trees, 100; two men held as hostages,
101; capture two natives of the Kikuyu
tribe, 101; Kikuyu warriors threaten
expedition, 102; four warriors captured
as hostages, 102; friendship
among the tribes near Mount Kenya
sealed by the slaughter of a sheep, 103;
preparation for attack, 104; march continued,
110; 3500 feet above the sea-
level, n o ; journey continued downhill,
112; camp at Ngombe, 112; short
of water, 114.
C h a p t e r IV. — Expedition, Christmas
Day on the Guaso Nyiro, 117; native
bridge over the Guaso Nyiro, 117;
along the banks of the river, 118; discovery
of falls on the Guaso Nyiro
River, 119; named Chariler Falls, 119;
encampment below the falls, 119 j
travelling over jagged lava blocks, 122;
mosquitoes troublesome, 123; effects of
a mosquito bite, 123; night-scare in
camp, 127; on the plateau of Marisi
Alugwa Zombo, 127; crossed the Guaso
Nyiro, 128; in sight of what appears to
be a large sheet of water, 128; apes
attracted by camp-fire, 128; charge of
a rhinoceros, 130; through forest of
acacias, 131; elephant trails, 131; discontent
of men, 134; stricken with
fever, 137; no Lake Lorian, nothing
but a vast swamp, 138; camp in the
swamp, 138; tormented by mosquitoes
in the swamp, 139; abode of pestilence
and death, 139; food nearly exhausted,
139; recovery of health, 140; death
of Soudanese and porter, 140; nine
days marching back to Christmas
camp, 140; left at Christmas camping-
place on the Guaso Nyiro, 145; start
for the Jombeni Mountains, 146; examine
the rifles of men, 148; view of
Mount Kenya, 149; search for water
in the neighbourhood of Chabba, 15° j
arrives at the river, 151; in the country
of the Wamsara, 151; interview
with the Wamsara, 152; armed warrior
of the Wamsara, 152; build zeriba,
152; expectation of food supply from
the Wamsara, 153.
C h a p t e r V. — Expedition, the negro
in cold weather, 154; the Wamsara visit
camp, 156; the Wamsara suspicious,
158; Wamsara refuse to bring food,
159; warriors of the Wamsara again
visit camp, 160; preparations to leave
the Wamsara, 162; short of ammunition,
163; start for Hameye, 164; suffer
from hunger, 164; order of marching,
164; American flag carried at the head
of caravan, 165; one of the Wamsara
tribe made prisoner, 166; an exciting
moment, 167; Wamsara refuse to
trade, 167; seize a few head of cattle
from the Wamsara, 168; fight with the
Wamsara, 168; Wamsara defeated,
168, 171; release of prisoner, 172;
dangerous road through the Wamsara
territory, 173; natives follow the line
of march, 173; attacked by the Wamsara
in the ravines, 174 ; the Wamsara
wish no more war, 175; treachery of
the Wamsara, 175; continuous sharp
fighting, 176; wounds inflicted on the
men, 177; goats slaughtered and milk
served to men, 178; last of the ammunition
served out, 178; greeted by the
Embe with signs of peace, 179; a palaver
with the Embe, 180; road downhill
to the Mackenzie River, 181; the
Embe warriors threaten to attack, 182;
camp in the country of Embe, 183;
native Embe bring honey to camp,
184; the Embe wish to make blood-
brothers of, 184; interview with some
elders of the Embe, 185; another
palaver with the Embe, 186; the
Embe cleans the road over which the
caravan passed, 186; ceremony of
blood-brotherhood with the Embe,
187; treachery of the Embe during
the night, 192; old men visit the camp,
193; superstition, 194J fear ° f night
attack, 196; start in a thick mist, 197;
difficulties on the march, 199; in sight
of the “ boma” (camp of warriors),
200; attacked by the Embe, 200; defeat
of the Embe, 201; emerge from
the bush, 201; march to Hameye continued,
201; arrive at Hameye, 202;
George’s “ good news,” 202.
C h a p t e r VI. — Expedition, camp at
Hameye, 203; presents to the men
who went to Lorian, 204; George
makes a food station, 205; ten desertions,
205; reducing the stores, 206;
departure from Hameye, 207; discontent
among the men, 207; searching
for deserters, 209; at the food
station established by George, 210;
camped near the Tana, 210; along
the banks of the Ura, 212; shooting
giraffes, 213; meets Zanzibari caravan
at Daitcho, 216; the Daitcho bring
food to camp, 218; blood-brotherhood
with the Daitcho, 219; purchase of
donkeys from the Daitcho, 222; death
of the donkeys, 225; eclipse of the
sun and the Daitcho, 226; ruse to
make the natives believe that Chanler
possessed occult power, 227; natives
frightened at the ruse, 228; visit of
leaders of the Embe, 228; chief men
of the Embe held as hostages, 229;
efforts to procure beasts of burden,
230; rainy season in camp, 232; camp
on fire, 233; rebuilding the camp, 234;
hostages released, 234; join George in
Embe country, 238; visit of the Daitcho
hostages, 240; visit of thirty old men,
241; visit of Liria, Embe chief, 260;
ceremony of muma with the Embe,
260; George arrives with thirty-seven
donkeys, 260; return- to Daitcho, 262;
Beloochi visit camp, 263; Hamidi despatched
to coast, 263; preparations
for journey to the Rendile, 264.
C h a p t e r VII. — Expedition, two
days’ journey from Daitcho, 266; search
for water, 267; spring shaded by acacia
trees, 269; photographs taken, 271;
fords the Guaso Nyiro, 273; a deserted
village of the Wanderobbo, 275; at
Lolokwi, '277; in sight of Mount Gerguess,
280; obtains information about
the Rendile from Wanderobbo, 280;
return of Wanderobbo men from hunt-
ing, 281; Wanderobbo offers to act as
guide to Seran, 282; on the march to
the Rendile, 283; water supply on the
march, 284; arrive at Kamanga, no
water, 285; night march, 285; arrive
at Lokoli, 286; questioning the guide,
286; arrive at Seran, 287; Wanderobbo
guide urges them to turn back,
287; Mayolo’s ignorance of the country,
288; tracks of “ dthombon” robbers,
290; men fear the Rendile, 291;
first sight of the Rendile, 292; first interview
with the Rendile, 293; Chanler
and four men alone with the Rendile,
295; the chief of the Rendile visit
camp, 296; the Rendile ask for present,
298; Lieutenant von Hohnel joins
Chanler, 299; must perform the ceremony
of blood-brotherhood before
trading with the Rendile, 304; smallness
of gifts from the Rendile, 304;
ceremony of blood-brotherhood with
the Rendile, 305; build a zeriba, 306;
Lokomogul brings an old camel to
trade, 306; difficulty of trading with the
Rendile, 307; the Rendile refuse to
trade with expedition, 308; fruitless endeavour
to trade with the Rendile, 308;
an expected attack, 309; a native Rendile
tells of the customs of his tribe, 314;
Lokomogul asks why they travelled
without wives, 322; Mayolo advises
them to leave the Rendile, 323; temptations
to raid the Rendile, 324; unable
to procure sufficient animals for
porterage of goods, 326; decide to go
to the country of the Turcana, 326.
C h a p t e r VIII. — Expedition, at
Seran, 327; departure of the Rendile,
330; send for donkey saddles left at
Lolokwi, 331; to return to Daitcho,
3335 pushes on to Sayer, 350; camp
at Sayer, 252; wasting time to satisfy
the hunger of the Wanderobbo, 355.
C h a p t e r IX. — Expedition, men