Identifier: fromcongotoniger02adoluoft (find matches)
Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
Subjects: Africa, Central -- Description and travel
Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
ook leave of Dove-Bey. During the two days journey to the smallstation of Loka I noticed innumerable fresh elephantspoors, but the very long grass, which entirely con-cealed both me and the mule, offered a serious obstacleto following them up. However, my guide Abderahmanassured me that beyond Loka the country was morefavourable for hunting, and that there were j)lentyof elephants in that neighbourhood. Loka is the next station to Redjaf on the Nile road.It is small and jirettily situated, but since the annexa-tion of the Enclave by Britain, it has lost its formerimportance. The most attractive feature of the countryround Loka is the range of granite hills, of w^hich theLoka Mountain is the highest. (Illus. 8L) As I approached the Nile, I found the countrybecoming more and more hilly, and I traversed forestsof bamboo, about thirty feet in height, which werethe favourite shelter for elephants during the heatof the day. (Vide coloured Illus.). Two days march from Loka we heard elephants
Text Appearing After Image:
o - is re u TOWARDS THE NILE 65 trumpeting near the main road. I knew by experi-ence that it is only young bulls travelling in a herdthat trumpet, and not the old, solitary elephants thatare sought after by hunters. Nevertheless I made upmy mind to follow the herd, in order once more to enjoythe excitement of watching these gigantic beasts. Thegrass was very long, and I was obliged to remain inthe saddle so that I might see even a little way ahead.The elephants had trampled a path eight or nine feetbroad, so that we could follow them without difficultythrough the long grass. Abderahman was leading theway when all at once he stopped, and after listeningfor a moment he whispered to me that there wereelephants close at hand. I stood up in my stirrups,and peered in every direction, but could see nothing.About a hundred yards ahead there was a bamboothicket in which something could be heard rustling. I dismounted quickly, and seizing my heavy riflecrept along beliind the guide. As we enter

Note About Images