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ACROSS AFRICA. 



[Chap. 



Jill)', 

 1875. 



now deserted, and after seven miles we were completely stop- 

 ped by long grass. We were consequently obliged to return to 

 the opposite bank of a stream we had just crossed, and lire the 

 grass in front in order to clear a road. When the flames had 

 traveled a short distance, I followed in the expectation of shoot- 

 ing some game, but only saw small birds and numerous hawks 

 and kites, which swooped into the smoke and flame in pursuit 

 of their prey, and sometimes fell victims themselves. 



We now appeared to be exactly on the water-shed between 

 the rivers running to the Lualaba below Nyangwe and those 

 falling into it above that and Kassali. We passed grass-grown 

 lagoons, giving rise to many streams, near one of which we 

 camped. 



The chief of a neighboring village visited us, and from him 

 I ascertained the names of rivers we had crossed ; but when I 

 inquired the name of himself and his village, he at once went 

 away without answering, fearing that I should work magic 

 against him. From this place we marched to the village of 

 Fundalanga, nearly the last in Ussambi, and halted there three 

 days to purchase provisions. On the road there were enormous 

 bamboo brakes extending for a distance of about eight miles. 



At Fundalanga bees were kept in hives, and bees -wax was 

 collected for trading purposes, as caravans returning from Ka- 

 tanga usually passed this place, and bought large amounts of 

 wax with the copper they had obtained at Katanga. 



One march farther brought us to the Lubiranzi, which we 

 crossed, and entered Ulunda on the 2Tth of July, 1875. 



HUT IM ITLUNDA. 



