Chapter XXXIII: Incidents of the Journey to the Coast.--Conclusion. 463

ILLUSTRATIONS

The Heart of Africa. _Frontispiece._
Map of Africa. _Front Cover._
Map of Central Africa. _Rear Cover._
"The Carriage is Ready!" 13
Fred's Quandary. 14
The First Shave. 14
Camp and Caravan. 17
A Group of Porters. 19
Dr. Schweinfurth Ascending the Nile. 22
An African Horizon. 23
A Village in "the Dark Continent." 23
The Native at Home. 25
Arab Slave-traders. 27
A Slave-gang on the Road. 28
Baker's Expedition Crossing the Desert. 30
"The Forty Thieves." 33
View on the Bahr-el-Azrek. 35
Pilgrims on the Road to Mecca. 36
The Guide in the Desert. 37
A Mirage in the Desert. 39
Sunrise on the Sea of Sand. 40
Scene at the Wells. 41
Mountain Pass in the Desert. 42
Dragging a Crocodile to Land. 45
Securing a Supper. 47
The Home of Behemoth. 49
An African River Scene. 50
A Narrow Escape. 51
Hippopotamus Spears. 52
Spearing the River-horse. 53
A Berber Arab. 55
Sheep of Berber. 56
View in the Atbara Valley. 58
An Ethiopian King. 60
Arrival at Khartoum. 61
Elephants at Home.--Shaking a Fruit-tree. 63
Profiles of Dinka Negroes. 65
Bringing a Slave to Market. 66
Trees near the River. 68
View near the Edge of the Town. 69
Preparing Dinner. 70
Baker's Expedition Leaving Khartoum. 71
A Village Scene. 72
The Heart of Africa. 73
A Bird of the White Nile. 75
An Ambatch Canoe. 76
An Adventure on the Nile. 77
Speke and Grant in Central Africa. 79
Group of Gani Men. 81
Karuma Falls, on the Victoria Nile (Somerset River). 83
View of Fashoda. 85
Scene on the White Nile above the Sobat. 86
Hauling a Steamboat through a Canal Cut in the Sudd. 88
Nests of White Ants. 91
A Herd of Antelope. 93
A Slave-making Ant, Magnified. 94
Colonel Long's Great Snake. 96
Python Seizing its Prey. 98
Head of a Dinka Bull. 99
Sectional View of Dinka Hut. 100
A Dinka Cattle-yard. 101
A Sheep without Wool. 102
A Dinka Village near the White Nile. 104
Ceremony at Gondokoro on its Annexation to Egypt. 107
Austrian Mission-house at Gondokoro. 108
View of Gondokoro, from the River. 109
Colonel Abd-el-Kader. 110
Bari Arrows and Elephant-spear. 112
Baris Stealing Cattle from the Garrison at Gondokoro. 113
African Drums. 115
The Nile below Afuddo. 116
A Nyam-Nyam Girl. 117
Entrance of the Lake. 118
Nyam-Nyam Warriors. 119
Elephant Coming to Drink. 121
Elephants Hunted in the Water. 123
The Navigable Nile above the Last Cataracts. 125
Saddle-donkeys. 126
Marching through the Bari Country. 127
Camp Scene. 129
One of the Cooks. 130
The Second Day's March. 131
Fishing Village in an African Lake. 133
Stampeding the Caravan. 134
Halting-place near a Pond. 135
Hippopotamus Attacking a Raft. 137
A Night Attack by a River-horse. 138
Tying Up Ivories for the March. 140
Removing a Village. 141
A Nyam-Nyam Dog. 142
Singular Head-dress of a Nyam-Nyam. 144
Hut for Boys. 145
A Nyam-Nyam Granary. 145
An Akka Warrior. 146
Dr. Schweinfurth's Pygmy. 147
Standing for his Portrait. 148
Crossing a Marsh. 149
A Wet Road. 150
A Snake in Camp. 152
Scene near Afuddo. 153
A Caravan of an Ivory-trader. 156
An Ivory Porter. 158
The Central African Steamer _Khedive_. 161
Winwood Reade's Ox and Hammock Train. 163
Near the Shore of the Lake. 165
Crossing a Small Stream. 166
An Attraction for a Hyena. 168
Attack in an Ambuscade. 170
Two of our Porters. 172
Antelope of the Shooli Country (Female). 173
Antelope of the Shooli Country (Male). 174
A Village Headman. 176
