CHAPTER IV
g o n g o n i , r a s n ’g o m a n i , a n d t h e o r c h e l l a w e e d d i s t r i c t o f
MARERENI
A *n l • t t t " v PAG
T r ^ l r a ;nlan7 CuIti V,ation -Rapid Growth of Silk-cotton
i f , ? Gumah System of Agriculture—A Primitive Telephone-
Salt Deposits— A Sandy Waste-Scarcity of Firewood— Ras
F 'sher-folk— Shark’s Flesh as Food—Abundance of
Mangrove Timber— Waiting for Canoes— Bad Marks-.
me" - ;Shallbw Back-waters— Casuarina Trees— Flat Grass Plains
RiihaSo^nl-R Weed— Great Heat-Rich Soil— Back to M omh rm Elephant Tracks—
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CHAPTER V
JELORI— THE GIRYAMA TRIBE
Arab Hospitality— Shamba Accounts— Proceed to Melindi— Stalking
a Turtle Preparations for Sabaki Expedition— Start for Jelori_
fertile Country— Large Coco-nut Plantations— Mr. Weaver’s
Road— Sekoki Hill— The Sabaki— Lake Jelori— C. M. S. Station,
Mr and Mrs, Hooper— Exploration of the Lake— Giryama
Villages Sansevieria Fibre— A Hippopotamus Hunt—Village
in the Forest— Shauri with the Wa-Giryama— Canoeing after
Hippo— The Wa-Giryama and their Country . . . . 8;
CHAPTER VI
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SABAKI RIVER
Leave for Merikano— Useless Head-men— Difficult Marching—A
Land of Swamps— “ M’Lengo-Baya”— First Sight of Wa-GaHa- - 1
Ihe Watoro— Camps in the Forest— Hyphmne Palm Toddy—
Watoro Cultivation— Makongeni Stockade—The Runaway-slave
Settlements— Reception by the Watoro— Trouble with my Askaris
and Wanika— Cowardice of Old Jubah—Exploration up the
River— Lost m the Bush— A Proud Cook— “ Roughing it ”—
Back to M a k on g en i................................... ougnmS !t n 6
CHAPTER VII
MAKONGENI TO TAKAUNGU vid FULADOYO— THE GIRYAMA COUNTRY
The Journey to the Coast— Vicissitudes of Native Family Life—
Slave Traffic amongst the Native Tribes— Thorny lungles—
Mangea Hill Heat and Thirst— An Old Camp of Lugard’s—
Collapse of the Wanika— The White Man an Object of Curiosity
— Masai Raids— Agriculture among the Wa-Giryama— Extensive
Oi t StST ad0y0— Town ° f -M’Tanganiko— Wanika Settlers
— The Liwali of Takaungu— Indiarubber Vines— Arrive at
Takaungu. ............................................................................. 1 3 0
CHAPTER V III
TAKAUNGU— ROKA— M’SHAKA IN THE INDIARUBBER DISTRICT
PAG3B
Takaungu and its Chief Products— A Drunken Brawl— M’Narani—
Kilifi Bay— Cross to M’Tondoa— Wild Cotton— Thick Forest— •
Roka— Coral Rock—M’Shaka—Among the Rubber Vines ■■
Method and Time of Collecting— The East African Rubber
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CHAPTER IX
GUM-COPAL TREES—7AROBOKO TO MELINDI— SEARCHING FOR A SLAVE
CARAVAN
Gum-copal Trees—Aroboko—A Well-cultivated Valley— Wasania
Village— Return to Melindi— Pay off my Men— Untrustworthiness
of Ali bin Jumah— Small Troubles— N ews of a Slave Caravan
— Once more on the March— The North Bank of the Sabaki—
The Wakamba Tribe— Guarding the Roads—River Fords A
Trackless Wilderness—Arbagundi— Camping under Difficulties
— Native Simplicity— The Wa-Galla— Insect Plagues— Crocodile
and Hippo Lakes— A Village Fire— Snakes— Back to Jelori . 153-
CHAPTER X
A THREATENED RAID— MY EXPEDITION- TO NO. 2 STOCKADE
I A New Commission— Grateful Arab Ladies— Ali bin Jumah— 1
Departure for No. 2 Stockade-The “ Siafu” Ant— An Exciting
Report—A Hurried Return— Organize a Reconnoitring P a r t y -
Native Allies—A False Alarm— A New Start— Oppressive Heat
— Centipedes and Scorpions— Troubles with the Watoro— Our
Plans— The North-east Rains— March up the Sabaki— Thick
¿leStT c S e Sabaki River— Camp in the Bush— Masai Warpaths—
Difficult Progress— Characteristics of the Country— Game
Tracks— Reach the Stockade at last . , . . . . . . . . I74
CHAPTER XI
AT NO. 2 STOCKADE ON THE SABAKI RIVER
: At Work on the Stockade— Climate— The Return Journey— The
Sabaki m Flood—Weaver’s Road— A Flooded Country— Makongeni
again— Damp Quarters— Mosquitoes— Back to the Stockade
f I77 ,,'lp tlle Stores-Meet Mr. F o a k e r -M ’Soma
oil P iem n r A M? orable Christmas-Tobacco and Castor-
Survm r r r,° Weaver— Sabaki Flies— Arrival of the
Lono-Ma a™van~Unwonted Luxuries— Runaway Porters— A
S o f S r V e S S ' 10 the Customs— The