Expedition to the Mazoe river--Reaches Tete--The extortions of Maziwa--Mapping the new country--Discovery of Mt. Hampden--Trouble with the Portuguese--The importance of Mashunaland to Great Britain--Selous' scheme of occupation--Rhodes' plans--Lobengula and Cecil Rhodes--The Charter of the British South African Company--Selous' proposed road--The pioneer expedition starts--The cutting of the road--Lobengula's ultimatum--The road complete from Tuli to Salisbury--Treaties with local chiefs--The Odzi road--The Portuguese attack Massi-Kessi--A fiasco--A night with lions--Visits the Pungwe district--A great game country--Progress in the new country--Leaves South Africa--The Hartley Hills lion--An unfortunate miss-fire--A gallant foe--Death of the lion--Lion hunters--The brothers Hill--Methods of hunting--Sir Alfred Pease--Selous' writings--The Government neglect of science--The jealousy and poverty of scientific societies--America's good example--The miserable treatment of African explorers--Selous and Rhodes--The rewards of hard work--The pioneer's only monument 172 CHAPTER IX 1893-1896 Cupid at work--Engagement to Miss Maddy--Intends to visit America--Trouble in Matabeleland--History of Matabele raids--The position in 1893--Hunters enter Matabeleland--Selous returns to South Africa--Joins Col. Goold-Adams' column--Preliminary fights--Selous wounded--The first battle--The Matabele retreat north--Disaster to Major Wilson's column--Selous' prophecy--Return to England--Marriage--Honeymoon on the Danube and in Asia Minor--Hunting in the mountains of Asia Minor--Leaves again for Mashunaland--Essex vale--The new Bulawayo--The cloud of trouble--The Umlimo--The rising of the natives--The defence force--Col. Johan Colenbrander--Driven from Essex vale--Isolated engagements--The fight on the Umguzra--Selous surrounded--His horse runs away--His life saved by Capt. Windley--A narrow escape--Work on the main road--Arrival of Sir H. Plumer--Mr. Labouchere's views of the second Matabele War--The future of S. Rhodesia--The difficulties of farming there--Markets too distant--Selous attacked by Labouchere--Messrs. Rowland Ward and Co.--Their kindness to Selous--The Nyala--Expedition to the Pongolo and Usutu rivers--An unhealthy country--Return to England 197 CHAPTER X 1896-1907