An African Magician Superintending the Slaughtering of an Ox. 177
A Native Ferry. 178
Net-hunting by the Shooli Tribe. 180
Driving Game before a Prairie Fire. 182
The River Bank. 184
Frank's Bird. 185
Rocky Hills. 185
Great Rock near the Camp. 186
Peculiar Table-rock in the Bari Country. 187
Baker's Battle with the Slave-dealers.--Charge of the
Egyptian Soldiers. 190
Crossing a Plain. 192
Fort Fatiko. 193
Ground-plan of the Fort. 194
View from the Rock-fort of Fatiko. 195
Camp where Captain Speke was Detained. 197
N'samma Antelope. 199
Charge of a Lioness. 201
A Dangerous Position. 204
Frank's Discovery: a "Rogue" Elephant. 206
Navigation under Difficulties. 208
An Unpleasant Acquaintance. 210
The Victoria Nile at Rionga's Island. 211
Interview between Baker Pacha and Rionga. 213
Water-bottle. 214
Gourds of different Shapes. 215
Lake Scene in Central Africa. 216
Scene on the Shores of Lake Tanganyika. 218
A Lake Village. 220
Lake Fishes of Central Africa. 221
A Fisherman Ready for Work. 222
A Fish-basket. 223
A Village Chief. 224
Native Heads. 225
On the Shore of the Lake. 226
An Island in the Lake. 228
A Flock of Cranes. 230
Fred's Second Prize. 231
A Pair of Kingfishers at Home. 232
Fish-eagle on a Hippopotamus Trap. 233
Central African Yam. 235
Potato and Yam Fields. 235
The Kilnoky. 236
Young Polypterus. 237
Lake Mohrya, with Villages. 238
A House in the Water. 239
Ideal Representation of a Swiss Lake-village. 240
Livingstone's House at Zanzibar. 241
David Livingstone. 242
Chuma and Susi. 244
Page from Livingstone's Last Journal. 246
The Last Mile of Livingstone's Journey. 248
Livingstone Entering the Hut where he Died. 249
Fording a Swollen River. 250
A Lion Killing Livingstone's Donkey. 251
"Goree," or Slave-stick. 252
Manner of Fettering a Gang of Slaves. 253
Slavers Avenging their Losses. 254
Quilimane, at the Mouth of the Zambesi. 255
View on the Navigable Part of the Zambesi. 257
The Great Falls of Mosi-oa-tunya. 259
Bird's-eye View of Mosi-oa-tunya. 261
Caravan Crossing a Plain. 263
Scene in an African Village. 264
Crossing a River on a Fallen Tree. 266
Goatsucker ("Cosmetornis Spekii"). 267
A Camp near the Hills. 269
Kawendé Surgery. 270
A Pair of Sham Demons. 272
An African Band of Music. 273
Sham Demons Ready for Business. 274
View on the Road. 276
The King's Residence. 277
Kabba Rega's Attack and Defeat. 279
Thatched Hut in Rionga's Village. 280
The Country Back from the River. 281
Crossing a River in Unyoro. 283
Effect of a Long Rain in Africa.--Animals Seeking Safety. 285
Sunset on Lake Tchad. 287
Scene on the Niger at Say. 288
View of Kabara, the Port of Timbuctoo. 289
Timbuctoo, from the Terrace of the House Occupied by Dr. Barth. 291
A Village on the Guinea Coast. 294
Scene near Lake Tchad. 295
An Amazon of Dahomey. 297
1, the Tsetse; 2, the same, Magnified; 3, its Proboscis. 299
Colonel Long's Battle at M'rooli. 301
Colonel Long's Companions at M'rooli. 302
A Group of Kidi Men. 303
A Substitute for the Horse. 304
Approaching Camp. 305
A Queen of Ugunda Dragged to Execution. 307
Kamrasi's First Lesson in the Bible. 308
Mountains in the Distance. 310
Villages in the Hilly Country. 312
Flag of Ugunda. 313
Long's First Visit to M'tesa. 315
Ugunda Boy. 316
View of M'tesa's Palace from Doctor Bronson's Zeriba. 318
A Warrior of Ugunda. 319
View of Rubaga from the Great Road. 320
A Reception at the Court of King M'tesa. 323
A Tree of Ugunda. 324
A Daughter of King M'tesa. 325
