To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. IIBurton, Richard Francis, Sir
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To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Ghana -- Description and travel; Gold mines and mining -- Ghana
Tabayba (_Euphorbia canariensis_), the, ii.
Tagus, the, i.
Takwa, i.
character of its inhabitants,
geology.
Tamsoo-Mewoosoo mine, the, ii.
Tartessus, i.
Tasso Island, i.
Tebribi Hill (mine), ii.
Telde (Grand Canary), i.
Tenerife, i.
material progress of,
aridity,
religious establishments,
general aspect of streets,
Guanche mummies,
ancient implements and dress,
range of civilisation of the Guanches,
ancient inscriptions,
Guanche skulls,
catacombs,
dwellings of the Guanches,
powers of the Guanches as swimmers,
polyandry,
derivation of the name Guanche,
derivation of the name Tenerife,
language,
dress and personal appearance of inhabitants,
Irish immigration to,
hotel diet,
Jardin de Aclimatacion,
routine ascent of Mount Atlas,
geological formation,
volcanic type,
flora,
snow,
volcanoes,
height of Mount Atlas,
Admirals Blake, Jennings, and Jervis's defeats,
Nelson's repulse,
tobacco culture,
fighting-cocks,
wine.
Teyde, i.
Til-trees (_Oreodaphne foetens_), i.
Timnis (tribe), the, i.
Tinctura Warburgii, ii.
Tiya (_P. canariensis_), the, i.
Trade-gin, ii.
Troglodytic populations, i.
Tsetze-fly (_Glossinia morsitans_), the, i.
Tsil-fui-fui-fui (bird), the, ii.
Tumento, meaning of name, ii.
the 'grand central depot,'
Cameron's illness at,
geographical position of.
Vai (tribe), ii.
Venice, i.
Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), the, ii.
Wages, scale of, on Gold Coast, ii.
Warry (a native game), ii.
Wasawahili (tribe), the, ii.
Wilberforce memorial, the, at Sierra Leone, i.
'Willyfoss' (Wilberforce) nigger, a, ii.
Winwood Reade, cited, ii.
Wolof, the, tongue spoken by Europeans, i.
Wolofs (tribe), the, i.
Wolseley, Sir Garnet, at Ashanti, ii.
Women's gold-mining village, a, ii.
Zante, i.
Zodiacal light, the, i.
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