Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O., Capt. 25th Royal Fusiliers

INDEX

Adahm, Sergt., 202
Africa—early influences on F. C. Selous, 5, 13, 29, 51, 55, 62 et seq.;
account of his first visit, 67 et seq.;
second visit, 99-140;
third visit, 141-95;
Selous depressed at financial situation (1884), 152;
fourth visit, 208-224
See also: Boers, Boer War, Mashunaland, Matabeleland, and Transvaal
Africa, East—game laws and destruction of game by settlers, 140;
Sir A. Pease on lion hunting in, 192;
F. C. Selous' hunting trips, 248 et seq., 272 et seq., 279;
Mr. T. Roosevelt's trip, 267 et seq.
Campaign against the Germans, 301, 305 et seq.;
Selous' experiences, 305, 316, 328, 340, 342;
Mr. Roosevelt's views, 325;
Capt. Haines' account, 346
"African Nature Notes and Reminiscences," 91, 184, 193, 261;
chapters on protective colouring, 262 et seq.;
literary merit, 364
Ai-eetsee-upee, 121
Alpuina, Senhor Alfredo, 172
America, North—Selous' hunting trips, 228 et seq., 245, 251 et seq., 257
American Museum of Natural History—T. Roosevelt's collection, 267
Anderson, C. J., 65, 66
Andrada, Col. d', 179
Antelope, lechwe—movements and habits, 95
Antelope, pookoo, 91
Antelope, roan, 148
Antelope, sable, 73, 91, 94;
defensive powers, 156
Antelope, sitatunga, 124
Arctic and Antarctic expeditions—public support contrasted with support accorded to African and Asiatic expeditions, 194
Armstrong, Mr. W. L., 180, 183
Arnoldi, Major, 320
Arnot, Mr., 141, 159
Asia Minor—Selous' hunting trips, 207;
bird-nesting trips, 227, 247, 259
Babian, 217
"Badminton Library"—"The Lion in South Africa," 184, 189
Baillie, Mrs. Alexander, 125
Baines, Thomas, 66
Baker, Sir Samuel, 103, 265
Balamoya, a Kafir, 85, 89
Baldwin, William Charles, 65, 67, 223;
"African Hunting from Natal to the Zambesi," 65
Banks, Mr. George, 156, 200
Barber, Mrs. Frederick, 125
Barotsi, 107;—Selous' troubles among during 1888, 160, 166
Barttelot, Major, 134
Batauwani, 198
Batongas, 113;
Selous' troubles among, during expedition of 1888, 159, 167
Beal, Col., 217
Bechuanas, 68, 198
Becker, Ferdinand, 241
Beho-Beho ridge, engagement on the, 343
"Beigh, Lowden": see Leigh, Mr. Boughton
Belton—F. C. Selous' school days at, 25 et seq.
Bentley and Son, Richard, 138
Bettencourt, Capt., 182
Bezedenhuits, the, 200
Biles, H., 75
Birds—F. C. Selous' early bird-nesting exploits, 17, 26, 34 et seq., 37, 53;
his contributions to Rugby Natural History Society, 54;
his later bird-nesting activities, 227, 245, 247, 249, 257, 259, 286, 288, 299;
trip to Iceland, 288 et seq.
Bisset, Capt., 214

Blackstone, Mr., 35 et seq.
Boers, 74, 126, 130;
aggression against Zulus, 126
Transvaal War (1881), 136 et seq.
