CHAPTEB Y. 



ANKOLE AND KABAGWE. 



A FTER traversing Buddu, I reached the Kagera 

 river at the large village Musonje, and crossed 

 it on the 11th of March. There were only two 

 canoes available, and it took a great deal of time 

 to pass over. I found at the crossing an Arab 

 settlement. These Arabs were not in a happy 

 frame of mind ; one of them had been recently 

 put in chains by the Government for slave dealing, 

 and all complained that there was no ivory left. 

 The German station, Kitangule, is considerably 

 higher up the river, and there is another canoe 

 there. I sent a letter of introduction, received 

 from Professor Engler at Berlin, to the officer in 

 command at Bukoba, and informed him that 1 

 had a pass, but this individual did not even 

 reply. 



I was able to understand Arab methods from 

 the account of an unfortunate Mnyamwesi porter, 

 who had been engaged by an Arab to go to this 

 place and return to Unyamwesi for seven dofci of 



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