SPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE 



the bank of the Revoue to replenish my stock of 

 meal, a supply of which was obtained from the people 

 of the village of Chitito, a few minutes from my camp. 

 While the dealing is being transacted, I go to 

 examine a fall of the Revoue ; it is a simple cascade 

 of scarcely three yards, which, by the side of the 

 falls of the Zambezi appears a mere nothing. 



It seems that up the river there is another, at 

 Inyaromiroua, near the village of Umliwani. These 

 falls, which occur all along the course of the river, 

 indicate clearly the structure of this part of Africa 

 to be formed by the crest of the mountains dividing 

 the British and the Portuguese possessions, while 

 to the right and left there occur a series of plateaus, 

 of which the last is bathed by the ocean. As I was 

 walking I made a small hunt, and my negroes brought 

 home a bushbuck, a hare, and four guinea-fowls. 



As there is a great deal of water in the Revoue, we 

 crossed the river in native boats. 



Following the advice of the natives, who know the 

 nature of the district, we cause our water-sacks to be 

 filled with water. These are made of canvas of con- 

 siderable thickness, strongly sewn ; they hold about 

 ten quarts ; a funnel fitted to the mouth enables them 

 to be easily filled. Thanks to evaporation, the liquid 

 remains cool. One sack is always carried on the 

 bamboo of the machilla and the other by one of my 

 porters ; by this means we are assured against 

 suffering from thirst. 



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