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hills. A similar deposit occurs in Uganda, near 

 the Sekibobo's village, also along the lake shore, 

 and I fancy the same beds also occur in Usoga, 

 near the Kavirondo border, and possibly in Buddu. 

 It would be a very easy matter to work this iron, 

 as it would only be necessary to run it by a tram- 

 way down a gentle descent of two to three miles 

 to the lake, and thence ship it by canoes to one of 

 the numerous places where wood is abundant. It 

 appears to be of fairly good constitution. I found 

 two varieties ; one of these is yellow when ground 

 to powder, and contains appreciable quantities of 

 sulphur and phosphorus with only a trace of 

 titanium. The percentage of iron is 61*69. The 

 other, dark red when powdered, contains appre- 

 ciable quantities of phosphorus and silica with no 

 sulphur or titanium. The iron is only 41*08 per 

 cent. For these analyses I have to thank Mr. 

 W. Tate, F.C.S, 



It is not my intention to write at great 

 length about Uganda, since others who have 

 had much better opportunities than myself are 

 probably industriously doing so at the present 

 moment. 



But from this position on the shore of the 

 Victoria Nyanza, round which lie Usoga, Uganda 

 proper, and Buddu, it is easy to give a general 

 idea of the region. 



The lake has had a curious history. At one 

 period it must have been 100 feet higher than 



