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" Mr. Jackson continued in this country from August 1 1 

 until he reached Mianzini (east of Lake Naivasha) on August 

 22. Halting at Mianzini to lay in supplies of food for the 

 16 days' march to Sotik — for Mr Jackson decided to take 

 the shortest route to the lake westward, via the Mau Escarp- 

 ment and Lumhwa — they found the weather for the most 

 part delightful, with sometimes frosty nights ; one night the 

 thermometer registered 6 deg. Fahrenheit — at less than 1 deg. 

 south of the equator. On September 10 the party left Mian- 

 zini, crossed the Kinangop plain, and on the 11th reached 

 Lake Naivasha, where they camped. On the 16th they left 

 the lake and struck west, crossing over the end of the Ndabib 

 hills and dropping down on a plain occupied by a good number 

 of Masai. 



" From the 17th to the 20th the party was engaged in 

 ascending the Mau Escarpment, a ridge from 8000 ft. to 9000 

 ft. high, which runs almost due north and south from 1 deg. 

 north latitude to about 2 deg. south of the equator. The 

 ascent was made over thick belts of forest, bush, and long 

 grass, and in places was a very rough road. At the highest 

 point reached the altitude was 9620 ft. by boiling-point. 

 From here the march was directed nearly westward to Ukowe 

 Bay in Lower Kavirondo, the route being a good way to the 

 north of that taken by Dr. Fischer. After two days' marching 

 over rolling grassy hills and boggy hollows, the edge of the 

 forest was reached. The march through this trackless forest 

 was very trying. Sopie of the trees were truly colossal. 

 For the most part the weather was wet and miserable, but 

 when the sun shone through the trees down into the gorges 

 and ravines the scenery was magnificent. 



"The Sotik country is open, but hilly. Lumbwa, the 

 district next to Sotik, is open and undulating, and crossed 

 by several large streams. 



" On October 20 Kavirondo was entered, and here the 

 change from the cool air of the uplands of Sotik and Lumbwa 

 proved trying to men and beasts alike. No news of Stanley 

 (who was then supposed to be on the east side of the Lake) 

 could be had, and Dr. Fischer was the only white man who 



