XVili THROUGH SOMALILAND AND ABYSSINIA 
journey to Harar—Hospitality of Basha-Basha, an Abyssinian general— 
Enter Harar—Meet Signor Felter—First interview with the Ras in the 
audience-room—Entertained by Allaka Gobau Desta—My servant 
wounded—Meet Count Salimbeni, M. Guigniony, and the Archbishop 
of Gallaland—Interviews with the Ras and exchange of presents— 
Farewells in Harar—Leave Harar for the Webbe . Pages 147-176 
CHAPTER VII 
FIRST JOURNEY TO THE WEBBE SHABELEH RIVER, 1893 
Form an ambush over the pool at Kuredelli—A rhinoceros wounded— 
Unsuccessful hunt after the rhinoceros — Two lions seen — Another 
rhinoceros wounded at the pool; three lionesses arrive; interesting 
moonlight scene—A lioness drinks, and is wounded—Death of the 
lioness — Follow and bag the rhinoceros—Exciting hyena-hunt with 
pistol and knife—Abbasgul fight— Unsuccessful rhinoceros -hunt—We 
march into the monsoon—Waller’s gazelle wounded by me and pulled 
down by a leopard—Death of the leopard—Camp again at TwWli—Two 
rhinoceroses bagged ; furious charge—'l'he Sheikh Ash, a friendly tribe 
—A leopard in camp—Ampbush at the Garba-aleh pool; leopard and 
hyena bagged—Abundance of game—First enter zebra country—Man- 
eating lions at Durhi—Maliugur at Durhi—Elephant-hunting in Daghatto 
Valley ; a bull bagged—Large number of elephants-—Interesting scene 
in Daghatto—Leopards seen—Uninhabited country —Difficulty in finding 
the Rer Amaden tribe—Halt at Enleh and send out scouts . 177-198 
CHAPTER VIII 
FIRST JOURNEY TO THE WEBBE SHABELEH RIVER (continued) 
Our camp at Enleh—Success of the Lee-Metford rifle—A beisa hunt— 
Abundance of game—A night alarm—Attempt to catch a zebra foal— 
Strange voices in the bush—News of the Rer Amaden—Jama Deria— 
Advance into the Amaden country—Meeting with Sheikh Abdul Kader 
at Dambaswerer—-Friendly reception by the Rer Amdden—Decile to 
make a dash for Imé—Fine view of the Webbe Valley—Difficulty and 
expense of a Somali outfit—Close to Imé ; doubtful as to our weleome— 
Cordiality of the Adone or Webbe negroes—Council of the elders ; desire 
for an English treaty—Kind hospitality of Gabba Oboho, chief of Imé 
—A word for British management at the coast—Invited to return to 
the Webbe—Shoot two waterbuck—Return to Dambaswerer—Jama 
Deria at home—Galla raids—Extraordinary vitality of a Somali—Jama 
Deria’s avarice—Reputation of Ras Makunan—Beisa shot—A lion roars 
at night—Lion surprised stealing the carcase—Exciting hunt, and death 
of the lion—Sit up for lion at Durhi—Melancholy episode; Daura 