Transvaal War (1899-1901), 233 et seq.;
F. C. Selous' attitude, 233 et seq.
Boer officer's tribute to Mr. Selous, 179
Bosnia, 257
Botletlie river, 121
Bottomly, Sergt.-Major, 312
Bournabat, 207
Braddon, Miss, 12
Bramwell, Baron, 6
Brand, Capt., 213
British South Africa Company—occupation of Mashunaland, 174 et seq.;
Selous' services with, 176, 186, 196;
mismanagement of cattle question, 198, 208;
first Matabele rising, 198 et seq.;
second rising, 209 et seq.;
Mr. Millais' criticisms, 219
British Ornithologists' Club, 367
British Ornithologists' Union, 227, 367
Brocklehurst, Sir Philip, 247, 248, 250, 279, 358, 368
Brocklehurst, Capt. Courtenay, 358
Brown, Alec, 370
Bruce, the Abyssinian explorer, 4, 10
Bruces of Clackmannan, the, 3
Bruce School, Tottenham, 12, 13
Bryden, Mr. H. A., 189
Buffaloes—dangers of hunting, 77, 102 et seq.;
Selous' experiences, 92, 102, 105, 284;
McLeod's escape on the Nata, 110;
instances of tenacity of life and viciousness, 110 et seq.;
speed, 112
Bukoba, British attack on, 305, 327
Bulawayo, 135, 209, 212;
defence during second Matabele rising, 212
Burlace, Mr., 258-9, 221
Burchell, 65
Barnett, Mr., 172
Bushbuck, Angas's, 222
Butler, Mr., 276
Butler, Sir William, 234
Butterflies, 59, 142
Buxton, Edward North, 265, 269 et seq., 374
Campbell, Lieut., 181
Canyemba, chief of Shakundas, 113
Canada—F. C. Selous' hunting trips, 245, 251, 257
Cardinal, Louis, 252
Caribou, 228 et seq., 245, 251, 255, 257
Carrington, Gen. Sir Frederick, 212, 217
Cetawayo, 126, 131;
Zulu war (of 1878), 126;
Gen. Sir E. Hutton's account of his capture, 127;
F. C. Selous' reminiscences, 128
Chameluga, 199
Chamois hunting in the Tyrol, 60
Chanler, Willie, 226
Channel Islands, 286
Chapman, Mr. Abel, 249, 279, 285, 295, 297, 300, 340, 368
Charley (native interpreter), 159, 161 et seq., 168
Chartered Coy.: see British South Africa Coy.
Chawner, Sergeant, 156, 200
Chelmsford, Lord, 127
Cheetahs, 265
Chobe river, 92, 105, 107
Churchill, Lord Randolph, 185
Cigar, the Hottentot, 74, 78
Civilization—T. Roosevelt's views on softening influences of urban d evelopments, 243
Clarkson, Mr., 115, 118;
F. C. Selous' tribute, 123
Clary, Comte Justinien, 273
Coghlan, Charles, 257
Coillard, Mr. and Mrs., 170
Colchester family, the, 57
Colchester, Miss—reminiscences of F. C. Selous' life at Wiesbaden, 57
Colchester, Mr. Charles, 58 et seq.
Colchester, Edward, 153
Colenbrander, Col. Johan—biographical note, 212;
organises native regiment for defence of Bulawayo, 212
Colenso, Miss—"History of the Zulu War," 126
Collison, H. C., 123, 133, 155, 370
Colonists and pioneers—Roosevelt's views, 243
Coloration, protective, 261 et seq.
Colquhoun, Mr. A. R., 178, 180
Congress of Field Sports (Vienna), Second, 273
Coombe Abbey—F. C. Selous raids heronry at, 37, 53
Cooper, Mr. Frank, 157
Cormack, 255
Coryndon, Mr., 155

Courtney, Mr, W. L., 237
Craven, Lord, 53
Crawford, George, 245
Cricket—F. C. Selous' love of, 358
Crocodiles, 143
Crook, Dr., 133
Cross, Mr., 115, 118
Cumming, Roualeyn Gordon, 65, 67
Cuninghame, 103, 267 et seq.
Cunliffe, Gen., 342
Curtis, Col., 190
Cycling—F. C. Selous' energy, 359
Danford, Consul, 205, 233, 369
Daniel (Hottentot waggon driver), 159
Darnell, Rev. Charles, 13, 25, 29
Dartnell, Lieut., 320
Dawson, Mr. James, 155
Deer—Selous' hunting trips to North America, 228 et seq., 245, 251 et seq., 257
(see also Antelopes, Reindeer, etc.)
