Index 



Rhinoceros, the, 713 



Rhopalocera, 872 et seq. 



Rice, yy, 398-9, 422, 492, 668, 900, 985-90, 



994, 1000-2, 1061, 1077, 1088-9 

 Richardson, R. B. (Judge), 379, 383 

 Rings, finger, 960, 966-7 

 Rio de Oro (see Oro), 37-8 

 Roads in Liberia, 314, 357, 433, 440, 452, 



475 

 Roberts, Joseph Jenkins (President), 

 180, 185 et seq. ; dealings with British 

 authorities, 193 ei seq. ; independence 

 of Liberia, 198 et seq. ; first President, 

 223 ; first visit to Europe, 224; second 

 ditto, 232 ; arranges for annexation 

 of Maryland, 233-6 ; third visit to 

 Europe, 234 ; appointed Principal of 

 Liberia College and Belgian Consul, 

 236 ; re-elected President, 264 ; dies, 

 264. Further references to President 

 Roberts, 234, 236, 382 

 Roberts, Mrs. 224-5, 236 

 Roberts, Z. B. (Chief Justice), 379 

 Robertsport (Cape Mount), 228, 371, 434 

 Rock Cess, 464 

 Rock Town, 51, 472 

 Rollers (Enrystomns), 779 

 Rome, Romans, and West Africa, 21-2, 56, 



80, 104 

 Rothschild, Hon. Walter, 676, 712, 717 

 Rouen and the pepper trade, 59 

 Roussettus (bats), 688, 690 

 Rowe, Sir Samuel, 268 

 Royal antelope, 727, 742-3, 1085 

 RoyAL Geographical Society, ix, x, 



239. ^^i7 



RoYE, Edward J. (President), 246, 258 

 et seq., 261 et seq. 



Royesville, 371, 436 



Rubber: of Liberia, 288-9, 4'2 et seq^.; 

 price, 414 ; sources of (trees, lianas, 

 shrubs), 414, 616 et seq., 669 ; history 

 of Rubber Corporation, 416 ; develop- 

 ment of industry, 416 ; native me- 

 thods of collecting, 418 ; pay of 

 labourers, 420 ; confusion of names of 

 rubber plants with those of Malay 

 region, 524 



Rubber Corporation, Liberian, 412, 417, 

 420, 428 



Rum, 173, 398 



Russell, A. F. (Vice-President), 279 

 Russwurm, J. B., 150, 190, 232, 472 

 Russwurm Island, 1059 



Saddle Hill, 454, 516 



Sailing ships, development of, yy et seq. 



Sails versus oars, 79 



St. John's River (see John, St.), 51, 457-8 



St. Paul's River, see Paul, St. 



Salaries of Government officials, 379 



Salt, 398-9, 1028 ; its influence on Negro 



migrations, 898-9 ; salt-sticks, mo 

 Samori, 308-9, 1054, 1077 

 Sampson, R., 136 

 Sandals, 964 

 Sandflies, 852-3 



Sanguin River, 51, 91, 188, 464-5 

 Sanitary arrangements amongst Liberian 



peoples, no, 422-6, 1008 

 Sapo country and people, 417, 938, 1003 

 Sapphires, 516 

 Sarcophrynium, 546, 549 

 Sass Town, 470 



Satro Mountains, 462, 477, 480, 484 

 Schieffelin, Henry, 254 

 Schieffelin township, 371 

 Schoenlein, Dr. Philipp, 570 

 Schweitzer, Herr, 787 

 Sclater, Captain B. L., 728 

 Sclater, Dr. P. L., 739 

 Scodra, 844 

 Scorpions, 844-5, 862 

 Scotophilus bats, 692 

 Scott, Bishop I., 376 

 Seal hunting along the Sahara coast, 70 

 Seal of Liberia, 21S, 221-2 

 Seaton, Richard (American), 141 

 Secretary of State, 378 

 Secretary of the Treasury, 212, 378 

 Senate oi-' Liberia, 208, 211, 261, 278, 



378-9 

 Senegal Company, the Royal, 93, 96, loi 

 Senegal River, 20, 38, 48, 70, 93, 900 

 Senegambia, 93, 187, 1105 

 September, month of, 502, 508 

 Serekhule people, 1096 

 Serranidce, 827 

 Serval cat, 701 



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