508 LETTERS TO DR. FELKIN. 



quantity of salt of a superior quality is found there. The 

 Kakibi or Dueru forms the boundary between the Muenge dis- 

 trict of Unyoro, which lies to the east, and the country of 

 Mboga, lying to the west. Mboga is inhabited by a people 

 speaking a language which appears to be only a dialect of the 

 Kinyoro. To the west-north-west and north, Mboga is bounded 

 by Leundi, a country which lies behind the mountains border- 

 ing on the Albert Lake. To the west I found a country 

 inhabited by tribes which I take to be Iddio (A-Zande). I was 

 told there was a large river to the south-west, on the banks of 

 which there is a colony of Akka — called Balia by the Wanyoro. 

 They, call themselves, however, in their own language, Betwa. 

 I could give you a considerable amount of information con- 

 cerning the light-coloured Wahuma from Mruli, and the Toru 

 mountains, and about the Wakonjo, &c, but, for the present, 

 what I have said must suffice. As soon as I have another 

 opportunity, I will send you full particulars on these subjects. 



The zoological, and especially the zoo-geographical, results 

 which I have obtained during the last few months will, I hope, 

 be of considerable importance. I am sorry, however, that I 

 have not the necessary text-books to help me to work out in 

 detail all I have found. 



By the same post I send to Professor Batzel two papers for 

 publication, and I have already sent to Gotha a complete map 

 of my last Monbuttu journey, which will go to complete 

 some of Junker's work. I have sent by the same opportunity 

 one or two cases of preparations to England.* 



Wadelai, April 17, 1887. 



To-morrow morning I am sending a courier to Unyoro with 

 letters for Mr. Mack ay, and I take the opportunity of sending 

 you a few lines. On the 9th of this month Mr. Mackay had 

 the goodness to send me some English newspapers, from which 

 I learn that it has been proposed to send us help. You can 

 imagine yourself better than I can tell you that the heartfelt 

 sympathy which has been expressed for me and my people in 

 England, and the many friends we appear to have made, have 



* These have been received at the British Museum. 



