xxii CONTEXTS. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



ASHANGO-LAND. 



Cloudy Skies of Ashango-land— Grand Palaver— Isliogo Porters dismissed 



'Jhe Village Idol — Religious llites— Visit to an Obon^o Village — 



Abodes and Habits of the Dwarf Itace— Measurements of their Height 



i:iver Oiiano — Smgular Ferry— Mount Mogiama— Its Altitude — 



Village of ]\Iongon, its Latitude, Longitude, and Height above the 

 Sea-level — Village of JS'iembouai Olomba — Its picturesque Site— Ba- 

 shil<ouay Ants — Ascend Mount Birogou Bouanga — Its Altitude — More 

 Troubles — Robbed by the Ashango Porters — Summary Measures — 

 Resume our March — Arrive at Mobaua — Departure of a Bride — Arrival 

 at Mouaou Kombo Page 311 



CHAPTER XVII. 



FATAL DISASTERS AT MOUAOU KOMBO. 



Unpromising state of affairs on arriving at IMouaou Kombo — Piakombo is 

 threatened — Obstacles raised by the Villagers — Fair promises of the 

 Chief — A Secret Meeting of the Villagers — Demands of the People — 

 We leave the Village — Night Encampment in the Forest — Threats and 

 Promis'S from the next Village — Invited to return to Mouanu — Re- 

 conciliation — Arrival of a hostile Deputation from the next Village — 

 A Man accideutally Shot 344 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



KETREAT FROM ASHANGO-LAND. 



A Palaver proposed to settle the Death of the Man— A Woman killed — 

 The ^^'ar Cry ! — Retreat coniu'cnccd — Igala ai.d myself woundt-d with 

 Poisoued AiTows — Narrow Escape of Macondai and Rebouka — We are 

 closely pursued by the Natives — Coll. ctions and Note-books thrown 

 into the Bush — We make a Stand — Two Men Shot — Pursuit continued 

 — 1 am wounded a second time — ^alo shoots the Bowman — We make 

 another Staud— Cross the Bembo— Phss Mobana— Still pursiud— ^lake 

 a final Stand— 'i'he Pursuers diiven off at last— A Halt— The Party 

 all collected together — Sieep in the For<-st — Night-March through 

 Niemhouai — Frieniily conduct of Liie Head Chief — We are well 

 received at a Plantation— Arrival of Magouga — We continue the March 

 to Ishogo-land " 354 



