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 Ogidén—Holy reputation—Why the Somalis have no Mahdi— 
Scene at the Seyyid’s town—Native impression of European travellers— 
Every European a doctor—Malingir mission to Harar—Ruspoli’s men 
seized—Jdma Deria’s Englishman—Reach the Webbe and bag a water- 
buck—Friendly Gilimiss Somalis—First news of the Webbe bushbuck— 
Shooting a crocodile—Great beauty of our camp on the Webbe banks— 
Galla raids on the Gilimiss—The crossing of the Webbe at Karanleh— 
Unexpected Galla news—Entertain Galla chiefs in camp; a defiant 
speech—A Gilla trip planned—Fresh hippo tracks in the reeds—A 
waterbuck swims the Webbe ; a noble buck—Sad death of a horse— 
The Awihdn—aA 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 
Awaré pan; beautiful hunting-ground—Lions roaring at night—Un- 
successful lion-hunts—Magniticent lion shot ; a surprising leap—Abund- 
ance of lions—Return to Berbera ; and go to England. 
DurinG the first trip to the Webbe we had been four and a 
half months in the interior, travelling over more than eleven 
hundred miles of camel-track. I found at Aden that an 
