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welcome us. All shook hands with us. This is not 

 a customary salutation among themselves, but they 

 evidently knew it was an English token of friendship. 

 On my arrival at the village I was cordially received 

 by the chief, and I waited there till Mr. Young and 

 his party came up. When they had rested a little we 

 went on about half a mile, and pitched our camp near 

 the river ; huts were built and everything made com- 

 fortable before dark. This concluded the land work 

 for the present, the thirty-five miles of latitude over 

 which the Cataracts extend having been traversed in 

 about four days and a half 



Pamafunda, where a village had once stood, is now 

 merely common forest land. The river is broad and 

 deep, with little current ; and just at the head the 

 rapids swarmed with hippopotami. The banks are 

 low, and there is abundant spoor of elephants and 

 buffaloes. As we had to spend a little time here 

 getting the boat together, I looked forward to getting 

 another shot. 



