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Were it not for the current Tanganyika would be covered 

 with green scum now rolling away in miles of length and 

 breadth to the north ; it would also bo salt like its shut-in 

 bays. The water has now fallen two feet perpendicularly. It 

 took us twelve hours to ascend to the Malagarasi 1 fiver from 

 Ujiji, and only seven to go down that distance. Prodigious 

 quantities of confervas pass us day and night in slow majestic 

 flow. It is called Shuare. But for the current Tanganyika 

 would be covered with " Tikatika" too, like Victoria Nyanza. 



13th July. — Off at 3.15 a.m., and in five hours reached 

 Kabogo River ; from this point the crossing is always 

 accomplished : it is about thirty miles broad. Tried to get 

 off at 6 p.m., but after two miles the south wind blew, 

 and as it is a dangerous wind and the usual one in storms, 

 the men insisted on coming back, for the wind, having 

 free scope along the entire southern length of Tan- 

 ganyika, raises waves perilous to their heavy craft ; after 

 this the clouds cleared all away, and the wind died off 

 too ; the full moon shone brightly, and this is usually 

 accompanied by calm weather here. Storms occur at new 

 moon most frequently. 



14.th July. — Sounded in dark water opposite the high 

 mountain Kabogo, 326 fathoms, but my line broke in coming 

 up, and we did not see the armed end of the sounding lead 

 with sand or mud on it : this is 1965 feet. . 



People awaking in fright utter most unearthly yells, and 

 they are joined in them by all who sleep near. The first 

 imagines himself seized by a wild beast, the rest roar because 

 they hear him doing it : this indicates the extreme of help- 

 less terror. 



15th July. — After pulling all night we arrived at some 

 islands and cooked breakfast, then we went on to Kasenge 

 islet on their south, and came up to Mohamad Bogharib, who 

 had come from Tongwe, and intended to go to Manyuema. 

 We cross over to the mainland, that is, to the western shore 



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