Index 



289 



Kissubi, our useful guide, 112 



Kisumu, arrival of Wiese at, with 

 transport, 8 ; our journey by rail- 

 way to, n 



Kitambala, the station of, 226 



Kitegule, we wander towards, in search 

 of zoological matter, 17 



Kiwu, Lake, and its islands, 86 ; 

 doubtful history of, 86 ; drowning 

 of oarsmen in, 93 ; first view of, 

 86 ; height above sea-level, 87 ; 

 hot springs of, 87 ; I determine to 

 visit district between, and Lake 

 Albert, 2 ; importance of our visit 

 to the islands of, 89 ; length and 

 breadth of, 87 ; limited knowledge 

 of flora and fauna of, 88; original 

 formation of, 88 ; otters in, 94 ; 

 our fleet of boats on, 78 ; tempera- 

 ture of, 77 ; through Ruanda to, 

 44 ; value of rice at, 8 ; we encamp 

 at the eastern point of, 77 ; we 

 leave for eastern bay of, 63 ; we 

 sight the fjords of, 77 



Koch, Professor, unexpected appear- 

 ance of, at Bukoba, 13 



Knecht, Lieutenant, development of 

 Kissenji due to, 80 ; joins us at 

 Ruasa, 120; leaves Kissenji for 

 home, 141 



Knuth, Laboratory Director, 2 



Kvvidschwi, butterflies seen in the forest 

 of, 107 ; description of beauties of, 

 108 ; description of natives of, 103 ; 

 fauna of, 106 ; flora of, 104 ; menu 

 at, 109 ; mode of greeting at, 103 ; 

 our journey from Wau to, 10 1 ; 

 our last evening at, 109 ; repre- 

 hensible behaviour of our bearers 

 at, 102 ; temperature at, io8 ; we 

 end our stay at, 108 



Lamp, Professor, grave of, 76 

 Laughter not " good form " among the 



Watussi, 61 

 Lava caverns in the volcanic region, 



119 

 Leopard, I shoot a, 174 

 Leopards met with at foot of volcanoes, 



125 

 Leopoldville, arrival at, 272 ; description 



of, 272 ; importance of, as a trading 



centre, 272 ; sleeping sickness pr.'- 



valent at, 272 ; we leave, by train 



for Matadi, 273 

 Lepenge, on the Semliki, we reach, 219 



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Liane plantation of Patalongo, our visit 

 to, 261 ; slow growth of, 261 ; 

 VVambutti huts built of, 201 



Lion, a Masai injured by, 27 ; hunt at 

 Rutschuru, 171 ; hunt, we go on a, 

 32 ; I kill a, 34 ; I kill another, 

 35 ; Wintgens shoots a, 26 ; Wint- 

 gens shoots another, 35 



Lions, driving, from lair by fire, 177 ; 

 occasionally met with at foot of 

 volcanoes, 125 ; our zoologist dis- 

 covers, 32 



Lioness, I shoot a, 177 



Lisala, we anchor at, 269 



Loads, general, carried by expedition, 

 list of, 6 



Loafers, Lieutenant von Wiese's ex- 

 cellent plan for detecting, 15 



Lobelia, gigantic specimens of, 68 



Longitude of Katwe, probable reason 

 for disputing, 193 



Luabugiri, Msinga's father, tomb of, 77 



Lubona, Mount, we arrive at, 39 



Luhondo, Lake, description of, 121; 

 fauna of, 120; Raven meets with 

 an unpleasant experience on, 121; 

 we start for, 120 



Lumbago, I acquire a touch of, 18 



Luschau, Professor von, consultation 

 with, 2 



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" Mami," the, held in great awe and 



reverence, 47 

 Mandingo, we embark on the, 276 

 Manjema, replacing Wahaia bearers 



by, 9 



Marienberg, Dr. Czekanowski starts 



for, 16 

 Marienberg Station, greeting the White 



Fathers of the, 13 

 Marsh antelope seen at Lake Mohasi, 



43. 



Matadi, arrival at, 273 ; description of, 

 273 ; reception by Herr Schmidt 

 at, 273 



Matadi-Leopoldville Railway, terminus 

 of, 272 



Material, personal, carried by expedi- 

 tion, list of, 7 



Matschie, Professor, consultation with, 

 2 



Mawambi, description of, 243 ; we arrive 

 at, 243 ; yield of ivory at, 243 ; 

 yield of rubber at, 243 

 Maxi," shrewdness of, 92 



Mboga, commercial activity of, 220 ; 

 description of, 220 ; smuggling pre- 

 valent at, 220 ; we reach, 220 



