Identifier: inwildestafricar00macq (find matches)
Title: In wildest Africa : the record of a hunting and exploration trip through Uganda, Victoria Nyanza, the Kilimanjaro region and British East Africa, with an account of an ascent of the snowfields of Mount Kibo, in East Central Africa, and a description of the various native tribes
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: MacQueen, Peter, 1865-1924
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Publisher: London : George Ball and sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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wreckage of a former world. To-night trouble and mutiny developed in camp.The Wachaga did not bring posho (com) enoughfor more than a few days, whilst w^e had paid themto bring food for ten days. We began giving twoheads of corn by the hand of Mohamet, our Swahiliman. They all brought the corn to our door, andlaid it down, declaring they would not go furtherwith us. We made it three heads, but still discon-tent. Peter threatened that we would have thediscontented flogged and he went out to geta whip. This brought the discontented to theirsenses. July nth, ipo8: To-day foggy all day. I wentup to fourteen thousand feet to try my weakenedsystem. Was all O. K. except a bit of indigestionpain. Breathe easier after a number of days in highaltitudes. The small boy, Moji (waters), huntsrats. The rats are striped like chipmunks. Theyare very tame and clean. The man we call Moses, an old bald headedfellow, has a fine name, Michili. He came backto-night from the foot of the mountain with a dress
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Irhotograph by Il-ti-r I)utkL-wi.-li, ,-,i;.,\ n-m, IJiii, i\ I ii.l.i« I ,v I n.l, )»v I, .N ^ - THE EXPEDITION AT 15,000 FEET ELEVATION. Ascent of Kilimanjaro 203 coat and we gave him a chicken which died on theway up. We have eaten up the goat and chickenssent us by SaHma, King of the Wachagas. Foodquestion alleviated by the arrival of more maizebrought by Moses and four men. They keep this posho money to buy wives. Awife costs ten goats. One of the boys said to me, Ver hard on Wachaga to get wife, but when heget her she can make do plant corn, she make washand cook and make do work for him. Ingreza(English) man very much money to spend. Shewife no can wash, no plant corn, herd goats or cook.All money, much merkani (cloth), heap money, bigdinner. She eat much posho. She no can cookdinner. She only make Safari and look. Porr,porr Ingreza man. July 12, ipo8: We ascended in the afternoonwith two guides and five men to cave at foot ofKibo. It was at first through dry grass, thenthrou

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