Chapter X. 



there were field fires in every direction, which even became 

 a source of danger to the camps when the wind blew that 

 way. Whole districts were quite bare and covered with 

 ashes. 



On the 7th of August, the expedition crossed the frontier 

 between Toro and Uganda. Here it was met by Major 

 Wyndham. The native porters seemed very impatient to 

 get liome and marched fast with few halts. The stages were 

 differently distributed and the camps were set up in places 

 where they had not stopped on the journey up. 



A halt was made at Byndia, as previously at Kichiomi in 

 the Kingdom of Toro, for the purpose of making a series of 

 magnetic observations. 



On the 14tli of August, they at last reached the shores of 

 Lake Victoria. The discipline of the caravan had become 

 somewhat relaxed during the last days, and at every moment 

 there were rows, disputes, and quarrels between the porters. 



They had chosen a more direct route to return, and reached 

 the banks of the lake just opposite the extreme end of the 

 peninsula upon which Entebbe is situated. Here native canoes 

 were I'eady in sufficient nimibers to carry the whole party. 



While tlie boats were being prepared and loaded, they 

 lunched upon the bank of tlie lake in tlie shade of lofty 

 trees. They reached Entebbe in the early afternoon. 



After a week spent in packing the luggage whicli Avas to 

 be carried back to Italy, and during which time they were 

 entertained Avith the greatest hospitality and kindness by all 

 the European residents, the expedition left Entebbe, with its 

 crowd of islands and its flowery shores, upon the steamer 

 Sibyl 



They stopped at Jinja to visit tlie famous Ripon Falls, which 



