Intelligence from Khartoum - Retreat of the Slaves - Influence gained
over Traders' People - Sail from Gondokoro - The Nile cleared of its
Mystery - The Victoria Source - Ptolemy's Theory - Rainfall - Affluents
of the White Nile - Action of the Abyssinian Rivers - Colonization
impossible - Slavery the Curse of Africa - Impotence of European Consuls
- Impossibility of convicting a Trader - Central Africa opened to
Navigation - Tribes of Central Africa - Vestiges of a Pre-Adamite
Creation - Geological Formation - Hypothesis of Equatorial Lakes - Sir
Roderick Murchison's Theories confirmed - Sir Roderick Murchison's
Address
CHAPTER XIX.
THE BLACK ANTELOPE.
Antelope shooting - Arrive at Junction of Bahr el Gazal - Arrive at the
Nile Dam - Character of the Obstruction - Passage through the Dam - The
Plague breaks out - Saat smitten by the Plague - Entertained by Osman
Bey - Saat dies - Burial of Saat - Arrival at Khartoum - Albert Lake
Reservoir of Nile - Destruction by the Plague - A Darkness that might be
felt - Horrible Slave Cargo - Meet with Mahommed Her - Mahommed Her
punished - Nearly wrecked - Stranded among Cataracts - Clear the Danger
- Start from Berber to Souakim - A Row in the Desert - Combat with the
Arabs - "Bravo, Zeneb!" - Disarm the Arabs - Cross the Mountains - First
View of the Sea - Souakim - Arrival at Suez - Farewell to Africa -
Exertions appreciated
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
General Map of Country, Nile Basin
Arms and Instruments of various Tribes
Nuehr Natives coming to the Boats
Joctian, Chief of the Nuehr Tribe
Chief of Kytch and Daughter
Starving boy of Kytch Tribe begging
The Boys who have begged
A Homestead of the Bari Tribe-The usual Attitudes of the Men
Legge the Chief
Commoro running to the Fight
Bokke-Wife of Moy, Chief of Latooka
Drake's Head
Crimson-headed Spur-winged Goose
The Latooka Funeral Dance
Latooka Blacksmiths
The last Charge
Head-dress of Obbo (1) and Shoggo (2)
Women of Obbo
Katchiba's eldest Son
Katchiba and his Hebe on a Journey
Overhauling the Giraffes
The Obbo War Dance
Mehedehet Antelope
Natives of Lira (1) and Madi (2) in the Camp at Shooa
My Examination by the Chiefs on entering Unyoro-Resolved,
that I am Speke's Brother
The Start from the M'rooli for the Lake with Kamrasi's Satanic
Escort
The Storm on the Albert Lake
The Baggera
Lepidosiren Annecteus
The Murchison Falls, about 120 ft. high from the Victoria Nile
or Somerset River to the Level of the Albert Lake
The Welcome on our Return to the Camp at Shooa
Head of Black Rhinoceros
The Chief of the Lira Tribe
Skirmish with the Natives
INTRODUCTION.
The primary object of geographical exploration is the opening to general
intercourse such portions of the earth as may become serviceable to the
human race. The explorer is the precursor of the colonist; and the
colonist is the human instrument by which the great work must be
constructed - that greatest and most difficult of all undertakings - the
civilization of the world.
The progress of civilization depends upon geographical position. The
surface of the earth presents certain facilities and obstacles to
general access; those points that are easily attainable must always
enjoy a superior civilization to those that are remote from association
with the world.
