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The Wild Tribes of the Soudan: An Account of Personal Experiences and Adventures During Three Winters Spent in that Country Chiefly Among the Basé Tribe (1884) (Linked Contents)

The Wild Tribes of the Soudan: An Account of Personal Experiences and Adventures During Three Winters Spent in that Country Chiefly Among the Basé Tribe (1884) (Linked Contents)

Frank Linsly James
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"...They were suddenly aroused from their slumbers by a horrible shriek and loud cries of "Asad, asad!" . In a moment every one was in commotion, including the watchman, who had allowed all the fires but one to go out. Their first thought was that a goat or sheep had been carried off by a lion; and they perceived the shadowy form of one walking away from the camp. One of them fired two rapid shots, the result of which was an angry roar. It soon appeared that it was not a sheep or a goat that had been carried off, but one of the natives who had been asleep near the fire....."


Frank Linsly James FRGS was an English explorer who explored in Sudan, Somalia, India and Mexico often using his private yacht Lancashire Witch, often accompanied by one or both of his brother. Frank James wrote "Wild Tribes of the Sudan" and "The Unknown Horn of Africa" .

The people which our author describes in "The Wild Tribes of the Soudan" are a tribe dwelling in a border land which lies between Abyssinia and the Sudan. Such are the Base, in whose country our author travelled and hunted during three seasons. His reasons for selecting their country were twofold. The Base were an unknown people and their land a terra incognita. No Englishman had ever visited it. But the grand charm which lured Mr. James and his party to this inhospitable region, and made them brave the craft and cruelty of a persecuted people, was that their country had not been “shot over,” and was not “shot out” by huntsmen, as were other parts of Africa which were otherwise more attractive and more accessible. And this gives us the reason not only for the journey, but for the book. The author is evidently a most enthusiastic hunter, and very proud of his prowess; and his book is essentially the diary of a huntsman.

The Base proved to be a very timid folk. At the first sight of the approaching strangers, hundreds of men, women, and children fly from their homes, and clamber, in frightened crowds, up the almost inaccessible heights behind their village. Friendly signs and the display of presents bring about a palaver, which results in the villagers becoming not only very friendly, but distressingly affectionate.

James writes: "On all hands we were informed that the Base were most treacherous, and that, although there was not much danger of their attacking so large a party as we were by day, they would not hesitate to take advantage of us during the darkness of night, if an opportunity presented itself. My narrative will show that a little tact and care on our part overcame these obstacles, and we became the best of friends. Our chief difficulty was in first entering their country, and in setting their minds at rest as to our peaceable and non-political intentions towards them."

Though they became troublesome to the travellers, they serve one useful purpose in acting as scavengers for the camp. They eat voraciously all cast-off parts of the game.

Mr. James was essentially a sportsman, and his descriptions of his personal experiences and adventures in the famous hunting-grounds of Taka and Kassala are so graphic that it is not surprising a second edition of his entertaining and richly-illustrated volume was published. Buffaloes are frequently “bagged,” an ostrich is stalked, elephant tracks are seen, and our Nimrods begin to feel that their brightest anticipations are about to be realized. But disaster awaits them. Two of the party, while hunting, encounter a company of Abyssinians about a hundred strong. They endeavor to make friends with the new-comers, and foolishly lay down their arms as a sign of peaceful intentions.
Pages
380
Format
Kindle Edition

The Wild Tribes of the Soudan: An Account of Personal Experiences and Adventures During Three Winters Spent in that Country Chiefly Among the Basé Tribe (1884) (Linked Contents)

Frank Linsly James
4/5 ( ratings)
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"...They were suddenly aroused from their slumbers by a horrible shriek and loud cries of "Asad, asad!" . In a moment every one was in commotion, including the watchman, who had allowed all the fires but one to go out. Their first thought was that a goat or sheep had been carried off by a lion; and they perceived the shadowy form of one walking away from the camp. One of them fired two rapid shots, the result of which was an angry roar. It soon appeared that it was not a sheep or a goat that had been carried off, but one of the natives who had been asleep near the fire....."


Frank Linsly James FRGS was an English explorer who explored in Sudan, Somalia, India and Mexico often using his private yacht Lancashire Witch, often accompanied by one or both of his brother. Frank James wrote "Wild Tribes of the Sudan" and "The Unknown Horn of Africa" .

The people which our author describes in "The Wild Tribes of the Soudan" are a tribe dwelling in a border land which lies between Abyssinia and the Sudan. Such are the Base, in whose country our author travelled and hunted during three seasons. His reasons for selecting their country were twofold. The Base were an unknown people and their land a terra incognita. No Englishman had ever visited it. But the grand charm which lured Mr. James and his party to this inhospitable region, and made them brave the craft and cruelty of a persecuted people, was that their country had not been “shot over,” and was not “shot out” by huntsmen, as were other parts of Africa which were otherwise more attractive and more accessible. And this gives us the reason not only for the journey, but for the book. The author is evidently a most enthusiastic hunter, and very proud of his prowess; and his book is essentially the diary of a huntsman.

The Base proved to be a very timid folk. At the first sight of the approaching strangers, hundreds of men, women, and children fly from their homes, and clamber, in frightened crowds, up the almost inaccessible heights behind their village. Friendly signs and the display of presents bring about a palaver, which results in the villagers becoming not only very friendly, but distressingly affectionate.

James writes: "On all hands we were informed that the Base were most treacherous, and that, although there was not much danger of their attacking so large a party as we were by day, they would not hesitate to take advantage of us during the darkness of night, if an opportunity presented itself. My narrative will show that a little tact and care on our part overcame these obstacles, and we became the best of friends. Our chief difficulty was in first entering their country, and in setting their minds at rest as to our peaceable and non-political intentions towards them."

Though they became troublesome to the travellers, they serve one useful purpose in acting as scavengers for the camp. They eat voraciously all cast-off parts of the game.

Mr. James was essentially a sportsman, and his descriptions of his personal experiences and adventures in the famous hunting-grounds of Taka and Kassala are so graphic that it is not surprising a second edition of his entertaining and richly-illustrated volume was published. Buffaloes are frequently “bagged,” an ostrich is stalked, elephant tracks are seen, and our Nimrods begin to feel that their brightest anticipations are about to be realized. But disaster awaits them. Two of the party, while hunting, encounter a company of Abyssinians about a hundred strong. They endeavor to make friends with the new-comers, and foolishly lay down their arms as a sign of peaceful intentions.
Pages
380
Format
Kindle Edition

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