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Alexander, Lieut. Boyd (contd.) 



aims, 4, 5, co-operation of his 

 broither (see C. Alexander), of 

 Capt. G. B. Gosling, and of Mr. 

 P. A. Talbot, 5, and of the collector 

 Jose Lopes, 6 ; preliminary 

 difficulties, 7 ; equipment of the 

 expedition, 7 et seq. and see 

 Appendix I., organisation of trans- 

 port, 10, remarks on carriers, 

 11 ; medical and hygienic comforts 

 carried, 13-15, photographic and 

 survey outfit, 15-16, gramophone 

 and phonograph, 16, 17, 192, 

 203; the final start, 18; up the 

 Nun or Benue, 19 ; arrival at 

 Lokoja, additions to the staff, 

 British hospitality at i. 21, the 

 journey continued, 22 et seq. ; 

 pleasant meeting with the Anglo- 

 German Boundary Commission, 1 

 27 ; arrival at Ibi, i. 38 ; work 

 done there, i. 64, hunting, &c., en 

 route for Serikin Kudu, i. 48, the 

 lion hunt and kill at Tapkin Dorina, 

 49-60. his illness, 52-64, 84-6, 

 182, Jose's pluck, 54, 56, 59, and 

 devotion, 63, kind care of Dr. Ellis, 

 and stay at Lokoja, 64, 183; 

 return of, to Ibi, to superintend 

 transport arrangements and see 

 departure of boats iinder Lopes, 

 i. 64-5, his stay at Ibi and Lokoja, 

 182-3 ; journey from Loko to 

 Dorroro, i. 183 et seq., on thence, 

 he crosses the Kaduna in a coffin, 

 i. 207 ; at Bauchi, i. 212-14 ; on 

 to Ashaka, i. 214, the ruins of 

 Burmi visited, 215 ; arrival at 

 Ashaka, and on to Yo, events by the 

 way. Tubus on the road, i. 228, 

 arrival at Yo, meeting with the 

 Kachella, stay at Yo, i. 234-5 ; 

 on to Lake Chad, at Arregi, i. 236, 

 skirting the shores to Kaddai, 

 237 ; to Maifoni, and death of 

 C.A. there, i. 238-62, survey work 

 of C.A. taken up by, with T., 

 country crossed, i. 264 ; completion 

 of the survey at Kukawa, i. 279-80 ; 

 journey continued from Kukawa 

 to Kaddai, i. 297 ; first voyage of, 

 on Lake Chad, with T. i. 318, 321 

 et seq. 330, 331, their return to the 

 Yo mouth, 332, and thence to 

 Kaddai, 336 ; life in camp, i. 

 342-6 ; Clxristmas at Kaddai, i. 

 347-50 ; farewell to T., i. 350 ; 

 goes to Gashagar and ]Maifoni for 

 transport, events of the journey, 

 i. 354 et seq. ; some consequences, 

 ii. 71 et 5eg'.,'^aids the Kachella of 

 Yo against the Tubus, ii.|^7 et seq. ; 



Alexander, Lieut. Boyd (contd.) 



the second voyage on Lake Chad, 

 ii. 45 et seq. ; the transport of the 

 boats to Kowa Baga, hard times 

 for all concerned, ii. 70 et seq. ; the 

 passage of Lake Chad ii. 86, 89 

 et seq. ; arrival at Shari mouth, ii. 

 101 ; general conclusions on Lake 

 Chad, ii. 102 et seq. ; the journey 

 up the Shari, ii. 106 et seq. ; meeting 

 with G. at Fort Lamy, and journey 

 up the same river to Togbau Hills, 

 ii. 145 et seq. ; illness of, at Lafana, 

 ii. 160, 162 ; exploration of the 

 Bamingi branch, ii. 178 et seq. ; 

 up the Gribingi branch, ii. 208 

 et seq. ; overland to the Ubangui, 

 and up it, ii. 217-21 et seq. ; a 

 nasty fall, ii. 229; Christmas near 

 the Setema rapids, ii. 246-8 ; 

 journey up Welle, ii. 249 et seq. ; 

 the Angu forest explored for Okapi, 

 ii. 256, 258 et seq.. Lopes secures 

 one, ii. 263-8 ; the Welle journey 

 continued, ii. 269; G.'s illness, ii. 

 273-5 ; his excursion up Boma- 

 kandi river, ii. 275 ; his own and 

 G.'s illness near Amadi, 276-7 ; 

 the journey continued, by-ways 

 explored en passant, 278-9 ; an 

 excursion from Niangara, 282-6 ; 

 G.'s final illness and death, 287-95, 

 296 ; he goes on alone, his route to, 

 and up, the Kibali, ii. 318-20 et 

 seq. ; his last collecting expedition, 

 his illness and snake-bite, results 

 of the journey, ii. 335-6 ; leaves 

 N'soro, fails to ascend Dungu 

 river, ii. 337, goes by land to Yei, 

 ii. 338 ; exploration of the Yei, 

 ii. 346 et seq. ; escape of B.A. 

 from drowning, Yei rapids, ii. 354; 

 he is bitten by tsetse-fly, ii. 359 ; 

 Dinka hostility to, ii. 369-71 ; 

 Nile journey of, and return home, 

 ii. 374-5 

 methods of, as to bird-collecting, ii. 154-6, 

 229; as to road-measuring, i. 215-6 



Alexander-Gosling Expedition, see Ex- 

 pedition, and Names of those 

 composing the same 



Ali, drowned in Yei river, ii. 354 



Alia, C.A., rescues a Kanuri girl at, i. 109-10 



Ali Dinar, see Darfur, Sultan of 



Alligatas, musical instruments at Bauchi, 

 ii. 214, C.A.'s delight in, 253 



Amadi, Madi tribe near, ii. 277-8 



Ambia river, ii. 332 



Ambui reed, eaten by Budumas, ii. 96 



Ampang, Moimt, elevation of, and high 

 cultivation on, i. 97, view of 

 Murchison and other mountains 

 from, 98 



