INDEX 



407 



Gosling, Captain G. B., journeys of [contd.) 



of illness, ii. 231 ; lie provides a 

 second Christmas dinner, ii. 247 ; 

 the journey up the Welle, the 

 search for the Okapi, ii. 256, unsuc- 

 cessful, 263, its spoor seen, 265 ; 

 illness of and its causes, ii. 273, 292, 

 proves blackwater fever, 274, his 

 recovery. 276. the disease recurs, 

 276-7, "287, his early death, 288, 

 and funeral, 289, tributes to, 290 

 et seq. 

 notes by, on " dug-out " boating, ii. 158 ; 

 on the ruins of Ghambaru, i. 171 ; 

 on the Kuri Budumas, ii. 110; on 

 the Munchi, i. 32 ct seq. ; on native 

 treatment of animals, i. 179 ; on 

 peoples, &c., met with on his jour- 

 neys, ii. 150-4 ; on the Okapi, ii. 

 265-6 



Gourd, C.A.'s acpiatic diversions on and the 

 consequences, i. 27 



Government officials, imjiortance of their 

 mastering native languages, i. 185- 

 6 ; Belgian rule concerning, ii. 

 341 



Gramophone and phonograph, effect of on 

 natives, i. 16, 17, 199, 203-4, 212-3, 

 255 



Green paroquet, part used as Juju, near 

 Dallguri, i. 141 



Gribingi river, ii. 207, B.A.'s journey up, 

 difficulties of, features of the river, 

 208-10 ; eclip.se observed on, ii. 

 208 ; French supply-route via, ii. 

 216 



Grinding chant of women at Yelua. i. 73—1 



Guara river, affluent of the Niger, rise and 

 course of, i. 201 



Gudinia, Kibali country. Birds of, new 

 species obtained in, by B.A., ii. 

 309, his collecting expedition from, 

 his illness at, ii. 335, he is bitten by 

 snake, ii. 336 

 natives, ii. 309-12; their tribute to Ma- 

 gombo's valour, ii. 332 



Gourand, Colonel, Governor of " Territoire 

 du Chad," hospitality of, at Fort 

 Laniy, ii. 130-1 



Gudu, G.'s great reception at, i. 148 



Guinea-worm, treatment for, European and 

 native, i. 14, 15, 177 ; carriers 

 attacked by, on the Gribingi, ii. 208 



Gujba, C.A.'s journey to, i. 122; G.'s 

 journey to, i. 162, 163 ; bush 

 country near, i. 163 ; B.A. at, i. 

 228; story of the battle of, (1901), 

 i. 228-9 



Gulani, T.'s journey to, baboons met with, 

 i. 122, 123, the town described, 124, 

 view of Mount Zogabi from, 125, 

 native excitement over T.'s gun, 

 126, an exchange of treasures, 126 



Gulfsi, one of Rabsh's strongholds, ii. 171 ; 

 B.A.'s arrival at, ii. 114, the Sul- 

 tan's welcome, 115-6, its inhabi- 

 tants, 117-20 ; French forces at, ii. 

 175 



Gullo, G. at, his camping methods, ii. 139 



Gumbeni river, near N'gala, scenery along, 

 ii. 141, fish-dams on, 142 



Gunsha, large Kunuri town, i. 164 



Gurkaua tribe, aboriginal, pagan cannibals, 

 i. 74, hills inhabited by, 75 ; aspect, 

 clothing and hair-dressing of, i. 76 ; 

 old cannibal King of, prisoner at 

 Ibi, i. 46 



Gurrbilla, Barburr town, i. 127, a difficult 

 ford near, 128, remarkable hill near, 

 128-9, other hills seen from, 130 



Guruba river, affluent of the Welle, B.A. 

 and G.'s journey up, ii. 278-9 ; 

 canal on, ii. 279 ; elephants near, ii. 

 304 



Gwoni, defeat at, of Fiilani, (1903), i. 224 



Hair-dressing, male and female, various 

 tribes : — 

 Baghirmi, ii. 158 

 Banda. ii. 148, 201 

 Banziri, ii. 226 

 Bou-bou, ii. 237, 246 

 Buduma, ii. 97 

 Bungba, ii. 283 

 Dinka, ii. 368 

 Gurkaua, i. 76 

 Kachi, ii. 252 

 Montoil, i. 76 

 Sara, ii. 166 

 Shua, i. 277 

 Yakoma, ii. 246 

 Yergum, i. 76 

 Haj,i-el-Hamis rock, Shari delta, ii. 106 

 Harmattan (wind), discomforts caused by, 

 i. 300, 326, 328. ii. 7 ; sunset 

 beauties due to, i. 302 

 Hashim, Sultan of Bornu, and Rabeh, ii. 



170 

 Hassler, Dr., at Kusseri, ii. 143 

 Hausa race, characteristics of. Taylor on, i. 

 32, 197-8 

 carriers, reliability of, ii. 45 

 " civilisation " of, an example, i. 139 

 fits afflicting, ii. 279-80 d- note 

 interpreters, untrust worthiness of, i. 184-6, 



high pay of, 185 

 language of, its dsrivation and wide 



spread, i. 197 

 probable origin of, i. 197-8 

 salutations, i. 270 



traders and wares at Maidugari, i. 268 

 wrestling match, seen by B.A. at Gaddam, 

 i. 220 

 Head, illnesses of, sacred earth to cure, from 

 Bauchi, i. 106 