Delagoa Bay—Selous' trip in 1896, 223
Delamere, Lord, 192
Delmar, Monsieur, 18 et seq.
Dett valley, 84, 90
Donovan, Capt., 133, 136, 153;
biographical sketch, 133
Jameson, Dr. L. S., 176, 201-2
Jameson Raid, 210, 372
Jenner, Corpl., 308
Jennings family, 75
Jersey, Selous' visit to, 286
Johnson, Mr. Frank, 172
Jollie, Mrs. Ethel Colquhoun—on settlers' prospects in Rhodesia, 221
Jones, Mrs. C. A. (Sybil Selous; "Dei"), 12
Jones, Mrs. R. F. (Ann Selous), 5, 12;
notes on early life of Selous family, 5 et seq.;
illustrates "A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa," 138;
on F. C. Selous' character, 361
Juckes, Mrs. Frank—incident of F. C. Selous' school days, 13
Judd, William, 77, 103, 190, 267 et seq., 282, 324, 365
Kennedy, J., 14 et seq., 31
Keppel, a forester, 58
Kerr, Walter Montague, 152
Khama, chief, 120 et seq., 144, 198
Kilimanjaro, operations round, 331 et seq.
Kingsley, Mr., 107
Kirk, the explorer, 160
Kitchener, Col., 309
Kitchener, Lord, 301
Kitchener, Mr., 39, 53
Knight, Sergt., 349
Knoch, Herr, 57
Koodoos, 177
Konze: see Hartebeest (Liechtenstein's), 113
Kraut, Major, 341
Labouchere, Mr., 185, 218, 221
Laer, 141, 145, 148 et seq.
Lagden, Sir Godfrey, 132
Lamb, Mr. P. H., 348-9
Lang, Mr. Arthur, 67
Lanyon, Sir Owen, 132, 138
Lange, Friedrich de, 142
Leask, Mr. Thomas, 75, 143, 153, 370
Legge, Capt. the Hon. Gerald, 324
Legion of Frontiersmen, 300 et seq.
Leigh, Mr. Boughton ("Lowden Beigh")—F. C. Selous poaches on his estate, 41 et seq.
Leitch, Major, 314

Leopards, 103, 146, 147, 208
"Leroux, John"—F. C. Selous' account of early adventures contributed to boys' magazine under pseudonym of, 13 et seq., 30 et seq.
Lettow-Vorbeck, Col. von, 340 et seq., 350
Leveson ("The Old Shikari"), 226
Lewanika, 158, 169, 170, 369
Liechtenstein, Prince Henry, 362
Lions—F. C. Selous' first encounter with, 73;
Piet Jacobs and, 75;
Finaughty's view of dangers of hunting, 77;
Selous shoots his first lion, 96;
Selous' encounter on Ramokwebani river with an old male lion, 99;
adventure at Pelatse, 101;
dangers of hunting discussed, 102 et seq.;
Selous kills a lioness near Gwenia, 119;
exploits during Kalahari trip (1879), 121 et seq.;
encounter on the Notwani river, 143;
in Mashunaland, 144;
Laer's exploit, 149;
Selous kills his third largest specimen, 149;
adventure on return from Umliwan's kraal, 183;
number shot by Selous, 184; kills his last, 186;
Selous' position as a lion hunter, 189;
leading hunters, 190 et seq.;
custom of awarding lion to one drawing first blood, 192 et seq.;
Selous greatest authority on, 193 et seq.;
T. Roosevelt's success in East Africa, 268;
Selous' experiences in East Africa, 273, 282 et seq.;
Judd's account of adventure in Gwas N'yiro bush, 282
Livingstone, David, 29, 51, 57, 66, 75, 150, 160, 195
Lobengula, King of the Matabele, 55, 73, 79, 107, 115, 132, 154, 172;
incidents with Selous, 55, 73, 79, 151, 175;
and opening up of Mashunaland, 175;
Matabele rising and flight, 197-204;
and "Umlimo," 211
Loch, Sir Henry, 175, 180
Loch Buie, 206
"Locky": see Hodges, Mrs.
