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15th March. — The roots of the Nyunibo or Noombo open 

 in four or five months from the time of planting, those 

 planted by me on the 6th February have now stalks fifteen 

 inches long. The root is reported to be a very wholesome 

 food, never disagreeing with the stomach ; and the raw root 

 is an excellent remedy in obstinate vomiting and nausea ;. 

 four or five tubers are often given by one root, in Marungu 

 they attain a size of six inches in length by two in diameter.. 



16th March. — We started for Mpweto's village, which 

 is situated on the Lualaba, and in our course crossed the 

 Lokinda, which had a hundred yards of flood water on each 

 side of it. The river itself is forty yards wide, with a rude 

 bridge over it, as it flows fast away into Moero. 



Next day we ascended the Eua Mountains, and reached 

 the village of Mpweto, situated in a valley between two 

 ridges, about one mile from the right bank of the Lua- 

 laba, where it comes through the mountains. It then 

 flows about two miles along the base of a mountain lying- 

 east and west before it begins to make northing : its 

 course is reported to be very winding, this seems additional 

 evidence that Tanganyika is not in a depression of only 

 1844 feet above the sea, otherwise the water of Lualaba 

 would flow faster and make a straighter channel. It is said 

 to flow into the Lufira, and that into Tanganyika. 



IStli March. — On reaching Mpweto's yesterday we were 

 taken up to the house of Syde bin Habib, which is built 

 on a ridge overhanging the chief's village, a square building 

 of wattle and plaster, and a mud roof to prevent it being 

 fired by an enemy. It is a very pretty spot among the 

 mountains. Sariama is Bin Habib's agent, and he gave 

 us a basket of flour and leg of kid. I sent a message to 

 Mpweto, which he politely answered by saying that he had 

 no food ready in his village, but if we waited two days he 

 would have some prepared, and would then see us. He 

 knew what we should give him, and he need not tell us~ 



