Chapter XIX: The Black Antelope

Antelope shooting--Arrive at Junction of Bahr el Gazal--Arrive at the Nile Dam--Character of the Obstruction--Passage through the Dam--The Plague breaks out--Saat smitten by the Plague--Entertained by Osman Bey--Saat dies--Burial of Saat--Arrival at Khartoum--Albert Lake Reservoir of Nile--Destruction by the Plague--A Darkness that might be felt--Horrible Slave Cargo--Meet with Mahommed Her--Mahommed Her punished--Nearly wrecked--Stranded among Cataracts--Clear the Danger --Start from Berber to Souakim--A Row in the Desert--Combat with the Arabs--"Bravo, Zeneb!"--Disarm the Arabs--Cross the Mountains--First View of the Sea--Souakim--Arrival at Suez--Farewell to Africa-- Exertions appreciated

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

General Map of Country, Nile Basin
Arms and Instruments of various Tribes
Nuehr Natives coming to the Boats
Joctian, Chief of the Nuehr Tribe
Chief of Kytch and Daughter
Starving boy of Kytch Tribe begging
The Boys who have begged
A Homestead of the Bari Tribe-The usual Attitudes of the Men
Legge the Chief
Commoro running to the Fight
Bokke-Wife of Moy, Chief of Latooka
Drake's Head
Crimson-headed Spur-winged Goose
The Latooka Funeral Dance
Latooka Blacksmiths
The last Charge
Head-dress of Obbo (1) and Shoggo (2)
Women of Obbo
Katchiba's eldest Son
Katchiba and his Hebe on a Journey
Overhauling the Giraffes
The Obbo War Dance
Mehedehet Antelope
Natives of Lira (1) and Madi (2) in the Camp at Shooa
My Examination by the Chiefs on entering Unyoro-Resolved,
that I am Speke's Brother
The Start from the M'rooli for the Lake with Kamrasi's Satanic
Escort
The Storm on the Albert Lake
The Baggera
Lepidosiren Annecteus
The Murchison Falls, about 120 ft. high from the Victoria Nile
or Somerset River to the Level of the Albert Lake
The Welcome on our Return to the Camp at Shooa
Head of Black Rhinoceros
The Chief of the Lira Tribe
Skirmish with the Natives