"Lowden Beigh": see Leigh, Mr. Boughton
Lyell, Mr. Denis, 348
MacColl, Scotch keeper, 206
Macfarlane, Capt., 214
Maclaine of Lochbuie, the, 206
MacMillan, Mr. W. N., 271, 279, 326, 346, 368
MacMillan river—F. C. Selous' hunting trips on, 251 et seq., 257
Maddy, Miss Gladys: see Selous, Mrs. Frederick Courtenay
Mainwaring, Capt., 217
Makori-kori, 173
Ma-kwayki, 151
Mamele, chief of the Barotsi, 124
Manica—fighting between British and Portuguese, 180 et seq.
Mandy, Frank, 69, 141
Manyami region, 147, 157
Mapondera, chief of Makori-kori, 173
Marchand, Col., 362
Marancinyan, a Barotsi chief, 166
Marter, Major, 127
Mashukulumbwe—Selous attracted by country of, 120, 131;
experiences in 1888;
details of attack on his camp and his escape, 160 et seq.
Mashunaland—Selous' hunting expedition in 1882-3, 144;
Selous obtains mineral concessions from Mapondera and statement disowning Portuguese rule, 173;
British occupation, 173 et seq.;
construction of the road, 176 et seq.;
Selous arranges treaties with native chiefs, 179;
progress in opening up, 184;
Matabele rising (1893), 197 et seq.;
second rising, 209-18;
Selous' views as to future of the country, 218;
extract from report of Mashunaland Agency (1917), 219
Mashuna tribe—almost destroyed by Matabele, 199
Massi-Kessi, 181
Matabeleland—elephant hunting, 73 et seq., 144, 157;
concessions to British South Africa Coy., 175;
rising of 1893, 197 et seq.;
Selous returns to manage land and gold company at Essexvale, 208;
second rising, 209 et seq.;
Selous' views as to future, 218
Mashunaland, occupation of: see Mashunaland
Matzchie, 262
Maxwell, Mrs., 12
Maziwa, chief, 172
Mazoe river—gold-prospecting expedition, 172

McKinley, President, 241
McLeod of McLeod, 107;
account of Sepopo's elephant drives, 107;
escape from a buffalo on the Nata, 110;
on native common sense, 129
Meinertzhagen, Col. R.—notes on East African campaign, 304, 306, 309, 325, 350
Mellis, Capt., 190
Mendonca, chief of Shakundas, 113
Mendose, a Kafir, 83
Miles, Lieut., 312
Millais, Capt. G. de C., 323
Miller, Mr., 107, 120, 124, 125, 136
Minenga, a Batonga chief, 161
Minyama, 73, 111
Missionaries—F. C. Selous and, 372
Mitchell, Mr., 200
Moncrieff, W., 229
Monzi, a Batonga chief, 160, 166
Moose, 228 et seq., 245, 252, 255, 257-8
Morley, Mr. John, 239
Morier, Lieut., 181
Morkel, Mr. A. R.—tribute to Selous, 196
Morris, 141
Motoko, chief, 179, 180
Mouflon, 207, 248
Mount Darwin, 173
Mucklow, Private, 314
Mule-deer, 229, 232
Mull, Isle of—seal and otter hunting, 206
Mundy, Corpl., 202
Mwemba, chief of the Batongas, 113, 159
Mzilikatse, 76
Napier, Col., 217
Natives—Selous on arm-chair critics of colonists, 101;
reasoning powers and common sense, 129;
obeisance before Lewanika in front of strangers, 170;
and tunnels, 369
Nelson, Lord, 7
Neros, the, 115
NeuchÂtel—the Institution Roulet, 55
Neumann, Mr. Arthur, 102;
biographical note, 260;
Selous on, 259
Newfoundland—F. C. Selous' hunting trips, 245, 255
Niekerk, Capt. van, 213, 214
Niemand, Berns, 143
Noble, Mr. Heatley, 289, 316, 368;
notes of trip to Iceland with F. C. Selous, 289
Normandy—F. C. Selous' visit; correspondence with T. Roosevelt, 286
Northey, Gen., 341
Norway—hunting in, 233;
F. C. Selous' trip, 260
Nottman, Scotch keeper, 206
Nuta, a Kafir, 85 et seq.
