Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O., Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O., Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers
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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