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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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cially in the long grass, is nochilds play. The chief Amet, Sultan Tamburas son, promisedfaithfully to supply me with new bearers and pro-visions. When, however, after waiting two days,I repaired to his village, I found the noble princealone with his wives, all the men having taken them-selves off. I was led astray by a guide whom I forcedinto my service, and after punishing him brutally,I was obliged to proceed with the same Guberebearers. Naturally they were not enthusiastic abouttheir work, and were always on the look-out for anopportunity to decamp. I rested for a day at Boki, and sent on most of mymen with their loads to Tambura. The few whoremained behind with me seized the occasion to runaway. I had sent on my soldiers ahead, and hadlet the bearers run about in freedom, trusting to thefact that arrears of wages were due to them, and sup-posing that as it was only one days journey to Tam-bura, they would not want to lose their money byrunning away. Vain hope! The foolish fellows
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