From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . ing laws of the Egyptian Government,the country is full of elephants ; I saw about twohundred in one herd, and constantly encounteredfresh spoors. The subject race in this district are the Abarambos,a tribe which must have been in this country forcenturies, but which like the Pambias, Seres, andAkares, is being absorbed by the Asandes. Theirweapons, household and agricultural implements,houses, and mode of hunting are practically identicalwith those of the Pambias. Although they denied
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . ing laws of the Egyptian Government,the country is full of elephants ; I saw about twohundred in one herd, and constantly encounteredfresh spoors. The subject race in this district are the Abarambos,a tribe which must have been in this country forcenturies, but which like the Pambias, Seres, andAkares, is being absorbed by the Asandes. Theirweapons, household and agricultural implements,houses, and mode of hunting are practically identicalwith those of the Pambias. Although they denied allrelationship with the latter, I feel sure there is someconnection between the two tribes, for their respectivelanguages contain many similar expressions. Evenhere, however, the natives spoke the Asande languagemore frequently than their own tongue, and in time theAbarambo language, like that of the Pambias and theAkares, will be a thing of the past. I made a third expedition to visit the caves in therocky mountains formerly inhabited by the Pambias.(Illus. 212.) These rocks are honeycombed with holes. Sister of the Asande Chief Hirua Water-colour by E. M. Heims IN BAHR-EL-GHAZAL 235 and caverns, which must have been safe hiding-placesfor the natives, but which can scarcely have taken theplace of huts. My expectation of discovering tracesof real cave dwellers was disappointed, and I saw nosign of inscriptions, drawings, or stone cavern in which Lewa dwelt for a long time withhis whole family, and evaded his pursuers, was veryroomy ; a number of baboons had taken up their abodein it, and did not seem pleased to see me. At a distance the Pambia Mountains resemble aclosed mountain range, but on closer acquaintance Ifound that they comprise an extensive highland district,with several lofty peaks, deep ravines and beautifultorrents splashing over the naked rocks. (Illus. 211,213.) At the present time the Pambias inhabit thevalleys and plains, but on the faintest su
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