King of Ugunda Retiring. 327
Native of Ugunda, with Hunting Spear. 328
The King's Musicians. 329
Visitors in the Zeriba. 330
Captain Speke Attending a Review of the Ugunda Troops. 332
Henry M. Stanley. 335
On the Road to the Lake. 336
Ugunda Boat. 338
View of Murchison Creek. 339
Hills Back from the Lake. 340
"Elephant's Foot," or "Gouty-limbed," Tree. 341
Trees and Climbing Plants in Central Africa. 343
Charging a Retort in a Gas Factory. 345
Diagram of Gas-works. 346
Frank's Gas-retort. 347
Seeing the Show. 348
M'tesa's Idea for Crossing Africa. 350
Returning from an Excursion. 351
The King's Slaves Carrying Fuel and Cutting Rice. 353
An African Drum-corps. 354
Lake Scenery in Central Africa. 356
Kambari Fish. 357
Fred's Experiment in Cooking Fish. 359
On the Lake. 360
Jack. 361
Ripon Falls: the Nile Flowing Out of the Victoria N'yanza. 363
A Group of Hippopotami. 365
Ready for Business. 366
Trouble in the Rhinoceros Family. 367
Bad for the Dog. 368
Rhinoceros Heads. 369
Speke Delivering the Spoils of his Hunt to King Rumanika. 372
In Captivity. 373
Village and Villagers. 376
An Unpleasant Encounter. 377
Antelopes among the Marshes near Usavara. 380
Native of Unyamwezi. 382
Natives of the Islands. 384
Boats for Lake Navigation. 385
An African Soko. 386
Arms and Ornaments. 387
View of the Uplands in Karagué. 389
The _Lady Alice_, in Sections. 390
Native Village on the Gold Coast. 392
Cape Coast Castle. 394
Monrovia, Liberia. 395
Free Town, Sierra Leone. 396
A Street in Coomassie. 397
A Village in Ashantee. 398
"Young Guinea". 399
Fantee Gentleman and Soldier. 400
The Burning of Coomassie. 401
A Belle of the Guinea Coast. 402
View of Elmina, on the Gold Coast. 403
Native of Cape Colony. 405
Emigrating to the South African Wilderness. 406
The "March of Civilization." 407
Scene in the South African Diamond Mines. 409
Driving a Flock of Ostriches. 411
The Ostrich and its Hunters. 412
Hunting under Disadvantages. 415
What Fred hoped for. 416
The Ostrich's Natural Enemy. 417
One of the Guides. 419
A Royal Residence in Unyamwezi. 420
War Dance of Mirambo's Followers. 422
Natives Bringing Provisions for Sale. 423
A Protected Village. 425
The Zebra at Home. 426
An African Tembé. 428
Manyuema Hunters Killing Sokos. 429
Rocks by the Wayside. 431
Crossing a Stream. 432
Weapons of the Natives. 433
Man of Massi Kambi. 434
Hill-country near Mirambo's Capitol. 435
Porters and Woman and Child of Usagaru. 436
Hut at Kifuma. 437
Stanley's Voyage on the Livingstone.--Battle with the Natives. 439
Frank Pocock, Stanley's Companion on the Livingstone. 440
Stanley's Expedition Recuperated and Re-clad after Crossing the
"Dark Continent." 441
Trading Station on the West Coast of Africa. 443
Curious Head-dress. 444
The Height of Fashion. 445
The First Cataract of the Livingstone. 447
Stanley's Expedition Descending the Livingstone. 448
A Deserter Brought Back. 450
A Native Guard. 451
Said bin Amir's House. 452
Getting Ready for the Road. 454
Halting-place under a Sycamore. 455
A House in Unyamyembe. 456
Unyamwezi Heads. 457
Members of the Caravan. 458
Grinding Meal for Supper. 459
Storehouse for Grain. 460
An African Ferry. 461
Crossing a Plain. 462
A Pond by the Wayside. 464
Capturing a Leopard. 465
Ugogo Heads, with Distended Ears. 466
Women of Ubudjwa. 467
Crossing a River on a Fish-weir. 468
Camp on the Edge of the Makata Swamp. 469
View of Zanzibar from the Sea. 471
From Bagamoya to Zanzibar. 473