CONTEXTS. 



CHAPTER IV. 



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Geology and description of the Waiyau land. Leaves Mataka's. 

 The Nyumbo plant. Native iron-foundry. Blacksmiths. Makes 

 for the Lake Nyassa. Delight at seeing the Lake once more. 

 The Manganja or Nyassa tribe. Arab slave crossing. Unable to 

 procure passage across. The Kungu fly. Fear of the English 

 amongst slavers. Lake shore. Blue ink. Chitane" changes colour. 

 The Nsaka fish. Makalaose drinks beer. The Sanjika fish. 

 London antiquities. Lake rivers. Mukate's. Lake Pamalombe'. 

 Mponda's. A slave gang. Wikatani discovers his relatives and 

 remains.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..83 



CHAPTER V. 



Crosses Cape Maclear. The havildar demoralised. The discomfited 

 chief. Reaches Marenga's town. The earth-sponge. Description 

 of Marenga's town. Rumours of Mazitu. Musa and the Johanna 

 men desert. Reaches Kimsusa's. His delight at seeing the 

 Doctor once more. The fat ram. Kimsusa relates his experience 

 of Livingstone's advice. Chuma finds relatives. Kimsusa solves 

 the transport difficulty nobly. Another old fishing acquaintance. 

 Description of the people and country on the west of the Lake. 

 The Kanthundas. Kauma. Iron-smelting. An African Sir Colin 

 Campbell. Milandos .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Ill 



CHAPTER VI. 



Progress northwards. An African forest. Destruction by Mazitu. 

 Native salutations. A disagreeable chief. On the watershed 

 between the Lake and the Loangwa River. Extensive iron- 

 workings. An old Nimrod. The Bua River. Lovely scenery. 

 Difficulties of transport. Chilobe. An African Pythoness. Enlists 

 two Waiyou bearers. 111. The Chitclla bean. Rains set in. 

 Arrives at the Loangwa. .. .. .. .. .. .. 136 



CHAPTER VII. 



Crosses the Loangwa. Distressing inarch. The king-hunter. Great 

 hunger. Christmas feast necessarily postponed. Loss of goats. 

 Honey-hunters. A meal at last. The Babisa. The Mazitu again. 

 Chitembo's. End of 1866. The new year. The northern brim of 

 the great Loangwa Valley. Accident to chronometers. Meal gives 



