. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. FALSE REPORTS ABOUT KIKUYULAND Lake Baringo for fresh sup- plies. Purchases are there- fore always made either here, where the natives are dealt with direct, or at Miansini, a place a little further on, also on the borders of Kikuyu, where the Wandorobbo act as go-betweens. Before our arrival little was really known about the land or the people of Kikuyu, with the result that count- less tales were afloat of the fierceness and hostil
. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. FALSE REPORTS ABOUT KIKUYULAND Lake Baringo for fresh sup- plies. Purchases are there- fore always made either here, where the natives are dealt with direct, or at Miansini, a place a little further on, also on the borders of Kikuyu, where the Wandorobbo act as go-betweens. Before our arrival little was really known about the land or the people of Kikuyu, with the result that count- less tales were afloat of the fierceness and hostility of the natives. A caravan from Mombasa, it was said, had attempted, a few years ago, to enter Kikuyu from the east, and had been destroyed. Since then no traders had dared to venture within range of the poisoned arrows, which natives hidden in the dense woods were reported to shoot at every intruder in their land. And two of the men with us assured us that Dr. G. Fischer had had to fight every inch of his way when he crossed this redoubtable district somewhere in the north, on his way to the. 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, 1857-1942; Teleki, Samuel, Székigrof, 1845-1916; Bell, Nancy R. E. Meugens, "Mrs. A. E. Bell,". London, Longmans, Green and Co.
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