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of Plenty." — Fort James. — The earthquake and its conse- 

 quences. — Christiansburg. — News of game. — Again en 



voyage. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Lagos 343 



The Volta.— The appearance of the Coast.— Lagos Roads.— 

 The bay. — Sharks. — The landing of the Governor. — The 

 aspect of the town. — Missionaries. — " White man's fetish." 

 — The situation of the town. — Climate. — Fearful mor- 

 tality. — The value of the colony. — ^Eed tape. — The worth- 

 less settlements on the Coast. — Injudicious policy. — The 

 diseases peculiar to the Coast, 



CHAPTER XV. 

 The Bights, the Oil-rivers, and Pernanuo Po . 366 



The mouths of the Niger. — A dreary coast. — Bonny. — " The 

 Stella." — KingPeppel. — The Juju-house. — Cannibals. — The 

 Cameroons and Fernando Po. — Clarence. — The Hadji's 

 abode. — Eobert Bruce Walker's kindness. — Daddy Jem. — 

 " Tlie hunting physician." — A ballet at Boobie-town. — A 

 drawback. — " The Minerva." — Malimba. — The Borea river. 

 — Signs of game. — Visions of elephants. — A disappoiut- 

 ment. — Hippopotami. — The Botanga falls. — Fever no re- 

 specter of persons. — The entrance of the Gaboon. — African 

 hospitality. — My boat. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



The Gaboon . . . . . .389 



The Gaboon Eiver. —"Plateaux." — Glass. — Walker's hospitality. 

 — The American mission. — M. Du ChaOlu. — The M'Pongue 

 tribe. — Preparations for a trip up the river. — The start. — 

 The voyage. — A stroke of luck. — The Como. — A colony of 

 pelicans. — Appearance of the country. — A strange rencontre. 



