294 
Index 
Virgin forest, in the shade of the, 238 
Virunga, region of, work of German 
Congo Boundary Commission in, 
III ; volcanic group, description of, 
iii; volcanoes, 82 
Visitors’ book on Ulimbi, 216 
Visit to the sultan’s mother at Gera, 
15 
Visits to grand sultans, 14 
“ Volcanic embryos,” Kirschstein dis¬ 
covers, 154 
Volcanic group, the Virunga, iii 
Volcanic region, iii ; elephant hunt 
in, 124; Kirschstein completes his 
labours in, 164; lava caverns in, 
119; result of Kirschstein’s re¬ 
searches in, 155 
Volcanoes in Virunga region, 112 
W 
Wabundu and Wangilima tribes, our 
oarsmen recruited from, 252 
Wahaia, comparison of, with Wassu- 
kuma, as bearers, 9; recruiting 
bearers from the, 9 
Wahaia carriers, we dismiss our, 80 
Wahutu, the, accept friendly overtures, 
84; adopt warlike attitude to 
Weiss’s party, 84; primitive in¬ 
habitants of Ruanda, 47 
Waldener, Professor, consultation with, 
2 
Wallf we embark on the, 275 
Wambutti, a nomadic tribe, 201 ; de¬ 
scription of dance of, 230 ; general 
characteristics of, 200; large camp 
of, at Salambongo, 229; poisoned 
arrows of, 200; ugliness of the 
women of, 200; we get in touch 
with pygmies of, 200; we secure 
photographs and measurements of, 
230; we watch the dancing of the, 
230 
Wangilima, dress of the, 257 ; oarsmen 
recruited from, 252 
W an gw ana ^ or Arabises^ description of, 
240 
Wanjaruanda, clans of, and their 
totems, 49 
Waronda and Wasongora, shyness of 
people of, 182 
Wasongora, Raven undertakes special 
work in, 193 
Wassukuma bearers, comparison of, with 
Wahaia, 9 ; engaging, 9 
Water, peculiar qualities of, at Rut- 
schuru, 169 
Watuales, descent of, 48; effects of a 
gramophone performance on the,. 
61 
Watussi, the, high degree of civilisation 
among, 50; immigration of, 47; 
laughter not “good form” among, 
61 ; physique of, 48 ; pictures taken 
of sports of, 59 ; remarkable high 
jumping of, 59; remarkable skill 
of, in javelin throwing, 61 ; take 
best advantage of climatic condi¬ 
tions, 50; we encounter, 38; we 
witness dances of, 60 
Wau Island, description of, 97; fauna 
of, 98; flora of, 97; our departure 
from, 100; we visit, 97 
Weber, Lieutenant, we meet, at Kio- 
god6, 221 
Weidemann, appointed to the expedition, 
3 ; conducts caravan to Kissenji, 
178; falls in with a buffalo, 38 
I hunt crocodiles with, 223 ; secures 
a bull elephant, 125 
Weiss, Lieutenant, appointed to the 
post of topographer and mathema¬ 
tician, 3 ; desires to go to Kan- 
jousa, 22 ; determines to construct 
signally station on Mount Mpungu, 
30; falls ill in Congo forest, 205 
joins us at Kissenji, 83 ; meets with 
an adventure, 29; remains behind 
to adjust the scientific instruments, 
16; reports an adventure, 29; re* 
ports on his journey from Mohasi 
to Kissenji, 83 ; returns to Europe, 
206; sees rhinoceroses at Mtagata 
and Karagwe, 18; starts off on 
surveying and geological pursuits, 
85 ; starts to continue topography 
of volcanic region, 140 
White ants, or termites,, strange 
erections of the, 245 
White Fathers of the Marienberg 
Station, greeting the, 13 
“ White Spot,” surveying the, 31 
Wiese and Kaiserwaldau, Lieutenant 
von, bags two baboons, 244; 
brings down three rhinoceroses, 18 ; 
excellent plan of, for detecting 
loafers, 15 ; first European to climb 
Mount Sabinjo, 126; health of, 
affected by change of temperature, 
221 ; leaves Daressalam for Mom¬ 
basa, 4; meeting with, at Lake 
Mohasi, 39; my first meeting 
with, 2 ; planning my expedition in 
conjunction with, 2 ; suffers from 
fever, 40 
Winifred^ journey of Wiese in, 9 
Wintgens, Lieutenant, falls in with a 
herd of buffaloes, 38 ; kills a lion. 
