Index 
289 
Kissubi, our useful guide, 112 
Kisumu, arrival of Wiese at, with 
transport, 8; our journey by rail¬ 
way to, II 
Kitambala, the station of, 226 
Kitegule, we wander towards, in search 
of zoological matter, 17 
Kiwu, Lake, and its islands, 86; 
doubtful history of, 86; drowning 
of oarsmen in, 93 ; first view of, 
86 height above sea-level, 87; 
hot springs of, 87 ; I determine to 
visit district between, and Lake 
Albert, 2 ; importance of our visit 
to the islands of, 89; length and 
breadth of, 87 ; limited knowledge 
of flora and fauna of, 88; original 
formation of, 88; otters in, 94; 
our fleet of boats on, 78; tempera¬ 
ture of, 77; through Ruanda to, 
44; value of rice at, 8 ; we encamp 
at the eastern point of, 77; we 
leave for eastern bay of, 63 ; we 
sight the fjords of, 77 
Koch, Professor, unexpected appear¬ 
ance of, at Bukoba, 13 
Knecht, Lieutenant, development of 
Kissenji due to, 80; joins us at 
Ruasa, 120; leaves Kissenji for 
home, 141 
Knuth, Laboratory Director, 2 
Kwidschwi, butterflies seen in the forest 
of, 107 ; description of beauties of, 
108 ; description of natives of, 103 ; 
fauna of, 106; flora of, 104; menu 
at, 109 ; mode of greeting at, 103 ; 
our journey from Wau to, loi ; 
our last evening at, 109; repre¬ 
hensible behaviour of our bearers 
at, 102 ; temperature at, 108; we 
end our stay at, 108 
L 
Lamp, Professor, grave of, 76 
Laughter not “ good form ” among the 
Watussi, 61 
Lava caverns in the volcanic region, 
119 
Leopard, I shoot a, 174 
Leopards met with at foot of volcanoes, 
125 
Leopoldville, arrival at, 272 ; description 
of, 272 ; importance of, as a trading 
centre, 272 ; sleeping sickness pre¬ 
valent at, 272 ; we leave, by train 
for Matadi, 273 
Lepenge, on the Semliki, we reach, 219 
2 L 
Liane plantation of Patalongo, our visit 
to, 261 ; slow growth of, 261 ; 
Wambutti huts built of, 201 
Lion, a Masai injured by, 27 ; hunt at 
Rutschuru, 171 ; hunt, we go on a, 
32 ; I kill a, 34; I kill another, 
35 ; Wintgens shoots a, 26; Wint- 
gens shoots another, 35 
Lions, driving, from lair by fire, 177; 
occasionally met with at foot of 
volcanoes, 125; our zoologist dis¬ 
covers, 32 
Lioness, I shoot a, 177 
Lisala, we anchor at, 269 
Loads, general, carried by expedition, 
list of, 6 
Loafers, Lieutenant von Wiese’s ex¬ 
cellent plan for detecting, 15 
Lobelia, gigantic specimens of, 68 
Longitude of Katwe, probable reason 
for disputing, 193 
Luabugiri, Msinga’s father, tomb of, 77 
Lubona, Mount, we arrive at, 39 
Luhondo, Lake, description of, 121 ; 
fauna of, 120; Raven meets with 
an unpleasant experience on, 121 ; 
we start for, 120 
Lumbago, I acquire a touch of, 18 
Luschau, Professor von, consultation 
with, 2 
M 
“ Mami,” the, held in great awe and 
reverence, 47 
Mandzngo, we embark on the, 276 
Manjema, replacing Wahaia bearers 
by, 9 
Marienberg, Dr. Czekanowski starts 
for, 16 
Marienberg Station, greeting the White 
Fathers of the, 13 
Marsh antelope seen at Lake Mohasi, 
43 . 
Matadi, arrival at, 273 ; description of, 
273 ; reception by Herr Schmidt 
at, 273 
Matadi-Leopoldville Railway, terminus 
of, 272 
Material, personal, carried by expedi¬ 
tion, list of, 7 
Matschie, Professor, consultation with, 
2 
Mawambi, description of, 243 ; we arrive 
at, 243 ; yield of ivory at, 243 ; 
yield of rubber at, 243 
“ Maxi,” shrewdness of, 92 
Mboga, commercial activity of, 220; 
description of, 220; smuggling pre¬ 
valent at, 220; we reach, 220 
