (see Dhurra).
Cornelian, white, abundance of, seen on
the hills passed on. the route from
Ombrega, 450.
Cotton, capabilities of country for cultivation
of, 65, 73, 180, 249, 512,
525, 571; use of, by Arabs, 65 ;
weaving of, by Arabs, ib. ; in the
market of Gallabat, produced by
Tokrooris, 511 ; how the supply of,
might be increased by irrigation,
571 ; by emigration of Tokrooris
from Darfur, 512.
Crocodiles, warning against, while fishing,
by Arabs, 44; shooting, 51, 94, et seq. ; men killed by, when crossing
the river, 93, 234; flesh of, used as
food, 96 ; one found far from water,
224; party of women attacked by,
239; cunning of, 240 ; peculiar mode
of stalking, 393; most dangerous
kind found in the Dinder river, 528. Cueumis colocynthis, withered melons,
bitter taste of, 8 ; medicinal use of,
by Arabs, ib.
D.
D abainas, Arab tribe, 1 15 ; intended
razzia upon, by Mek Nimmur’s men,
447.
Darfur, inhabitants of, prized as slaves,
273 ; Tokrooris, natives of, 509 ; why
impenetrable to civilization, ib. ; nn-
frnitfulness of, ib. ; emigration from,
should be encouraged, 512.
Delladilla, forest on the margin of the
Settite river, encampment at, 372,
373 ; .pleasantnessof, for a camp, 374,
417; lurthest spot visited by Europeans,
389; encampment removed
from, sixteen miles further up, ib. ;
return to, 410 ; abundance of game
found at, ib. ; buffaloes and lions
shot at, 411 et seq. ; healthiness of,
418; death of Barrake at, 427 ;
camp removed from, ib. et seq.
Delta of Lower Egypt, how formed,
499.
Desert country, suffering of animals in,
9 et seq. ; comfort of travelling by
the bank of a river in, 36.
“ Devil’s horse,” Arab’s name for se-
• cretary bird, 60.
Dhurra grain, use of, for camel’s food,
9 ; price of, 7 7 ; sowing of, 78;
bread of, 79; analysis of, by Professor
Johnstone, ib. ; capabilities of
the country for cultivation of, 77.
Dik-dik, very small antelope, 96.
Dinder liver, tributary of the Nile,
Sir S. Baker’s intention to explore,
280 ; course of, parallel with the
Rahad, 523 ; arrival at, 527; banks
of, thronged with Kussana Arabs,
527; similarity of, to Rahad, 528 ;
trees in the vicinity of, ib. ; dangerous
crocodiles found in, ib. ; maneless
lion found on the banks of, 529 ;
obstructions on, to rapid navigation, ib. ; monotony of the journey along
the banks, 528, 547.
Dockan, grain, species of millet, cultivation
of, 244.
Dogs, one carried off by a leopard,
303; Arabs’ cure for distemper in, 165.
Dome palms, found on the banks
the Atbara river, 32 ; description of,
and uses of, ib. ; preparation of food
from fruit of, 33 ; Arabs chiefly supported
by the fruit of, in times of
scarcity, ib. ; only shade on the route
along the margin of the river afforded
by, 34.
Dongalowas, Florian’s attendants, 369.
Dragoman (see Mahomet).
Drainage, entire want of, in flat country
between Goozerajup and Cassala, 65 ;
of the mountains, the' cause of the
sudden rise of Nile and Atbara,
400.
Dromedary, riding camel (see Hy- • geen).