Chapter XXI: Conclusion. From the River Tana to Nairobi

Arrival at the Tana river—A visit to M’biri—Crossing the
Tana—Smallpox—Kati drowned—I give Ramathani a fright—Peculiar
method of transporting goods across the river practised by the
Maranga—The safari across—M’biri—Disposal of the sheep—We
resume the march—The Maragua once more—The Thika-Thika—The
swamps—Kriger’s Farm—Nairobi 351

INDEX 365

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

THE AUTHOR _Frontispiece_

THE ATHI RIVER NEAR DOENYO SABUK }
} 36
CROSSING AN AFFLUENT OF THE SAGANA }

THE CAMP AT MARANGA }
} 52
BUYING FOOD AT MARANGA }

GROUP OF A’KIKUYU 60

GROUP OF A’KIKUYU WOMEN 76

ELDERS OF M’THARA }
} 114
DIRITO AND VISELI AND TWO FOLLOWERS }

THE AUTHOR MAKING BLOOD-BROTHERHOOD WITH KARAMA }
} 148
THE “GREEN CAMP” }

VIEW ON THE WASO NYIRO NEAR “SWAMP CAMP” }
} 178
CUTTING UP A RHINOCEROS FOR FOOD }

PALMS ON THE WASO NYIRO 204

HORNS OF BRINDLED GNU, ETC. 220

MASAI ELMORAN IN WAR ARRAY 242

HORNS OF BUFFALO, ETC. 258

PORTRAIT OF MR. G. H. WEST }
} 294
RHINOCEROS SHOT BY GEORGE }

ORNAMENTS WORN BY A’KIKUYU WOMEN 316

A’KIKUYU WEAPONS 328

MOUNT KENIA FROM THE NORTH }
MOUNT KENIA FROM THE SOUTH-WEST } 336

MAP

PART OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA _To fold out at end of book_

ERRATA IN MAP

_For_ NGARI NAMUKI _read_ NGARE NANUKI.
” GUASO NAROK ” WASO NAROK.

ERRATA

Page 135, line 16, _for_ “M’gomba” _read_ “N’gombe.”
” 135, lines 17, 18, _for_ “due north of Mathara” _read_
“north of the Jombeni Mountains.”
” 136, line 19, _for_ “Guaso” _read_ “Waso.”
” 136, line 23, _for_ “Gwarguess” _read_ “Wargasse.”
” 147, 148, _for_ “Koromo” _read_ “Karama.”
” 178, lines 9, 10, 13, _for_ “N’gomba” _read_ “N’gombe.”
” 183, line 2, _for_ “sassi” _read_ “sassa.”
” 213, lines 30, 32, _for_ “Van Hohnel” _read_ “von Hohnel.”
” 264, line 30, _for_ “M’Nyanwezi” _read_ “M’Nyamwezi.”

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