Nyala, 222 et seq.
Nyemyezi, 202
Oberlander, Phil, 276
Osgood, Prof., 251, 253
Oswell, William Cotton, 65, 66
Otter hunting, 206
Owen, Mr., 112 et seq.
Page, Gertrude, 220
Paget, Col., 190
Paul (a Zulu), 159, 161 et seq., 168
Pease, Sir Alfred, 191, 193, 268 et seq.; 355;
notes on hunting and hunters, 99;
encounter with old male lion, 99;
meets George Westbeech, 101;
adventure with lions at Pelatse, 101;
views of relative danger of hunting different kinds of big game, 102 et seq.;

escapes from buffaloes, 105 et seq., 108;
trip to Zambesi (1877), 107;
disappointment with his prospects, 112, 114;
trip down the Zambesi with Mr. Owen, 112 et seq.;
ill-health, 114;
hunting trip in Mashuna country, 115 et seq.;
meets Jan Viljoen, 115;
successful elephant hunting on Hanyane river, 116 et seq.;
narrow escape from cow elephant, 117;
kills a lioness near Gwenia, 119;
trip through the Kalahari (1879), 120 et seq.;
attacked by low fever at Diamond Fields, 125;
reminiscences of Cetawayo, 128;
and the Zulu War, 130;
hunting trip in Mashuna country, 133, 135;
and the Transvaal War (1881), 136;
returns to England, 137;
arrives in South Africa, 141;
treks northward, 141;
encounter with lioness, 143;
trip to Mashunaland and Matabeleland, 144;
encounters with lions, 144, 149;
dispute with Lobengula over killing of hippopotami, 151;
depressed at state of finances, 152;
successful elephant hunting, 155;
trip to Mashunaland with J. A. Jameson, Fountaine, and Cooper, 157 et seq.;
accidents, 157-8;
trip beyond Zambesi, 158;
trouble with Barongas, Barotsi, and Mashukulumbwe, 159-69;
visit to Lewanika, 169;
guides gold expedition to Mazoe river, 172;
secures concessions from Mapondera, 173;
stormy interview with Portuguese governor at Tete, 173;
and the occupation of Mashunaland, 173 et seq.;
Selous' road through Mashunaland, 174-81;
guides pioneer expedition, 175 et seq.;
visits Lobengula, 175;
negotiates treaties with Mashuna chiefs, 179;
conducts stores to British garrison at Manica during trouble with Portuguese, 181;
encounter with lions near Umliwan's kraal, 183;
terminates engagement with British South Africa Coy., 186;
kills his finest lion, 186;
his place as a lion hunter discussed, 189;
his exploitation by Cecil Rhodes, 195;
engagement to Miss Gladys Maddy, 197;
part in the first Matabele rising, 197-204;
wounded, 202;
returns to England, 204;
marriage and honeymoon, 205;
purchases house at Worplesdon, 205;
visit to Scotland, 206;
visit to Asia Minor, 207;
goes to Essexvale, Matabeleland, to manage estate, 208;
work during second Matabele rising, 209 et seq.;
escape from Matabele after horse had bolted, 214;
criticised by Truth in connexion with Bulawayo Field Force, 221;
trip to Delagoa Bay, 222;
return to England, 224;
visit to Asia Minor, 227;
visit to Wyoming, 229;
visits Wiesbaden and Hungary, 233;
attitude towards Boer War, 233-245;
bird-nesting trip to Hungary, 245;
trips to Canada and Newfoundland, 245;
trip to Asia Minor, 247;
to Sardinia, 248;
first trip to British East Africa, 248;
trip to the Yukon, 251;
third trip to Newfoundland, 255;
visit to Bosnia, 257;
second trip to Yukon territory, 257;
