Chapter VIII: FIRST JOURNEY TO THE WEBBE SHABÉLEH RIVER (continued)

Our camp at Enleh—Success of the Lee-Metford rifle—An oryx
hunt—Abundance of game—A night alarm—Attempt to catch a zebra
foal—Strange voices in the bush—News of the Rer Amáden—Jáma
Deria—Advance into the Amáden country—Meeting with Sheikh
Abdul Káder at Dambaswerer—Friendly reception by the Rer
Amáden—Decide to make a dash for Imé—Fine view of the Webbe
Valley—Difficulty and expense of a Somáli outfit—Close to
Imé; doubtful as to our welcome—Cordiality of the Adone or
Webbe negroes—Council of the elders; desire for an English
treaty—Kind hospitality of Gabba Oboho, chief of Imé—A word
for British management at the coast—Invited to return to the
Webbe—Shoot two waterbuck—Return to Dambaswerer—Jáma Deria
at home—Gálla raids—Extraordinary vitality of a Somáli—Jáma
Deria’s avarice—Reputation of Rás Makunan—Oryx shot—A lion
roars at night—Lion surprised stealing the carcase—Exciting
hunt, and death of the lion—Sit up for lion at Durhi—Melancholy
episode; Daura Warsama killed by a man-eater—Unsuccessful
hunt—Clarke’s gazelle bagged—Oryx bull bagged—Artificial
tanks—Form a camp for koodoo-hunting at Mandeira 213-241

CHAPTER IX

THREE WEEKS’ KOODOO STALKING ON GÓLIS RANGE, 1893

Our hunting camp in the mountains—The “Rock of the Seven
Robbers”—Exciting koodoo hunt; death of a splendid koodoo—My
shooting costume—Triumphant return to camp—Unsuccessful koodoo
hunt—March to Henweina—Unsuccessful hunt after four bull
koodoos—Bag a fine bull—A charming spot—Dog-faced baboons—Alarm
note of the koodoo cow—Picturesque bivouac—Cedar-trees in
Mirso—A leopard caught with a piece of rope and speared by
the Somális—March to Armáleh Garbadir—The great Massleh
Wein bull—Exciting hunt; success of the Martini; a glorious
koodoo—Return to the coast 242-257