Chapter I: Front Matter

BOMBA
THE JUNGLE BOY
AT THE GIANT
CATARACT

OR

Chief Nascanora and His Captives

BY
ROY ROCKWOOD

AUTHOR OF “BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY,” “LOST ON
THE MOON,” “THROUGH SPACE TO MARS,” ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR BOYS

_By_ ROY ROCKWOOD

THE BOMBA BOOKS

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE MOVING MOUNTAIN
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE GIANT CATARACT

GREAT MARVEL SERIES

THROUGH THE AIR TO THE NORTH POLE
UNDER THE OCEAN TO THE SOUTH POLE
FIVE THOUSAND MILES UNDERGROUND
THROUGH SPACE TO MARS
LOST ON THE MOON
ON A TORN-AWAY WORLD
THE CITY BEYOND THE CLOUDS

SPEEDWELL BOYS SERIES

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS ON MOTOR CYCLES
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR RACING AUTO
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR POWER LAUNCH
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS IN A SUBMARINE
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR ICE RACER

DAVE DASHAWAY SERIES

DAVE DASHAWAY, THE YOUNG AVIATOR
DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE
DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS GIANT AIRSHIP
DAVE DASHAWAY AROUND THE WORLD
DAVE DASHAWAY, AIR CHAMPION

CUPPLES & LEON CO., Publishers, New York

Copyright, 1926, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE GIANT
CATARACT

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE SUDDEN ATTACK 1

II AT GRIPS WITH DEATH 9

III IN THE NICK OF TIME 19

IV A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE 26

V TERRIBLE JAWS 35

VI PURSUED BY AN ALLIGATOR 42

VII CARRIED INTO CAPTIVITY 53

VIII THE MAN WITH THE SPLIT NOSE 62

IX THE SAVAGE RAIDERS 69

X IN DEADLY PERIL 80

XI FEROCIOUS FOES 86

XII THE JAGUARS ATTACK 95

XIII THE MAD MONKEY 102

XIV BESET OF ENEMIES 109

XV LYING IN AMBUSH 116

XVI THE ISLAND OF SNAKES 125

XVII AMID WRITHING SERPENTS 136

XVIII THE MYSTERY DEEPENS 146

XIX A STARTLING INTERRUPTION 153

XX IN THE HANDS OF THE HEADHUNTERS 161

XXI THE GIANT CATARACT 167

XXII RUSPAK GLOATS 173

XXIII A MAD STAMPEDE 180

XXIV IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS 186

XXV THE RESCUE OF SOBRININI 192

BOMBA THE JUNGLE
BOY AT THE GIANT
CATARACT