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the rivers, there is no water and the natives can- 

 not dig wells or irrigate. Cattle could probably 

 be kept in large numbers, but would require to 

 shift their feeding ground, though if the grass 

 was burnt in portions regularly, probably a con- 

 tinual supply of fodder could be obtained. 



At the Wimi ford, which is a beautiful ravine 

 full of fine timber, we entered on the lower out- 

 lying hills which before Butanuka give place 

 to a richly cultivated area, extending all over 

 the country to Kasagama's and even beyond this 

 towards the Albert Nyanza. 



Kyatwa hill, near Butanuka, is the remains of 

 an old volcanic cone. Its top overlooks a vast 

 plain stretching to the forest about Kivari ; just 

 under the hill is a beautiful little crater lake, and 

 a few other volcanic cones, all of small size, are 

 visible in the neighbourhood. 



The cultivated country towards Kasagama's 

 lies entirely upon gneiss and another rock u epi- 

 diorite," and though of considerable elevation is 

 intersected by the usual broad swamp-rivers of 

 the Victoria region. The abundance of elephant 

 grass and a profusion of the flowering shrubs of 

 Uganda clearly separates it from the grassy 

 alluvial plains. 



I had to spend three days of fever at Buta- 

 nuka, which were rendered hideous by the lamen- 

 tations of a" black Ibis, 1 ' a bird with a long beak 

 (8 inches) which frequents swamps, cannot be 



