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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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ch bolder, and show the tops of their headsand their nostrils. When shot in the head, if the bulletpenetrates, it reaches the brain. The animal thrashesthe water with his mighty tail, turns on his back, ex-posing his white stomach, and then sinks to the bottom,the blood-stained water marking the spot. Near the village of Koragana, I saw a caravan ap-proaching, which I recognised as that of the Duke ;we signalled to one another, and met at a village ofthe Sara Benangas. Unfortunately the prospect ofa days hunting induced me to delay setting out forArchambault, and consequently I arrived there toolate to prevent the departure of the steamer LeonBlott for Fort Lamy, the Companys agent havingallowed it to start without us. This misunderstand-ing lost us much time, and caused us considerableannoyance. At Archambault, on the 18th of November, I metSergeant-Major Roder, who had followed us by boat,and the same evening the Duke arrived on foot fromKoragana. Captain Cross, the Governor of this
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