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INDEX 



Wingate, Sir F., and Lady, hospitality of, at 



Khartoum, ii. 375 

 Witch doctors at Maifoni, i. 357-8 

 Women, see each Tribe, see also Dress, Hair- 

 dressing, and Ornaments 

 albinism in, Congo State, ii. 24i-2 

 as cari'iers, i. 158 



fishing pursued by, (Yakoma), ii. 246 

 good-looking, (Kwaia), i. 126 

 great size of, (Tera), i. 160 

 stranga fashions of, (Logo), ii. 337 

 woman ruler, (Lafana), ii. 161 

 Wufu, i. 180 

 Wujia natives, Gribingi river, aspect and 



ornaments of, ii. 210-11 

 Wuka, G.'s pst dog, i. 35, 164, 345 ; death of, 



probable cause, ii. 158-9 

 Wukari, crocodile pool at, i. 44 ; slaves sold 



at, i. 35 ; tsetse-fly near, i. 45 

 Wulo, town, 239 



Wunnda, Kanem shore. Lake Chad, ii. 99 

 AVuyo town, its inhabitants and their occupa- 

 tions, i. 159; G. the first white 

 man at, i. 159 



Yakoma, Belgian post, mouth of Welle 

 river, iron mines near, ii. 249, 

 rich country near, 250 

 tribe, race of, ii. 222-3, 243, fine physique 

 of, excellence of as watermen, their 

 canoBS, ii. 243-4, tribal marks and 

 ear-discs of 244-5, bark clothing 

 of, 245-6, hair-dressing, manufac- 

 tures, and aspect of, 248 ; sub- 

 tribes of, ii. 249 

 Yambio, Sultan, of the Azandi, cruelty, and 



fate of, ii. 357 

 Yam-Yam tribe, country of, i. 155 

 Yei, Belgian post, hospitality at, ii. 338 

 region, game scarce in, ii. 303 

 river, affluent of, ii. 3£6-7 ; B.A.'s 

 exploration of, ii. 346 et seq. ; 

 lake-ending of, ii. 371, land trek 

 to Gaba Shambi, an English greet- 

 ing, 372-3, the first sight of success 

 — the Nile ! 373 ; hippo on, ii. 

 351-2, 355, 359, 365 ; navigability 

 of, proven, ii. 374 ; rapids and 

 chutes on, ii. 350, 351, 356, 361-2, 

 364, loss of two men in, 354, the 

 Madja rapids re-named by B.A., 

 358 ; settlement on, of runaway 

 slaves, i. 49 ; source and alleged 

 course of, ii. 346-7 ; tribes on, ii. 

 352, 353, 357 

 Yelua, walled town, view of Murchison 

 range from, i. 72 ; women's 

 grinding-chant at, i. 73-4 



Yenhari, Yei river, the chief's welcome, ii. 

 363-4 • I 



Yergum, aboriginal pagan cannibals, locale 

 of, i. '74-75 ; appearance, and hair- 

 dressing of, i. 76 ; tribal customs, 

 i. 93 ; capital of, animals and tsetse 

 fly near, i. 192 ; clothing of, i. 93, 

 friendliness of, i. 94-5 ; internecine 

 strife among, i. 75 ; juju man, his 

 abode and mysteries, i. 93-4 



Yo, or Komadugu, river, G.'s journey to, 

 i. 142, et seq. ; course of, i. 165 ; 

 scenery along, i. 166; fishing as 

 followed on, i. 167-9 ; boundary 

 between French and English terri- 

 tory, i. 169, people along, i. 169-71, 

 ruins on right bank of, i. 171-2; 

 guinea-fowl and cattle along, fish 

 and hippo in, beyond Yo town, the 

 river near the Lake, i. 174 ; game 

 near, ii. 297-S ; in low water, ii. 

 46; mouth of, B.A. at, ii. 60; 

 B.A. and T. at, after first cruise 

 on Lake Chad, i. 332 

 Yo, town, near mouth of Yo river objective 

 of Expedition, after Gaidam, i. 

 165 ; game near, found by G., i. 

 173 ; good rest-house for white 

 folk at, i. 173 ; arrival at of B.A., 

 he presents Kano medal to the 

 quartermaster of escort, i. 234, and 

 gives a pvrotechnio display to the 

 Kachslla,"235; the king of, ii. 7, 

 his appearance, 8 ; G.'s fish- 

 collecting visits to, i. 174, 176 

 et seq. 253, 264, 317; market 

 at, ii. 79, a Tubu raid at, 80-2 

 Kachella of, (Kakami), i. 172, his duties, 

 172, character, 176, and privi- 

 leges 173 ; hunting Tubus, i. 233, 

 he meets B.A. at Yo city, 234 ; 

 referred to in the matter of the 

 Lowan of Kowa, by B.A., i. 355 ; 

 his defence of the Mecca caravan, ii. 

 6 et seq., his wounds and pluck, 12 

 Yuggu hills, near N'soro, ii. 328 

 Yunna river, valley of, i. 95 



Zaeanda, Mount, i. 101 ; B.A.'s arrival at, i. 



211 

 Zogabi, Mount, seen from Gulani, i. 125, 



stiff climb up and fine view from 



summit, 127 

 Zoographical areas, Africa, characteristic 



avifauna of, ii. 20-21 

 Zubeir Pasha, and Rabeh, ii. 170 

 Zungar river, breadth of, i. 103 

 Zungaru, Mount, climbed by T., i. 103, 



fine view from, 104 



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