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hours, then breakfast in an open glade, with bottom of 

 rocks of brown haematite, and a hole with rain-water in it,. 

 We are over 1000 feet higher than Tanganyika. It became 

 cloudy, and we finished our march in a pouring rain, at a 

 rivulet thickly clad with aquatic trees on banks. Course 

 E.S.E. 



14th January. — Another fine morning, but miserably 

 wet afternoon. We went almost 4' E.S.E., and crossed 

 a strong rivulet 8 or 10 yards wide : then on and up to 

 a ridge and along the top of it, going about south. We 

 had breakfast on the edge of the plateau, looking down into 

 a broad lovely valley. We now descended, and saw many 

 reddish monkeys, which made a loud outcry : there was 

 much game, but scattered, and we got none. Miserably 

 wet crossing another stream, then up a valley to see a 

 deserted Boma or fenced village. 



lbth January. — Along a valley with high mountains on- 

 each hand, then up over that range on our left or south. At 

 the top some lions roared. We then went on on high land, 

 and saw many hartebeests and zebra, but did not get one, 

 though a buffalo was knocked over. We crossed a rivulet,, 

 and away over beautiful and undulating hills and vales,, 

 covered with many trees and jambros fruit. Sleep at a. 

 running rill. 



16th January. — A very cold night after long-continued 

 and heavy rain. Our camp was among brakens. Went 

 E. and by S. along the high land, then we saw a village 

 down in a deep valley into which we descended. Then 

 up another ridge in a valley and along to a village well 

 cultivated — up again 700 feet at least, and down to Merera's 

 village, hid in a mountainous nook, about 140 huts with 

 doors on one side. The valleys present a lovely scene of 

 industry, all the people being eagerly engaged in weeding 

 and hoeing to take advantage of the abundant rains which, 

 have drenched us every afternoon. 



