Identifier: sherbroitshinter00alld (find matches)
Title: The Sherbro and its hinterland
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Alldridge, T. J. (Thomas Joshua), 1847-1916
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Publisher: London, New York : Macmillan and Co., limited New York, The Macmillan Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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until the last. I reminded him that thisinstrument was inside his load, he replied: Yes, massa, I sabby dem clock, nutting no go do em ;I able for mind em good fashion ; I no go broke em,massa. All right, I said, I shall trust you ; now get on.The words were scarcely spoken when down he came uponthe first boulder, the box which was on his head strikingit with such force as to break ; but the boy clung desper-ately to one of the rope handles, so that while partiallyunder the water the box was not lost. He was soon assistedto rise and his load taken by another; fortunately thechronometer being at the top of the things did not getwet. It was thrown completely out of gear, but happily,having completed my astronomical observations I did notfurther require it on that tour. It is accidents of this kind that make the work of atraveller so precarious, for of course mishaps may occur inan instant, through nobodys fault, which may seriouslyinconvenience him, and may entirely put an end to astro-
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Fig. 6i.—Tjie Mamba Mountain, Bo.muak!. \To face pa^c 207. XX THROUGH THE HINTERLAND 207 nomical work upon these small expeditions when it is notusual to carry duplicate instruments. I have, I fear, wandered some distance from the Mambamountain ; but I will now return to it. It will be remem-bered that the people of the fakai refused to approach iton account of the very bad devil said to live there. Whenthis Mamba mountain first came into view the distancewas about five miles, and the low ground of the vegetationround being exceedingly favourable, I at once photographedit, as shown in Figure 61 ; and then I went on for afurther four miles when I came to the large town ofYandahu. The town was in mourning for the late chief,Bato, who had died shortly before. The country was incharge of Kai Lundu, who included it in the treaty thathe had made with the British Government. I found thatthe women were going about the town with similar emblemsof mourning to those I have already described, a

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