CHAPTER II 



A RUSH TO THE BUSI 



How we Travel — Aspect of the Country — The Sable and the Roan 

 Antelope — The Mitred Guinea-Fowl — The Ruins of Chivumba — 

 The Vulturine Guinea-Fowl — Fishing with Dynamite — The Wild 

 Dog — The Honey-guide — Along the Towa — A Night Attack — The 

 Spotted Hyaena — Lake Nyakanga — The Spur-winged Goose — 

 From the Muda to Guengere. 



On May 2nd, 1905, after having addressed my second 

 consignment of collections to the museum, dispatched 

 my heavy baggage to Guengere" by way of the 

 Pungwe, taken leave of the authorities, and shaken 

 friendly hands, we started from Massikess6 for the 

 Busi. Thirty negroes, furnished by the Company, 

 followed me ; twenty-two carried my loads of twenty- 

 five kilogrammes 1 each, the eight others acted as 

 " machilleurs. ,, The latter are those who have 

 charge of my tnachilla, a kind of hammock suspended 

 from a big bamboo. Two negroes at each end, they 

 bear it on their shoulders and run, keeping up a con- 

 tinuous and gentle trot, the traveller lying down and 

 being protected by an awning from the sun. Behind 

 follow the four others who serve as relays. In 

 this fashion my dear wife travelled the long 

 stages. 



We could in this way make an average progress of 



1 A kilogramme = about 2£ lbs. 



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