44 A DISAPPOINTMENT. 



falls are much to be admired, even with the river in 

 its present low state, the water passing through a 

 narrow embrasure between two immense perpendicu- 

 lar cliffs, and breaking magnificently on the huge 

 boulders of rock in the vortex beneath. When the 

 river is flooded, it must be a splendid sight. The fall 

 of the water is not more than about fifty feet, but 

 hills covered with forest grace the scene to the water's 

 edge. 



Leaving Sezane early' next morning, we entered a 

 hilly country, thickly wooded and very rocky, which 

 caused us to diminish our pace considerably, as the 

 porters found much diflicuUy in getting some of the 

 large sections of the boat, as well as other cumber- 

 some loads, through the thick underwood, or up 

 some of the steep and rocky ascents. During this 

 day's march I saw a good deal of elephant spoor, 

 some of which was not more than a day old. As I 

 happened to be a long way ahead of Mr. Young, I 

 got the battery ready, and making my party halt to 

 rest, followed the tracks for some distance, in hopes 

 of finding that the elephants had remained to feed in 

 some of the beautiful gorges by the river, where the 

 grass grows to the height of twenty feet, and large 

 trees aiford delicious shelter from the roasting sun ; 

 but I was not destined to be favoured by the smiles 

 of fortune this time, for after a toilsome walk of from 

 three to four miles, during which I had sent word to 

 my party to follow on, I found that the herd, which 

 must have been a large one, had crossed the river. 

 While lamenting my fate over the last footprint by 

 the water's edge, I had the mortification to see about 



