i8 In the Heart of Africa 



stationed ourselves at the rear of the troop. Unfortunately we 

 had our trouble for nothing. In spite of rising in the grey of 

 the morning, being all in our places, and getting wet with cold 

 dew, and though we sighted these striking-looking creatures 

 several times, we failed to bring off a lucky shot. To compensate 

 us, however, Lieutenant von Wiese brought down three rhino- 

 ceroses, which proved to be the only ones we met. Lieutenant 

 Weiss alone of us saw any more of these animals — at Mtagata 

 in Karagwe. Their boundary line is limited by the Kagera on 

 the northern and western side. 



The different spheres of activity which our ten members 

 represented soon manifested themselves, and thus the big 

 caravan was continually being divided into sections. We 

 adhered to this principle the whole way through, and with the 

 best of results. 



Still, apart from these various interests, the size of the 

 caravan alone made it necessary to strike different marching 

 routes if we desired to avoid the fear of famine. Thus at 

 Kifumbiro we had to separate. After arriving there, Weiss and 

 Kirschstein soon broke off again to march southwards from the 

 Kagera over the hot springs of Mtagata, through Karagwe to 

 Mpororo, while the rest of us selected the route to the north 

 of the river. 



Whilst crossing the torrential Kagera in a folding boat early 

 on the 25th of June, three salvos from the guns of the Kifumbiro 

 outpost thundered a farewell over our heads. 



Here we left Kisiba to enter into the Buddu territory. After 

 an easy and pleasant march in the cool morning air, we neared 

 the Katojo residence of the reigning Sultan Ruhikika, who wel- 

 comed us with great ostentation. All his people and his police 

 troops drew up in line. Mildbraed and Schubotz met us here 

 again. After a long march, keeping always to the barrabarra — 

 a particularly painful journey to me in consequence of a touch 

 of lumbago I had acquired from the excessively cold nights — 

 we reached the camp at midday in the burning noontide heat. 



Whilst hitherto banana plantations had formed the most 