bird-nesting trip to Asia Minor, 259;
reindeer hunting in Norway, 260;
advice to Mr. Roosevelt as to East African hunting trip, 267;
trip to East Africa with W. N. MacMillan, 272;
represents England at Congress of Field Sports, Vienna, 273;
trip to Sudan after Giant Eland, 275;
ill-health and operation, 279;
second trip to East Africa with MacMillan, 279;
incident with lion in Gwas N'yiro bush, 282;
kills his last buffalo, 284;
trip to Jersey and Normandy, 286;
visit to Iceland with Heatley Noble, 289;
lectures at Rugby, 297;
anxiety to serve during the Great War, 299 et seq.;
serves as special constable at Pirbright, 301;
service in East Africa, 304-50;
experiences during attack on Bukoba, 305;
invalided, undergoes operation in England, and returns to East Africa, 338;
killed in action at Beho-Beho, 344;
Capt. R. M. Haines' account of his life in East Africa, 346;
grave, 349
Letters
—to his mother:
while at Rugby, 29;
on his medical studies at NeuchÂtel, 55;
on butterfly catching at Salzburg, 59;
on Franco-German War and German barbarities, 60, 62;
expressing disappointment with prospects, 112-15, 152;
death of Mr. Wood's servant Quabeet, 116;
Zulu War, 130;
occupation of Mashunaland, 174, 177, 179;
engagement with Portuguese at Massi-Kessi, 181;
development of Mashunaland, 184;
—to his sister "Locky":
on his future career, 56;
—to his wife:
on first Matabele rising, 201;
East African campaign, 342;
—to Abel Chapman, 249, 285, 295, 296, 300, 340;
—to W. L. Courtney on Boer War, 237;
—to J. G. Millais:
on American hunting trip, 232;
Boer War, 235;
Newfoundland hunting trips, 247, 255;
bird-nesting trips, 249;
Yukon trips, 253, 258;
A. Neumann, 259;
East African trips, 272, 383;
Vienna exhibition, 274;
Sudanese trip, 275;
East African campaign, 319, 328, 331;
—to Mrs. Millais:
on his prospects of acceptance for war service, 303;
—to Heatley Noble on East African campaign, 316;
—to Sir A. Pease on Roosevelt's trip, 269;
—to The Speaker on Boer War, 239;
—to The Times:
on the occupation of Mashunaland, 175;
on the Boer War 234, 237
Appearance, 359
Bird-nesting activities: see Birds
Character, 2, 352
Elephant hunting: see Elephants
Family and home life, 224 et seq.; 368
Lion hunting: see Lions
Literary preferences, 366
Modesty, 361
Observation, accuracy of, 52, 264
Poaching adventures, 26, 34, 37, 41, 58
Restlessness, spirit of, 365
Senses, acuteness of, 51
Shooting powers, 353, 356
Telling stories, capacity for, 360
Tributes, 196, 344-5, 348, 355, 373
Selous, Mrs. Frederick Courtenay (nÉe Miss [Gladys] Maddy), 197;
accompanies Selous to Essexvale, Matabeleland, 208;
Y.M.C.A. work at Havre, 304
Selous, Mr. Frederick Lokes (father to F. C. Selous), 3;
note by Mr. Edmund Selous, 3;
note by Mrs. R. F. Jones (daughter), 5;
reminiscences, 7 et seq.
Selous, Mrs. Frederick Lokes (mother to F. C. Selous), 3;
note by Mr. Edmund Selous, 3;
note by Mrs. Jones (daughter), 10;
death, 285
Selous, Captain Fred (son), 297, 323, 331, 336
Selous, Gideon, 2, 12
Selous, H. C. (uncle to F. C. Selous), 3, 5, 6, 7, 12
Selous, Harold (son), 298
Selous, Sybil: see Jones, Mrs. C. A.
Selous Road, 174-9
"Selous Syndicate," 174
Sepopo, chief of Barotsi,