136 THROUGH UNKNOWN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. 
order to avoid the Adones. I immediately despatched 
twenty good men, well armed, on a run to Salan’s assist- 
ance. We waited all the next day, but not till late in the 
evening did Salan come, bringing the trading goods and 
letters, as I had ordered him to do. On the third day 
after this (January 25) Fred started for the coast, with 
MR. FRED GILLETT. 
nine men and ten camels. I sent out at the same time 
to Berbera eight boxes of natural-history specimens, and 
my poor sick head man Ahamed Aden,’ who for a long 
time had had to be carried on acamel. I sent out only 
four of my boys with the collection, as the country to the 
north was very peaceable, and I did not want to lose any 
more men than I could help. A few men were sick before 
1 Ahamed Aden died before reaching Berbera. 
