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particularly fierce cannibals, and that we ought not to 

 venture into their country without at least a column of 

 soldiers and a maxim. As a matter of fact, we found them 

 most kind and hospitable. 



About 11.30 we reached the valley of the Yunna river, 

 the source of which could not have been far off, and we were 

 told that this was the same stream as that at Wase. Before 

 us on the top of a long precipitous ridge we saw the first 

 Angoss village. The chief came down to us, but his people 

 fled, and we could not get much food for our carriers. In 

 the afternoon Alexander climbed the hill to do some plane- 

 tabling, and next morning ascended the Vrukk Hill for the 

 same purpose. 



It might perhaps be mentioned here that we both took 

 the greatest care to get the spelling of all names according 

 to the rules of the Royal Geographical Society. We invari- 

 ably adopted the word as pronounced by the chief of the 

 village, and in case of mountains, the names as given by the 

 people living nearest to them whenever possible. Alexander 

 showed a wonderful natural aptitude for getting the sound 

 of the word, which, as any one with African experience knows, 

 is no easy matter. In fact the whole time we spent together 

 was to me a series of revelations of his remarkable ability 

 for everything he took in hand. 



From now onward, instead of scattered hamlets the people 

 usually lived in large villages without any stockades. The 

 scenery was magnificent and the air bracing, which was no 

 doubt due to the fact that we were now about 2000 ft. above 

 sea-level. 



We stopped for the night at Shwer, where the people 



