. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring. 166 TAVETA AND MOUNTS KILIMANJARO AND MERU covetous natives of Aruslia-wa-ju leads caravans to avoid it, except when on their way back to the coast. The tribute ex- acted is very small on the return journey, as ivory is about all the traders have with them then. They generally pay their way back with the weapons tliey no longer need, so that the natives are very well provided with arms. There are generally in all these caravans a certain number of what are called tadschiris, or rich fellows ; but they re
. Discovery of Lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Talaki's exploring. 166 TAVETA AND MOUNTS KILIMANJARO AND MERU covetous natives of Aruslia-wa-ju leads caravans to avoid it, except when on their way back to the coast. The tribute ex- acted is very small on the return journey, as ivory is about all the traders have with them then. They generally pay their way back with the weapons tliey no longer need, so that the natives are very well provided with arms. There are generally in all these caravans a certain number of what are called tadschiris, or rich fellows ; but they reall}^ are poor devils enough, for there is not much profit to be got out of ivory by anyone but the Hindu creditors, who are quietly waiting at the coast for their spoil. To lessen the inevitable risk at- ^ tending expeditions to the interior for i^fe ivory, companies are formed, the various traders dividing the results of each trip, and waiting for each other for this purpose at Taveta or Little Aruslia. Of course, it would be very much simpler to sell the ivory on the coast and divide the money ; but this is never done, the creditors always insisting on payment in ivory. On their return journey the people of the various. NATIVE OF LITTLE Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Höhnel, Ludwig, Ritter von. London : Longmans, Green & Co
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