Chapter II. 



The steainslii]) Winifrerf, witli its twin, the SiJ>i/I. ])erfoniis 

 a veunilar service between tlu- h;al)(>tn-s of Lake Victoria. The 

 trade increased so rapidly that a tliird steamship was lannt-hed 

 in 1907, and a fourth is ah-eady in construction. 



Port Florence is situated in the little bay of Ugowe, at tlie 

 eastern extremity of the (lulf of Kavn-ondo, oj)posite to and a, 

 little hi!j,hei- than Kisnuni, which is on tlie other side of the hay. 



The Lxulf of Kavu'oiido runs inland to a distance of about 

 45 miles, wliile in some places its width scarcely reaches 3 miles. 



NAPOLEON ]!AY, TAKE VICTORIA. 



Its outlet into the lake is narrow and almost closed by islands. 

 The water of the gnlf is yellow, dirtv, and stagnant, nor is 

 the least trace of any current j)erce})tible. It is dotted with 



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