CONTENTS xix 
Warsama killed by a man-eater-—Unsuccessful hunt—Clarke’s gazelle 
bagged—Beisa bagged—aArtificial tanks—Form a camp for koodoo- 
hunting at Mandeira . i i Pages 199-224 
CHAPTER IX 
THREE WEEKS’ KOODOO-STALKING ON GOLIS RANGE, 1893 
Our hunting camp in the mountains—The “Rock of the Seven Robbers” 
-—Exciting koodoo hunt; death of a splendid koodoo—My shooting 
costume—Triumphant return to camp—Unsuccessful koodoo hunt— 
March to Henweina—Unsuccessful hunt after koodoos—Bag a bull—A 
charming spot—Dog-faced baboons—Alarm note of the koodoo cow— 
Picturesque bivouac—Cedar-trees in Mirso—A leopard caught with a 
piece of rope and speared by the Somdlis—March to Armaleh Garbadir 
—The great Massleh Wein bull—Exciting hunt ; success of the Martini ; 
a glorious koodoo—Return to the coast : : 225-238 
CHAPTER X 
SECOND JOURNEY TO THE WEBBE SHABELEH RIVER, 1893 
The new caravan—Pass Lord Delamere’s party—Captain Abud in camp at 
Hargeisa—Sheikh Mattar—Cross the Haud, and arrive at Seyyid 
Mahomed’s town in Og4dén—Holy reputation—Why the Somalis have 
no Mahdi—Scene at the Seyyid’s town—Native impression of European 
travellers—Every European a doctor—Malingtr mission to Harar— 
Ruspoli’s men seized—Jama Deria’s Englishman—Reach the Webbe and 
bag a waterbuck—Friendly Gilimiss Somalis—First news of the Webbe 
bushbuck—Shooting a crocodile—Great beauty of our camp on the 
Webbe banks—Gialla raids on the Gilimiss—The crossing of the Webbe 
at Karanleh—Unexpected Gdlla news—Entertain GAlla chiefs in camp ; 
a defiant speech—A Galla trip planned—Fresh hippo tracks in the 
reedg—A waterbuck swims the Webbe ; a noble buck—Sad death of a 
horse—The Aulihan—-A row in camp—Unsuccessful buffalo-hunting— 
Wounded waterbuck struck down by a lion—Starving negroes eat the 
carrion—Disturbed country ; the Galla trip impracticable—Recross the 
Webbe—Driving for bushbuck—A wart-hog bagged—A man seized by 
a lion; extraordinary story—A leopard bagged—A buck killed by 
leopards before our eyes—A row at Garbo—Success of the Lee-Metford 
—The Awéré pan ; beautiful hunting-ground—Lions roaring at night— 
Unsuccessful lion- hunts—Magnificent lion shot ; a surprising leap— 
Abundance of lions—Return to Berbera ; and go to England . 239-267 
