From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 204. View of the Cordillera from the north across the Bay of San Carlos. x m^E^^f^^ Ifl^^l ^^^^^^^?^^ .^^^^l^^^^^^^^l 9 205. In the grass-land of 206. Ravine in the grass-land of Moka, with tree ferns andMimulopsis. I FERNANDO PO 241 through a gloomy forest, in which the trees werethickly covered with moss. And yet it was herethat the animal world was specially plentiful. Weroused troops of various kinds of meer-cats, and somelittle silver-grey dwarf antelopes made off on hearin
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 204. View of the Cordillera from the north across the Bay of San Carlos. x m^E^^f^^ Ifl^^l ^^^^^^^?^^ .^^^^l^^^^^^^^l 9 205. In the grass-land of 206. Ravine in the grass-land of Moka, with tree ferns andMimulopsis. I FERNANDO PO 241 through a gloomy forest, in which the trees werethickly covered with moss. And yet it was herethat the animal world was specially plentiful. Weroused troops of various kinds of meer-cats, and somelittle silver-grey dwarf antelopes made off on hearingour approach. This explained why the shooting box had been builtso high up, in a most dreary situation at all eventsti the rainy season. Shortly before reaching it, weentered upon a new zone of plant life. Up till now the tree tops had formed an almostcontinuous screen, but now there were occasionalgaps, and in the clearances a herbaceous plant grewwith indescribable luxuriance in the black, spongysoil. In places it was replaced by a little forest oftree ferns. (Illus. 201.) My heart sank at the pros-pect, and I had less hope of reaching the summit ofthe Peak. I was familiar with this kind of wilder-ness on the Cameroon Mountain, the Central AfricanMoun
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