CONTENTS vii 



CHA.PTER XXVI 



Exploration of the Bamixgi 



"Bid" has a fright, so had the hippo— The River Bahr-sara — Arrive at Port Archam- 

 bault — The Kabba Sara tribe — The giant coffee trees — A Sara dance — Arrival at 

 the Bamingi mouth — We start to explore the river — The Crocodile Rapids — 

 River scenery — The honey-guide — The hippo pool — Milk for our tea — A novel fish 

 trap — Black-and-white monkeys — The baboons receive us — Birds of the river — 

 The forest'of tears — Loss of " Jaggra " — We discover a Banda village — Hostile 

 attitude of the natives — They think better of it on reflection — Description of 

 the Bandas • . . . . Pp. 178-292 



CHAPTER XXVII 



FeojiI tub Shaei to the Ubangui 



We return — "Jaggra" redivivus — Elephants at]play — An elephant hunt — Death of the 

 elephant — Back on the Shari — An eclipse of the sun — Gosling leaves for Fort 

 Crampel — Ascent of the Gribingi — A sunset effect — The Wujia tribe — My 

 arrival at Fort Crampel — The Munjia tribe — Talk about ju-ju — Signs of mutiny 

 — Death of "Jaggra" — Ascentof the Nuuna — Description of country — Arrival at 

 Krebeje — The N'dicongo tribe — Descent of the Tomi — Arrival at Kemmo 



Pp. 203-221 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



Our Joueney up the Ubangui 



Description of the river — The Roman Catholic Mission of St. Esprit — The Banziri 

 tribe — A severe fall — Description of the country — Luma island — The Blakka 

 tribe — A Blakka brawl — Arrival at Mobbai — Description of river scenery — 

 Banzyville — The Bou-Bou tribe — Raven tresses— The forest begins — The Leti 

 tribe — My reception by the chief — The white queen — A new antelope — Back to 

 Banzyviile — On the road again — River scenery — The Setema rapids — The 

 Yakoma tribe — Christmas — We attend the play . . . I'p. 222-248 



CHAPTER XXIX 



Hun'ting the Okapi 



The derivation of the name Ubangui — Arrival at Yakoma— Iron mines — Ascent of 

 the Welle — The M'bira tribe — Character of the river — The free-and-easy chief — 

 The Voro rapids — The Kachi tribe — Frescoes — Boats spring a leak — The three 

 jovial huntsmen — The virtue of honey — Djabbir — Death in our crew — The Kenga 

 rapids — River scenery — Rumours of the oka pi — arrival at Angu — "Mistress Anne" 

 — We set out to hunt the okapi — The Mobatti tribe — The heart of the forest — 

 Mobatti hunters — Strange animals — Native humour — Jose kills the okapi — An 

 emperor's feast — The story of the okapi's death — Its habits and history — Little 

 "Mary" — Back to Argu Pp. 249-268 



