SPORT IN ABYSSINIA. 



B., Mr. Marcopoli, and Mr. Russell. They were going 

 up to the White Nile, by Berber, to join Colonel 

 Gordon, of the White Nile exploration. The other 

 four were going to Kassala, across the Desert, and 

 thence down to the Hamaram village mentioned by 

 Sir Samuel Baker in his ' Nile Tributaries of Abys- 

 sinia,' to shoot all kinds of big game. The ship only 

 remained two days at Souakim, and then sailed for 

 Massowah. The rest of the journey was a little dull, 

 as the separation broke up this very cheery party, and 

 only four of us were now remaining. 



On the morning of the 29th December, 1874, H., 

 Lord R., A., and myself landed at Massowah, and 

 here I begin my journal with an account of our sport 

 and adventures. 



Dec. 29, 1874. — The first thing we did was to pay 

 our respects to the Governor. I presented the letter 

 which had been procured for me from the Minister of 

 Foreign Affairs in Egypt, and, of course, we had the 

 usual accompaniment of coffee. Arrckel Bey, the 

 Governor, was exceedingly civil, and said he would 

 do everything in his power to get us mules, etc., for 

 our journey to the interior. 



Massowah is built on an island, in the same way as 

 Souakim ; but there are two long causeways joining it 

 with the mainland, whereas at Souakim one goes from 

 the mainland to the town in boats — coarse-shaped 



