Index 



Rhinoceros, the, 713 



Rhopalocera, 872 et seq. 



RICE, 77, 398-9, 422, 492, 668, 900, 985-90, 



994, 1000-2, 1061, 1077, 1088-9 

 Richardson, R. B. (Judge), 379, 383 

 Rings, finger, 960, 966-7 

 Rio de Oro (see Oro), 37-8 

 Roads in Liberia, 314, 357, 433, 440, 452, 



475 



ROBERTS, JOSEPH JENKINS (President), 

 1 80, 185 et seq. ; dealings with British 

 authorities, 193 et seq. ; independence 

 of Liberia, 198 et seq.; first President, 

 223 ; first visit to Europe, 224; second 

 ditto, 232 ; arranges for annexation 

 of Maryland, 233-6 ; third visit to 

 Europe, 234 ; appointed Principal of 

 Liberia College and Belgian Consul, 

 236 ; re-elected President, 264 ; dies, 

 264. Further references to President 

 Roberts, 234, 236, 382 



Roberts, Mrs. 224-5, 236 



Roberts, Z. B. (Chief Justice), 379 



Robertsport (Cape Mount), 228, 371, 434 



Rock Cess, 464 



Rock Town, 51, 472 



Rollers (Eurystomits), 779 



Rome, Romans, and West Africa, 21-2, 56, 

 80, 104 



Rothschild, Hon. Walter, 676, 712, 717 



Rouen and the pepper trade, 59 



Roussettus (bats), 688, 690 



Rowe, Sir Samuel, 268 



Royal antelope, 727, 742-3, 1085 



ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, ix, x, 

 239- H37 



ROYE, EDWARD J. (President), 246, 258 

 et seq., 261 et seq. 



Royesville, 371, 436 



RUBBER: of Liberia, 288-9, 412 et seq.; 

 price, 414 ; sources of (trees, lianas, 

 shrubs), 414, 616 et seq., 669 ; history 

 of Rubber Corporation, 416 ; develop- 

 ment of industry, 416 ; native me- 

 thods of collecting, 418 ; pay of 

 labourers, 420 ; confusion of names of 

 rubber plants with those of Malay 

 region, 524 



Rubber Corporation, Liberian, 412, 417, 

 420, 428 



Rum, 173, 398 



Russell, A. F. (Vice-President), 279 

 Russwurm, J. B., 150, 190, 232, 472 

 Russwurm Island, 1059 



Saddle Hill, 454, 516 



Sailing ships, development of, 77 et seq. 



Sai]s versus oars, 79 



St. John's River (see John, St.), 51, 457-8 



St. Paul's River, see Paul, St. 



Salaries of Government officials, 379 



SALT, 398-9, 1028 ; its influence on Negro 

 migrations, 898-9 ; salt-sticks, ino 



Samori, 308-9, 1054, 1077 



Sampson, R., 136 



Sandals, 964 



Sandflies, 852-3 



Sanguin River, 51, 91, 188, 464-5 



Sanitary arrangements amongst Liberian 

 peoples, no, 422-6, 1008 



Sapo country and people, 417, 938, 1003 



Sapphires, 516 



Sarcophrynium, 546, 549 



Sass Town, 470 



Satro Mountains, 462, 477, 480, 484 



Schieffelin, Henry, 254 



Schieffelin township, 371 



Schoenlein, Dr. Philipp, 570 



Schweitzer, Herr, 787 



Sclater, Captain B. L., 728 



Sclater, Dr. P. L., 739 



Scodra, 844 



Scorpions, 844-5, 862 



Scotophilus bats, 692 



Scott, Bishop L, 376 



Seal hunting along the Sahara coast, 70 



Seal of Liberia, 218, 221-2 



Seaton. Richard (American), 141 



Secretary of State, 378 



Secretary of the Treasury, 212, 378 



SENATE OF LIBERIA, 208, 211, 261, 278, 



378-9 



Senegal Company, the Royal, 93, 96, 101 

 SENEGAL RIVER, 20, 38, 48, 70, 93, 900 

 Senegambia, 93, 187, 1105 

 September, month of, 502, 508 

 Serekhule people, 1096 

 Serranidce, 827 

 Serval cat, 701 



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