CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER VI 



The Survey Continued to Maifoni 

 A forest of baboons— Talbot's fight with the Marragi— His heroism . Tp. 122-143 



CHAPTER VII 



Up the Gongola River to Ashaka 



Gosling shoots a giraffe — Description of the Benue and inhabitants — Famine — 

 Trouble with boats' crew — Passage of boats up the Gongola— Gosling's overland 

 journey to Ashaka Pp. 144-162 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Journey of the Boats to Yo 



Description of Yo river — The famous Ghambaru ruins — First sight of Tubus — The 

 Kachella of Yo — Boat reaches Lake Chad — A marriage ceremony — Gosling's 

 journey to Maifoni Pp. 163-181 



CHAPTER IX 



My Journey from Loko to Dorroro 



My return to Lokoja — Convalescence — Leave Loko — Remarks on the native inter- 

 preter — Descriptions of scenery and birds — the Fulani and Hausa races, their 

 origins — Arrival at Dorroro — Uses of the phonograph — The singing of the red 

 thrush Pp. 182-202 



CHAPTER X 



My Journey Continued to Ashaka 



Bridge-building — Charon's ferry — The Petti pagans — Curious ornaments — The 

 tierce Kagorro tribe — A view of fertile Nigeria — Arrival at Bauchi — Meeting 

 with the Emir — The good king's woes, and remedy — The bad king's crime, and 

 remedy — Hausa wrestling Pp. 203-221 



CHAPTER XI 



My Journey Continued from Ashaka to Maifoni 



The scene of the Burmi fight — Arrival at Gaidam — The Tubu family, their release — 

 Bad news at Yo — Leave for Maifoni — First sight of Lake Chad — Tweedledum 

 and Tweedledee — The Bnduma at Kaddai — Graver news at Ere — Post-haste for 

 Maifoni Pp. 222-240 



CHAPTER XII 



Maifoni 



Description of the place — The home for freed slaves — My brothei's illness and 

 death Pp. 241-262 



