CONTENTS 
CHAPTER I 
BREAKING THE GROUND 
The Author’s many Journeys—New Guinea more Interesting than 
all—The Second Largest Island in the World, and the last to 
Guard its Secrets from Man—lIts Vast Possibilities to the 
Trader and the Man of Science—Great Riches in Birds and In- 
sects—770 known Species of Birds—The People—Their Many 
Dialects—A Geographical Reason for this—Toilsome Travel— 
Razor-like Ridges in Endless Succession —The Author’s 
Camps — Journeys Outlined —In Unexplored Country— 
Gorgeous Scenery—Variations of ee ae or a Chief 
Bugbear, Transport ‘ : 3 
CHAPTER II 
DISAPPOINTMENTS IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA 
Dutch New Guinea—The Coast—Unsavoury Mud-banks—Merauke 
—The Dutch Settlement described—Its Wonderful Modernity 
—A Fierce Tribe, the Tugeri, now described for the first 
time—Their Appearance and Habits—Their Continual Mur- 
derous Raids—The Fearful Bamboo Knife—Scientific Work 
here impossible owing to Danger of going beyond Settlement 
Boundaries—Outbreak of a Mysterious Disease at Merauke— 
Its Swift Deadliness—The Symptoms—Determine to leave 
Dutch New Guinea and ee for a March into the Un- 
explored Interior , : ‘ 
CHAPTER III 
CHANGES AND STRANGE SCENES 
sail to Thursday Island—A Rough Voyage in a Cattle-boat— 
A Glimpse of Thursday Island—The Wonderful Colour of its 
Waters—We reach Port Moresby—Contrast to the Scenery of 
Dutch New Guinea—Magnificent Mountains—Evidences of 
Drought—Vegetation burnt up—The British Government 
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