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trees, 100; two men held as hostages, 

 loi ; capture two natives of the Kikuyu 

 tribe, loi ; Kikuyu warriors threaten 

 expedition, 102; four warriors capt- 

 ured as hostages, 102 ; friendship 

 among the tribes near Mount Kenya 

 sealed by the slaughter of a sheep, 103 ; 

 preparation for attack, 104; march con- 

 tinued, 1 10; 3500 feet above the sea- 

 level, 1 10; journey continued down- 

 hill, 112; camp at Ngombe, 112; short 

 of water, 1 14. 



Chapter IV. — Expedition, Christ- 

 mas Day on the Guaso Nyiro, 117; na- 

 tive bridge over the Guaso Nyiro, 1 1 7 ; 

 along the banks of the river, 118; dis- 

 covery of falls on the Guaso Nyiro 

 River, 119; named Chanler Falls, 119; 

 encampment below the falls, 1 19; 

 travelling over jagged lava blocks, 122; 

 mosquitoes troublesome, 123; effects of 

 a mosquito bite, 123; night-scare in 

 camp, 127; on the plateau of Marisi 

 Alugwa Zombo, 127; crossed the Guaso 

 Nyiro, 128; in sight of what appears to 

 be a large sheet of water, 128; apes 

 attracted by camp-fire, 128; charge of 

 a rhinoceros, 130; through forest of 

 acacias, 131 ; elephant trails, 131 ; dis- 

 content of men, 134; stricken with 

 fever, 137; no Lake Lorian, nothing 

 but a vast swamp, 138; camp in the 

 swamp, 138 ; tormented by mosquitoes 

 in the swamp, 139; abode of pestilence 

 and death, 139; food nearly exhausted, 

 139; recovery of health, 140; death 

 of Soudanese and porter, 140; nine 

 days marching back to Christmas 

 camp, 140; left at Christmas camping- 

 place on the Guaso Nyiro, 145 ; start 

 for the Jombeni INIountains, 146; ex- 

 amine the rifles of men, 148 ; view of 

 Mount Kenya, 149; search for water 

 in the neighbourhood of Chabba, 150; 

 arrives at the river, 151 ; in the coun- 

 try of the Wamsara, 151 ; interview 

 with the Wamsara, 152; armed warrior 

 of the Wamsara, 152; build zeriba. 



152; expectation of food supply from 

 the Wamsara, 153. 



Chapter V. — Expedition, the negro 

 in cold weather, 154; the Wamsara visit 

 camp, 156; the Wamsara suspicious, 

 J58; Wamsara refuse to bring food, 

 159; warriors of the Wamsara again 

 visit camp, 160; preparations to leave 

 the Wamsara, 162; short of ammuni- 

 tion, 163; start for Hameye, 164; suffer 

 from hunger, 164; order of marching, 

 164; American flag carried at the head 

 of caravan, 165; one of the Wamsara 

 tribe made prisoner, 166; an exciting 

 moment, 167; Wamsara refuse to 

 trade, 167; seize a few head of cattle 

 from the Wamsara, 16S; fight with the 

 Wamsara, 168; Wamsara defeated, 

 168, 1 71; release of prisoner, 172; 

 dangerous road through the Wamsara 

 territory, 173; natives follow the line 

 of march, 1 73 ; attacked by the Wam- 

 sara in the ravines, 174 ; the Wamsara 

 wish no more war, 1 75 ; treachery of 

 the Wamsara, 1 75 ; continuous sharp 

 fighting, 176; wounds inflicted on the 

 men, 177; goats slaughtered and milk 

 served to men, 178; last of the ammu- 

 nition served out, 1 78 ; greeted by the 

 Embe with signs of peace, 1 79 ; a pala- 

 ver with the Embe, 180; road downhill 

 to the ^Mackenzie River, 181; the 

 Embe warriors threaten to attack, 182; 

 camp in the country of Embe, 183; 

 native Embe bring honey to camp, 

 184; the Embe wish to make blood- 

 brothers of, 184; interview with some 

 elders of the Embe, 185; another 

 palaver with the Embe, 186; the 

 Embe cleans the road over which the 

 caravan passed, 186; ceremony of 

 blood-brotherhood with the Embe, 

 187; treachery of the Embe during 

 the night, 192; old men visit the camp, 

 193; superstition, 194; fear of night 

 attack, 196; start in a thick mist, 197; 

 difficulties on the march, 199; in sight 

 of the " boma " (camp of warriors), 



