INDEX. 
685 
Mariaman village, lion at, v. 387, 
Mariaw ridge, i. 258. 
Marikoire and Debala, places in Baghena, 
towns and villages between, v. 497. 
Marikoire and Dinga, towns and villages 
between, v. 497. 
Market frequented during the hottest hours 
of the day, ii. 168. Of A'gades, i. 477. 
Tasawa, ii. 21 ; Gazawa, 37. Katsena, 
59. Kano, 103. Kukawa, 308. Uje, 
370. Sarawu, 445. Dikowa, iii. 143. 
Mas-ena, iii. 380; at A'bu-Gher, 386'. 
Principal market places in Wadai, iii. 457. 
In Timbuktu, iv, 48] ; v. 18. Dore, iv. 
288-292. In Mosi, iv. 559. Along the 
Upper Niger, v. 483, 494. In the country 
of the Wangarawa, iv. 558. 
Marriage ceremonies of the Kan6ri, iii. 35, 
note. I shall here adduce what I forgot 
to remark with regard to Timbuktu, that 
there the young husband and his wife are 
obliged to remain three days at home af- 
ter the marriage ceremony. Sanctity of 
marriage even among the pagan tribes, ii. 
17, passim. 
Marte town and inhabitants, iii, 126. 
Mas-ena, capital of Bagirmi, its commerce 
and inhabitants, iii. 369-424. Ground- 
plan, 388. Palace of the Sultan, 389. 
Arrival of the Sultan, 401 ; his triumphal 
entry, 403. 
Mashena, Bornu town, ii. 188 ; v, 379. In- 
terview with the governor of, ii. 179. 
Masakwa (Holcus cernuus) cultivation of, 
in Bornu, ii. 241 . Got in in December 
and January, iii. 284. 
Masina country on the Upper Niger. De- 
scription of principal districts, v. 475. Its 
ruler, iv. 458 ; 474, note. His hostility to- 
wards me, 495, passim. 
Mauri district, places in, iv. 549. 
Mawo town of Kanem, account of, iii. 481. 
Valleys in the neighbourhood, 4 83. Its 
ancient celebrity, 500. 
Mbutudi village, and its picturesque cha- 
racter described, ii. 425. 
Mehedl, the expectation of his speedy appear- 
ance, iv. 359. 
Meheres, town of, described, i. 5. 
Meheri, swift camel, i. passim. 
Mele ferry, on the Shari, iii. 318. Detained 
for the first time, 324; second time, 
363. 
Melle kingdom, iv. 586-589. Begins to de- 
cline, 592. Important in power and the 
gold trade, 593. Forms of government, 
588. Cause of extinction, v. 502. 
Mendefi mount, probably trachytic, ii. 395. 
Merabetin identical with Anislimen tribes, 
given to a holy life and study. The Mera- 
betin of Tln-taghode attack and pillage 
the expedition, i. 315. Suffer from a foray 
of the Awelimmid, 322. Are punished 
by the Sultan of A'gades, 440. Their 
warlike and revolutionary character, 492. 
Merke fruit said to preserve horses from 
worms, iv. 111. 
Mesallaje at A'gades, i. 449. 
Mesellata, plain of, i. 75. Fortress, 77. 
Mesheru well, surrounded by human bones, 
V. 441. 
Meteorological Registers, i. 571; ii. 673; 
iii. 609 ; iv. 631 ; v. 655. 
Mice, abundance of, i. 540. 
Minge village, v. 301. Visit to the gover- 
nor, 303. 
Minta district, iv, 353. 
Mirriya town described, iv. 76. 
Mithkal a weight of gold of different value 
of A'gades, i. 467, 479. Of Timbuktu, 
V. 23. Sansanne Mangho, iv. 556. 
Mizda, its scenery and inhabitants, i. 100. 
Mobti town, v. 474. 
Mohammed ben A'hmed Sherif, his journej 
to Lake Nyassa II, 489. Last meetinj- 
with, iv, 34. 
Mohammed ben 'Abd el Kerlm, great apos- 
tle of Central Negroland, place of prayer 
in the valley of Taghist, founded by, i. 
385. His influence in Katsena, ii. 74, 76. 
His death and connection with the history 
of Songhay, iv. 606. 
Mohammed Boro joins the expedition, i. 
165. Irritated against us, 179. Stirs up 
the camp, 278. Rendered friendly, 303. 
His house and family at A'gades, 403. 
Friendly parting from, 432. His patri- 
archal character, 408. 
Mohammed ben Khottar, the Sheikh, El 
Bakay's nephew, v. 71, 160, 230, 239, 
passim. 
Mohammed Galaijo, chief of Champagore, 
iv. 254, 464. His son, 472. 
Mohammed Titiwi, ominous meeting with 
him, ii. 338. 
Mohammed e' Sfaksi disputes with the 
Tawarek chiefs, i. 181. Debt towards 
him contracted by the mission, iii. 246 ; 
at length discharged, iii. 473. Last 
trouble with him, iv. 103. Final meet- 
ing, V. 375. 
Mohammed Lebbo, founder of Pullo king- 
dom of Masina, iv. 256, 629. 
Mohammed I>owel, governor of A'damawa, 
interview with, ii. 490. 
Mohammed Trumba, or el 'Akerut, and his 
slave caravan, i. 185. His service in 
bringing me a good supply of money, iv. 8 1 . 
Moito, town of Bagirmi, described, iii. 566. 
Mokori village of Bagirmi, iii. 334, 351. 
