456 LETTERS TO DR. SCHWEINFUHTH. 



Junker's disclosures quoted above. To judge from information 

 I have received from some of our men who came from the 

 south, it seems that Junker's Kibi must be considered as only 

 a tributary of the true Kibali, and that the latter river comes 

 from the south-east ; probably, therefore, from the mountains on 

 the western shore of the Albert Lake. From the north-east it 

 receives the waters of two other important tributaries besides 

 the Dongu and Kibi. I send you this as an on dit, with all 

 reserve, and put off its verification to a future occasion. 



The Logo tribes, whose language is allied to that of the 

 Madi, are still somewhat troublesome, for my stations there 

 are of recent origin, but there is nothing to prevent journeys 

 being made among them. Travelling in this country is by no 

 means so difficult in any respect as is usually supposed. Of 

 course hardships are not absent, and one often gets wet, but 

 that is very pleasant in hot weather. I have long wondered 

 that no sportsmen have yet strayed this way, for we could 

 show them all kinds of animals. But they would have to 

 bring provisions with them, for Europeans generally turn up 

 their noses at our durrah pancake (Icisra), though it is very 

 good, when one has learned to appreciate it, and particularly 

 when one has not had any for some time. 



Lado, October 19, 1883. 



Here we are again in our old headquarters, but in what a 

 state ! I have been very ill lately, and I scarcely expected 

 to recover ; it appears, however, that my mission here is not 

 yet at an end, so I will set my shoulder to the wheel again. 

 My men are still in the Dinka district, where no further 

 disturbances have yet occurred, and so, I hope, order will 

 be re-established in a very short time without unnecessary 

 bloodshed. The rest of the province is quite quiet, thank 

 God ! and it is being worked so steadily that I reckon on a 

 disposable surplus of about £1 2,000 sterling at the end of 

 the year. Of course the steamer has not yet come, though I 

 urgently requested that it might be sent at the end of August. 

 All our stores are of course quite exhausted, and we are vege- 

 tating, so to speak, from day to day, and hoping for better 



