CONTENTS. XVll 



—A Fan village.— My reception by the cannibals.— The 

 king. — N'miamba. — My installation. — Great rejoicings. — 

 An accession to my people. — The magic lantern, and 

 white man's fetish.— The forest on the spurs of the Sierra 

 del Crystal.— The rapids of the Como.— The country beyond. 

 —The mountain range.— A new species of boar.— Eeturn 

 to the Gaboon. 



CHAPTER XYII. 



The Country between the Gaboon and the 



Nazareth . . . . • .424 



The Mafouga creek.—" Fortuna."— " Bush chop."— The route. 

 — "N'cheri." — Prairie lands. — A chimpanzee shot.— Gal- 

 lenjabah.— King Bapi's hospitality.— The bush.— A game 

 country.— A python killed.— Strange taste.— Plenty of 

 food.— A new antelope.— The first signs of gorillas.— The 

 trail. — Gorillas wounded. — A young one caught. — His 

 escape.— A thief caught and punished.— Preparations for a 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



The N'Gobai and the adjacent Country . . 443 



The route.— A herd of wild cattle.— A M'niare bull.— Different 

 aspects of the forest. — The N'gobai. — N'jomba. — A herd of 

 hippopotami. — A battue. — African hospitality. — News of 

 gorillas. — Gorilla hunting. — Other game. — Fever. — A retro- 

 grade movement. — Treachery and its punishment. — A fatal 

 blow. — Eeturn to Glass. 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 The Kroo Coast and Prince's Island . . 467 



The Eeturn to Glass.— Fever.— The Kroo Coast.— A cruise in 

 H.M.S. "Wrangler."— Prince's Island.— "The azure grotto." 



