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some 10 miles below, and separates it from 

 Urundi. 



It would thus seem to be an independent 

 pioneer colony of Urundi. 



Uhha appears to lie on the eastern side of the 

 Eu-Vuvu entirely. 



The hills, which I call Kiriba, send a prolonga- 

 tion westwards, which divides the Kagera-proper 

 branch from the waters which eventually fall into 

 the Ku-Vuvu. Bugufu consists of a number of 

 little valleys and ridges, which terminate this 

 prolongation. The soil is a rich red loam and 

 very fertile. Cultivation is chiefly carried on in 

 the bottoms of the valleys, which appear to be 

 quite free from the white alluvium so common on 

 the Kagera. The average level of these valley 

 bottoms must be some 4,500 or 4,600 feet, and I 

 estimate the hill summits of the prolongation, 

 referred to above, as being at least 7,000 feet 

 altitude. In consequence of this there seems to 

 be no lack of permanent water, and all these little 

 valleys are occupied by running streams. The 

 country is also healthy, and probably will be at 

 some future time of very great importance. 



The people are simply delightful and I think the 

 very nicest race I have met anywhere. 



Here I enjoyed an experience which I shall al- 

 ways remember with profound satisfaction. I was 

 supposed to be the " Man in the Moon." 



The original ruler of Urundi was a ' ' Mwesi '' 



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